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Glastonbury 2022: Saturday

Saturday certainly has the potential to be the longest day of the festival – there isn’t much time to sleep given that, for me, Friday’s late finish meant getting to […]

Live Reviews

Glastonbury 2022: Friday

There’s always a band who’s trajectory seems to shoot directly upwards, who festival organisers think will be at a particular level when booking the lineup but end up far surpassing […]

Live Reviews

Glastonbury 2022: Wednesday/Thursday

While there were obviously much more pressing issues in the world, Glastonbury haven’t really had the best of luck in celebrating their 50th anniversary. In 2020 they were one of […]

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Hear This: Bessie Turner – It Was Nothing

It’s always great to see a new release from Bessie […]

Live Reviews

Review: William Basinski – Colchester Arts Centre – 15th June 2022

I’ll be honest, until the day before this gig I […]

Live Reviews

Review/Gallery: Musicircus Colchester

I’d love to be able to write reviews about the artists performing at Musicircus but I have two problems stopping me. One: there wasn’t really anything that said who each […]

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Hear This: Sugar Horse – Pictures of Dogs Having Sex

Sugar Horse don’t shy away from ridiculous titles, whether it’s […]

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Hear This: Suds – My Own Mind

The intro has tricked me! The whiring, slow, reverb drenched intro had me expecting a slow tempo and a quiet build up. Suddenly the bass and the drums come in […]

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Hear This: Waco – Hardships Will Happen

Always pleased to see Waco pop up in my inbox – they played one of the best local gigs I’ve been to last year, an incredibly fun live band with […]

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Hear This: Frazer Merrick – Hidden Sounds of Play

An interesting piece of music, alongside a commentary, Hidden Sounds […]

Live Reviews

Gallery: Rad Pitt – Face Down, Coda, 27/05/2022

Some photos of Rad Pitt playing Face Down at Coda […]

Record Review

Review: Geoff Lawrence – Similar Life

Knowing Geoff’s music from bands like Slugworth and Vince Petchy, with their jittery guitar lines and jumpy nature, Similar Life certainly starts at the opposite end of the musical spectrum. […]

Live Reviews

Gallery: Mclusky, Nothingheads – The Lexington, 20/05/2022

A few photos from a great Mclusky gig over at […]

Reviews

Review: Eat Your Own Head – Neck-Deep In The Blyth

It’s been great to see Eat Your Own Head grow […]

Record Review

Review: Daniel Stephen Turner – Always

The contrast between this release and Daniel Stephen Turner‘s previous releases, Next Year and Lust and Intrigue, in how they’ve come together is pretty big – the previous releases were […]

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Hear This: 100 gecs – Doritos & Fritos

Three minutes of warped pop glory, this feels a bit […]

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