Light It In Red/Throw Us A Line

Light It In Red/Throw Us A Line

The live event trade body the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) hosted a number of events up and down the country calling on the Government to help the event industry through the COVID-19 crisis under the banner THROW US A LINE! Seven hundred and...

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Just How Do You Do Music Photography?

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....

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Just How Did I Become A Music Photographer?

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...

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Just Why Did I Become A Music Photographer?

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....

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Five Rock Songs That Changed The World

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...

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Albums Of The Year 2019

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...

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Holly Wild (Press)

Holly Wild Turns Friendship Envy Into Indie-Pop Rock Single ‘So Annoying’ Ahead Of Debut Album ‘Technicolour’

Sydney-based artist Holly Wild turns the uncomfortable reality of friendship envy into something funny, self-aware and irresistibly catchy with new single So Annoying, out Friday 25 September alongside an accompanying music video. The punchy indie-pop rock track arrives ahead of Wild’s debut album Technicolour, due in October, and sees the artist embrace a grittier, more playful side of her developing sound.

Sebadoh (Charles Peterson)

Sebadoh Announce 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition Of ‘Harmacy’

Sebadoh are set to revisit one of the defining records of their career with the release of Harmacy (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition), arriving worldwide on 20 November 2026 via Sub Pop.

Ryan and Rory @ The Long Road Festival 2026 (Henry Finnegan / @finneganfoto)

Ryan & Rory: From A Cold Call To The Long Road — ‘All Gas, No Brakes’

By Sunday, The Long Road Festival has already thrown almost everything at us. Rain, thunder, lightning and, finally, mercifully, a bit of sunshine. But there is another name that keeps cropping up as I walk around the festival. Ryan & Rory.

Kezia Gill @ The Long Road Festival 2026 (Henry Finnegan / @finneganfoto)

Kezia Gill: The World Has Changed, But The Midlands Country Star Hasn’t

After two days of rain, thunder and more than a little mud, Sunday at The Long Road Festival finally brings something everyone has been waiting for: sunshine. And according to Kezia Gill, we might have her late father to thank for it. “I had a little word with my late father this morning. I was like, ‘Dad, it’s a big day. I really need you to come through on this.’ And would you look?”

Bec O'Malley @ The Long Road Festival 2026 (Henry Finnegan / @finneganfoto)

Bec O’Malley: From Manchester Grit To Country’s Main Stages

It wouldn’t be The Long Road Festival without a little British weather. By the time I catch up with Bec O’Malley, the rain has well and truly arrived. Festivalgoers are soaking up everything falling from the sky while simultaneously soaking up the energy coming from the stages. And Bec O’Malley has plenty of it.

Queens of the Stone Age @ Royal Albert Hall (Kalpesh Patel)

Queens Of The Stone Age Ask The Big Question: Where The Goth Girls At?

Queens Of The Stone Age have unveiled their new single Where The Goth Girls At?, the third track to emerge from their forthcoming ninth studio album, Perfecth, due for release on 30th October via Matador.

Orville Peck @ Roundhouse (Emma Stone)

Orville Peck Rides Back Into London After Seven Years Away And The Roundhouse Goes Wild

Orville Peck has been away from the UK for seven years. Judging by the crowd gathering around Camden’s The Roundhouse tonight, seven years is far too long.

Cello (Ben Knight)

Brighton Artist Cello Releases Dreamy New Single ‘Forever’ Ahead Of Debut Album ‘Kung Fu Disco’

Brighton-based independent artist Cello returns with Forever, a dreamy new single released via Barracuda Recordings...

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