live album review: That Joe Payne ‘By Name By Nature Tour’
THAT JOE PAYNEBy Name By Nature Tour[self-released CD + DVD/Blu-Ray] Filmed at The Crescent Theatre in Birmingham in October 2020, this By... Read More
book review: The Beck Studio Story
C-Come An ‘Ave A Listen! Derek Tompkins – The Beck Studio StoryDave Clemo, Mavis Tompkins, Roger KinseyBeck Books, 2021, ISBN: 9781914408328, 406... Read More
Sean Grant on album ’33’: “I was left alone for pure creation to paint my own picture”
MK/NN band Sean Grant & The Wolfgang unleash second album 33. Sargent asks Grant a few questions, plus delves into the album... Read More
album review: Empyre ‘The Other Side’
EMPYREThe Other Side Northampton’s very own Empyre have songs that are built for the biggest stages, and that is exactly where these... Read More
album review: The Venus Fly Trap ‘Time Lapse 1989-1994’
THE VENUS FLY TRAPTime Lapse 1989-1994[Glass Modern] Venus Fly Trap are, like a spinning wheel, a band in perpetual motion. From early posturing... Read More
album review: Brewers Daughter
Brewers Daughter photo by Chris Lowe BREWERS DAUGHTERJARA[self-released] Narrowboat folk is Brewers Daughter game. Rhiannon Crutchley is said daughter, who, between Tarantism... Read More
Album review: slowthai ‘Tyron’
slowthaiTyron[Method Records] “Double NN ’til the day I die” When we last sat down to review his debut in 2019, the world... Read More
album review: Symbiotic ‘Forgotten Pasts’
SYMBIOTICForgotten Pasts[self-released] Symbiotic is the name of one man army Dave Clarke. The South Northamptonshire resident provides vocals and plays all the instrumentation on his... Read More
book review: Derek Tompkins And Shield Studio
Back Street Genius: Derek Tompkins And Shield StudioD. Clemo, R. Kinsey, M. Tompkins Shield Books Rock’n’roll magic often occurs in the most... Read More