Busy times for Dutch composer, producer, vocalist, and songwriter Charlotte Wessels. Not only has she recently released her second full-length eclectic collection of songs recorded in her home basement – ‘Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II’ (‘Vol I’ was released last year), but there is also the small matter …
Read More »Review: Cathal Murphy – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
2022 has really been Cathal Murphy’s year. Hailing from Ireland but making Edinburgh his home for the last 2 years, the singer-songwriter has written and recorded the soundtrack to the film ‘Reavey Brothers’ based on the 1976 killing of the Reavey Brothers in Armagh, Ireland. He flew to Montreal to …
Read More »Review: Firestorm Festival – Saturday
As winter slowly turned to spring, details of a new festival in Stockport, Greater Manchester started to emerge. The first lineup announcements were stellar and just kept getting better. In fact, so good, that conversations with friends in the scene tended to be met with responses varying from a straight …
Read More »Review: Firestorm Festival – Friday
As winter slowly turned to spring, details of a new festival in Stockport, Greater Manchester started to emerge. The first lineup announcements were stellar and just kept getting better. In fact, so good, that conversations with friends in the scene tended to be met with responses varying from a straight …
Read More »Review: Armor for Sleep – The Rain Museum
By the year 2009, it seemed that Armor for Sleep had everything working out for them. In the space of eight years, they built up a loving and loyal fanbase, consistently toured with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Saosin, and more, and even released their third album ‘Smile for …
Read More »Review: Electric Callboy – Tekkno
German electronicore sextet Electric Callboy never fails to get you dancing and moshing at the same time. And on their sixth effort ‘Tekkno’, it’s no different – as they once again blend brutal metalcore riffs with bouncy EDM synths and rhythms. At times, it takes you right back to the …
Read More »Interview: Jack J Hutchinson
Jack J Hutchinson is unleashing a special new four-track EP ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ on September 2nd, Mixed by legendary producer, Kevin Shirley, the collection follows his critically acclaimed album ‘The Hammer Falls’ which was released earlier this year. It includes new versions of three of the tracks from its …
Read More »Review: Steelhouse Festival 2022 – Sunday
Having drifted off to sleep to the sound of rain, knowing the Sunday forecast was for worse weather than on Saturday, it was typical of the swiftly changing weather at this altitude that Sunday dawned bright and sunny and continued in that vein all day! Arriving in the arena ready …
Read More »Review: Steelhouse Festival 2022- Saturday
When I wake on Saturday morning I am quite surprised not to hear the patter of raindrops on the motorhome roof as the forecast for the rest of the weekend was for morning rain. There was an eerie quiet though, which only made sense when I opened the curtains …
Read More »Review: Cats in Space – ‘Kickstart The Sun’
With plaudits for 2020’s ‘Atlantis’ still ringing in their ears, UK rockers Cats in Space have built on what they achieved with their first album with Damien Edwards handling lead vocal duties and raised the stakes considerably. ‘Atlantis’ is an incredible album and many Cats fans would be forgiven for …
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