Legendary Art Pop Icons Minty Reissue Open Wide
In 1992, infamous fashion designer, model, performance artist and Taboo club promoter Leigh Bowery formed the band Minty with friend, designer Richard Torry, wife Nicola, and promotor and performer Matthew Glamorre. Bowery was a massively influential pop art icon and...
Just How Do You Do Music Photography?
A long time ago in a land almost before the Coronavirus, I wrote a couple of articles about music photography; specifically, Why I Became A Music Photographer and How I Became A Music Photographer. I promised a final tome: how to actually do the music photography....
Young Talent Will Carry On In An Uncertain Future
I usually spend my time reviewing and photographing live gigs but these unprecedented times have really stuck the boot in and left me with something of a void to fill. I have, therefore, taken advantage of the surplus of time on my hands to write a feature...
Just How Did I Become A Music Photographer?
A few days ago, I wrote about the reason I decided I wanted to try my hand at music photography. If you’ve not seen that post, you can catch up with it here. If you have read it, you’ll know that having explained the why, I intended following up with the how. Strap...
Just Why Did I Become A Music Photographer?
With the country heading into lockdown and an absence of live music to enjoy, sadly, us music photographers suddenly find we’ve got excess time on our hands. For this music photographer, a cough that doesn’t want to quit means I’ve really got excess time on my hands....
Billy Raffoul Releases Without Falling In Love
Billy Raffoul was destined to be a touring musician. His father, Jody is a solo artist in Canada and has opened for artists such as Joe Cocker and Bon Jovi. He has served his Rock N Roll apprenticeship playing out four and five nights a week in bars from Leamington to...
Five Rock Songs That Changed The World
Rock is meant to shake things up. Underneath the rebellious attitude, the look, and the notoriety of rock stars are souls and hearts screaming for change in the world. Occasionally, this manifests as historic moments in rock, birthing hits that forever shift the...
Summer Full Of Festivals – Volunteering With Oxfam
Summer is my favourite season for many reasons. It’s warm and sunny (of course if the British weather has a sun in plans) but even with the rain the days are longer and what’s far more important filled with the magic of music festivals. There is only one problem:...
Dom Martin’s Star Is Rising Higher With New Single Release
Dom Martin (29) is a Belfast born singer/songwriter who has burst onto the UK and European music scene over the past 18 months with a unique guitar style and voice that captivates his audiences at every venue. His main influences are Rory Gallagher, Tom Waits, John...
Albums Of The Year 2019
Perfection from the British-Ugandan soul man. It would take a lot to topple Home Again and Love & Hate, but his third release has done - and some. Beneath melancholic soul, jazz, gospel choirs, dizzying guitars and samples including from civil rights campaigner...
No Such Thing As Normal At Electric Umbrella
So you think you've seen it all... The most famous rockstars in the biggest arenas, intimate shows with musicians from far away or that one gig they did before they started selling out. That is great. Then, we can talk about something else, something refreshing,...
Video Premiere Exclusive: Brooklyn’s The Exits Unveil Run
Having received support from Atwood Magazine, Pop Matters and having shared the stage with the likes of X Ambassadors and Future in previous outfits, Brooklyn rockers The Exits have brought fresh energy and attitude with the recent release of Run. Rockshot...
Luke Carey – King Of The Dublin Castle
If you are into music, it is likely you already know all about illustrious Parkway boozer, The Dublin Castle. It was built to serve Irish labourers or ‘navvies’ working on London’s railways. Madness, then The North London Invaders, masqueraded as a respectable jazz...
The Illicits Release Double A Single On Creation 23 Records
The Illicits are the leaders of the next generation. The four-piece band from Blackburn, newly-signed by Alan McGee to his Creation 23 label, are the vital, essential guitar band the UK music scene has been waiting for, creating what Alan McGee has described as...
The Tuesday Night Music Club – A Success Story
Back in 2014 Richard Dunning had a vision to start a blues club in deepest Surrey and it has recently celebrated it’s fifth anniversary. The Tuesday Night Music Club (TNMC) has in that time established itself as a major player on the UK Blues circuit, so much so that...
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...
National Album Day 2019: Songs To Remember by Scritti Politti
I met Green Gartside once...at Green Man Festival in Wales...he posed for some pictures I took...I was gobsmacked and could not think of two words to say to him. For me it was a totally overwhelming experience just being face to face with him. I had just listened to...
National Album Day 2019: The Whole Story by Kate Bush
I’ve chosen The Whole Story by Kate Bush - I know that makes me a horrible philistine to choose a greatest hits but I don’t care! One of my dearest and oldest friends Lucy gave this to me on CD for my 15th birthday and I was like ‘What? the Wuthering Heights woman?…...
National Album Day 2019: Dogviolet by Laurel
Laurel perfectly encapsulates what it’s like to be a music maker in today’s landscape of artists with more control over their sound. Her 2018 debut album Dogviolet struck me with a deep level of confidence in both vocal delivery and performance that few artists are...
National Album Day 2019: Ten by Pearl Jam
I was 12 and a half years old when Pearl Jam’s Ten album came out. It had a huge effect on me and my life. The thundering rawness of it. It’s lyrics screamed right to me, pushing through into my young tormented world. You might wonder why would a 12yr old need to hear...