Author Archives: Matt Mead

About Matt Mead

Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul

REVIEW: Buddy Holly: Words of Love book

There are few artists who have resonated an irresistible influence and had a such a deep impact on followers of the same trade as one Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly: Words of Love is a project conceived by Roger Daltrey, featuring…

REVIEW: Spike Island Unseen book

REVIEW: Spike Island Unseen book

Prior to the weekend of May 26-27th 1990 Spike Island was a piece of waste ground in Widnes, nothing special or significant about the surroundings apart from a few trees surrounding a big open greenery space and some power station…

NEWS: Small Faces The Autumn Stone box set

REVIEW: The Small Faces The Autumn Stone reissue

For fans of band’s from the 1960’s hearing the discovery of original reel to reel tapes of cherished recordings emerging from archived haunts, dusty attics or purchased via auction with a pending release of the recordings is not only celebrated…

NEWS: Download Festival unveils stage at The Great Escape

Download Festival is bringing the noise to Brighton next month at The Great Escape with its very own stage under the famous city seafront arches at The Volks. Spanning three days of heavy hitters, rising alt-stars and future Download favourites, the stage will spotlight the…

NEWS: NICK DRAKE ‘THE MAKING OF FIVE LEAVES LEFT’

NEWS: NICK DRAKE ‘THE MAKING OF FIVE LEAVES LEFT’

NICK DRAKE ‘THE MAKING OF FIVE LEAVES LEFT’ 4 X CD  4 x LP BOX SET JULY 25TH Pre-Order Now: https://NickDrake.lnk.to/TMOFLL  ‘The Making Of Five Leaves Left’, a project nine years in gestation, will be released on July 25th via UMR/Island Records….

REVIEW: Think Like A Key Records releases

Music unlocked from long discarded archives is what Think Like A Key Records do best. Delivering specialized impactful sights and sounds takes the consumer on a merry go round full of ups without a chance of hitting the ground, only…

NEWS: DLXXII: District X unleashes biggest line-up yet

NEWS: DLXXII: District X unleashes biggest line-up yet

#DLXXII 11-15 JUNE 2025 DISTRICT X UNLEASHES BIGGEST AND MOST DIVERSE LINE-UP YET ENTER ANOTHER DIMENSION AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL’S ULTIMATE PLAYGROUND LAST CHANCE TO BUY WEEKEND TICKETS VENGABOYS, DJ SETS FROM CRADLE OF FILTH’S DANI FILTH, MCFLY’S DOUGIE POYNTER, KIDS…

REVIEWS: Tailgunner Record Store Day double album

REVIEWS: Tailgunner Record Store Day double album

“I got kicked out of the band … fired by me best mate.” Noel Gallagher. Tailgunner were formed in 2000 with Mark Coyle on guitar/vocals, Paul Stacey on bass and a certain Noel Gallagher on drums. The project was the…