Liverpool four-piece Shards comprise of Alex McKenzie (vocals and guitar), Paddy Gullidge (guitar) Dan Jones (bass) and Cain Garcia (drums). Their recently released single ‘Reflections’ is as perfect a slice of glistening dream pop as
This month’s Von Pip Musical Express IWFM Radio show features The Jesus And Mary Chain, Hey Charlie, Tom Grennan, Emma Ruth Rundle, Black Honey, The Seamonsters, Déjà Vega Life At The Arcade, The Psychedelic Furs,
Cat Power Woman. Artists you’ve always wanted to see live – part 104 – Cat Power. As one of the most insightful, intelligent and timeless songwriters of her generation, I’ve always imagined Cat Power live
Black Honey Midnight “Things you thought you’d never see but glad you did part 106” – Black Honey shaking their disco pants at Studio 54. Well, sort of! That’s what Brighton’s Black Honey look like
This week’s” Songs To Learn and Sing” (an increasingly sporadic feature on the blog it must be said) focuses on the local scene. And it’s a pretty diverse selection feature ing grunge, rock, country and
Muncie Girls Locked Up Short sharp and sweet with an acerbic undertone Muncie Girls return with a new video for their latest single ‘Locked Up’ from their forthcoming album Fixed Ideals which arrives via Specialist
Life At The Arcade Little Lies Liverpool 4 piece Life At The Arcade have been building up a head of steam locally over the last few years. Their latest single ‘Little Lies’ a dexterous fusion
The ubiquitous ‘what we learned from’ (insert festival name here) style reviews have always been something of an anathema for me. However in the spirit of bland homogeny, if you are going to learn anything
International Teachers Of Pop Age Of The Train International Teachers Of Pop were one of a few brand new delights at this year’s Bluedot festival. It was something of a relief to catch such uplifting
Chløë Black Spaceman So after a weekend of all things cosmic at The Bluedot festival, it’s quite understandable that I’m not quite ready to touch down on planet earth just yet. And singer-songwriter Chløë
VPME Radio Show: Forgot to post this due to a very nice holiday abroad! Anyway, this episode is one of my favorites, I discuss how The Psychedelic Furs inspired me to write about music when I
Kendal Calling 2018: As we so often say, not unlike a broken record, festivals for us, more often than not are more about the artists lower down the bill than the actual headliners, and this
