One More for the Road – The Barroom Lives of Bill Magill
Bill Magill, unhelpfully for the purposes I now mention him, is tricky to define. There’s certainly an element of early 70’s Tom Waits-style troubadour – […]
Folk
Nothing Concrete Throw Away the Rulebook and Go Primal!
Fergus McKay and his renegade band, Nothing Concrete have broken free of the rattrap and have set up something between a travelling funfair and a […]
Looking for Something a Bit Different at Edinburgh Festival? Meet No-Ce!
Appearing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival is No-Ce, a quite staggering combination of, yes, Édith Piaf and Frank Zappa! Celebrating the art of the […]
Son of William Top the Bill(s)!
Though their name would suggest otherwise, the link between Hayley and Ben Williams is nothing but musical. Son of William is a collaboration between Hayley […]
Cambridge Folk Festival Adds to its 2018 Line-up
Kaia Kater, Birds of Chicago, Amythyst Kiah, and Yola Carter have become the latest additions to this year’s Cambridge folk festival, joining the likes of […]
Start Queuing Now – Record Store Day Exclusives For 2018 Announced
[Deep Breath] https://recordstoreday.co.uk/media/5643/printable-product-list.pdf ABBA – ‘ Summer Night City ‘ ( 7″ Single ) AC/DC – ‘ Back In Black ‘ ( Cassette Album ) […]
The Unconventional World of Nele Needs a Holiday
One of the most arresting and lovably strange releases for a long time, Nele [pronounced Nail-a] Needs a Holiday is the idiosyncratic personae of Nele Van […]
Cambridge’s Hot Numbers January Live Line-Up
Here’s the line-up for Hot Numbers’ ever-popular menu of live music for January 2018. Head down to Gwydir Street and support local music! Thursday.11 […]
Increase Your Intake of Cholesterol! The Season’s Best Music Video For Your Pleasure
Cholesterol Jones, video-maker and folk-artist extraordinaire, has released his latest video in support of his forthcoming EP, both of which are titled “Satan’s in Heaven”. […]
Under the Covers with…JohnlikeJohn
You’re on your fourth album with a major label – they insist you do a covers album. Please select the ten tracks you’d ideally like […]