Reviews
May 30, 2018
Serotonin – Lester Square
Co-founder of the famed Monochrome Set, guitarist Lester Square continues his exploration of potential soundtrack…
Music
March 19, 2022
Black Doldrums – Dead Awake album review
I’ve been keenly following the progress of Black Doldrums since first seeing them way down…
Eyeplugs
February 8, 2018
Turin Brakes
The latest addition to this year’s Purbeck Folk Festival, Turin Brakes join the festival’s strongest…
News
June 16, 2015
Nick Lowe to release first new album in four years on 12 September
Evergreen legend Nick Lowe has announced that ‘The Old Magic’, his first studio album since…
Eyeplugs
August 29, 2015
Procol Harum – Scenester LP Review
Procol Harum A Salty Dog (Esoteric Recordings ECLEC2504) Esoteric Recordings are busily re-releasing some very fine…
Punk
June 5, 2015
The Crassical Collection: Penis Envy – Crass (Southern)
Despite the paucity of new Crass music emerging from Dial House, the group’s profile continued…
Garage
June 5, 2015
The Computers – This Is The Computers
The Computers – This Is The Computers (album, One Little Indian). Some bands have names…
Exotica
June 16, 2015
Tamikrest – Community In Common Ground
Following the path trodden out of the Saharan deserts by fellow Touareg musicians Tinariwen, come Tamikrest.…
Art
June 5, 2015
60s Comics: A Brief History (Part 1)
The Sixties brought the wind of revolution into modern life. We now take this simple…
Hotplugs
November 19, 2014
The Record Collector & The Holy Grail
I am off on a trip next week to Strummer Fest in Agen, France. It…
Music
June 1, 2025
Totally wired – ‘Monkeypunch’ by The Dirt
‘Are you angry?’ asks Jack Horner shortly after The Dirt launch into ‘End Game’ the…
Garage
June 5, 2015
GaragePlugs From Boo
These 10 tunes were culled from Spotify so represent what is searchable and findable and…
Features
June 17, 2014
The Polyphonic Spree @ The Clapham Grand
Braving a trek south on the Northern Line and a rampaging army of One Direction…
Genres
June 5, 2015
The Disrupters – Generation Retard
(album, Overground) There’s been something of a resurgence of interest in the whole UK82 scene…
Fashion
June 16, 2015
Adam of London talks to Eyeplug
Early days: 01 Where were you born, and where did you live as a child,…
Hotplugs
July 26, 2015
Jeff Monk LP Reviews July 2015
Stiv Bator Do You Believe in Magyck? (Easy Action) This two-disc live/studio set completes the…
February 9, 2018
DozenQ – Sam Qureshi
DozenQ 5 DozenQ – Darren Deicide DozenQ – Sam Qureshi Richard Cabut Speaks to Eyeplug…
DozenQ
April 10, 2016
DozenQ – New Zero God
Formed in 2006, New Zero God was founded in Athens, Greece, mainly by members of…
Blues
June 16, 2015
Thee Ones – Eve Sessions
The album captures a long and sleepless weekend at Eve Studios, Manchester. The combination of…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Hot Feet
Hot Feet’s music lives and breathes in the countryside. ‘Wood House’ was written in a…
DozenQ
March 7, 2022
Eyeplug talks to The Fallen Leaves
You can expect a proper show, with sound, songs, and panache. There will be no…
Music
June 17, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – June 2014 by Scenester
Todd Rundgren and Utopia Live at the Electric Ballroom Milwaukee 23/10/78 (Esoteric Recordings Eclec 22446)…
Features
July 20, 2015
Indie Icons – Mighty Mighty
Mighty Mighty was formed in Birmingham, England, in 1986 by Hugh Harkin (vocals, harmonica), Mick…
Garage
June 5, 2015
Cherry Red Album Reviews – May 2013 by Scenester
The Armoury Show Waiting for the Floods – The Armoury Show (Cherry Red 564) A…
Exotica
June 16, 2015
ExoticaPlugs From Boo
These 10 tunes were culled from Spotify so represent what is searchable and findable and…
Beats
April 10, 2016
DozenQ – Christopher Bell
Cellist and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Bell blends the classical and pop worlds. Clarinet, acoustic guitar, beat…
Culture
August 22, 2017
American Girl by Roxanne Fontana
It would be years before I’d be keen into astrology and all other sorts of…
Art
June 5, 2015
Steranko: Four Colour Shaman
In addition to being one of the most innovative comic book artists of the 1960s,…
Blues
August 16, 2015
Ace Album Reviews – Aug 2013 by Colin Bryce
This is volume number five in the New Breed R&B series that began way back…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Franka de Mille
Franka De Mille is a London singer, songwriter. Her debut album ‘Bridge The Roads’ has…
