Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin’ Stones: Lighting Up London
You know when you really look forward to a gig and the excitement amplifies as the week goes on? When you were introduced to a band over a year ago and their music becomes the soundtrack to your commute, work and weekend? This is how I felt when Hannah Wicklund and...
Hats Off To The Tolerable Gentleman
The Fiddlers Elbow has become a regular haunt for Progressive-Rock outfit Hats Off Gentleman It's Adequate. Malcolm Galloway and fellow collaborator Mark Gatland, who both write and record all their material, possess a chemistry that has been honed through years of...
Interview: A Glimpse Into The Weird And Wonderful World Of Fiende Fatale
If you read our review of Friday at Wilkestock you will have seen that one of the best performances of the day (or technically of Saturday morning), was from Fiende Fatale. This glorious bunch of lunatics from London are Matthew Magee (Vox & Guitar), James Bowman...
Steve Hackett Set To Sell England By The Pound
On 2 December, the irrepressible former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett commences the UK leg of a World Tour that will see him perform eighty-three shows in seventeen countries. Steve’s popularity and the desire to hear his music remains as strong as ever and already...
Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders Prepare To Get The Money
Foo Fighters drummer extraordinaire Taylor Hawkins has announced the release of the third record with his Coattail Riders outfit. Following on from the group’s 2006 eponymous effort and 2010’s Red Light Fever – which toured at London’s Scala with the likes of Queen’s...
Larkin Poe Plot Their Biggest European Tour
Nashville-based American Roots duo Larkin Poe have announced their biggest European tour to date throughout May 2020 including their biggest UK headline show when they make their mark on London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. Sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell are a force to...
Sam Lee Releases New Video For Garden Of England
Sam Lee has released the official video for The Garden Of England, the first track lifted from his forthcoming third album, Old Wow, due for release on January 31, 2020 via Cooking Vinyl. Sam’s new video arrives, timely, amidst the two-week climate actions led by...
The Achievers Achieving Their True Potential
The Achievers seemed to appear in the headlights all of a sudden in 2018 following the release of their debut album Live At The SVA. They have, however been together as an electric band since 2013. I saw them for the first time in October 2018 and now a year later at...
Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders Prepare To Get The Money
Foo Fighters drummer extraordinaire Taylor Hawkins has announced the release of the third record with his Coattail Riders outfit. Following on from the group’s 2006 eponymous effort and 2010’s Red Light Fever – which toured at London’s Scala with the likes of Queen’s...
Steve Hackett Set To Sell England By The Pound
On 2 December, the irrepressible former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett commences the UK leg of a World Tour that will see him perform eighty-three shows in seventeen countries. Steve’s popularity and the desire to hear his music remains as strong as ever and already...
James McArthur And The Head Gardeners Share New Single Tourist Town
Welsh-born folk songwriter James McArthur and his band the Head Gardeners have released new single Tourist Town, the second single from his latest album, Intergalactic Sailor. McArthur has explained the track is "...about a mixture of places, mainly Posada in eastern...