About Matt Mead
Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
Demon Music Group present… Yardbirds ‘Roger The Engineer’ Super Deluxe Edition Newly remastered from the original tapes 3CD, 2LP and 7” single box set featuring newly remastered non-album singles, rare alternate versions, and previously unreleased material Comes with a 24-page booklet with…
Steve Marriott. The angel faced mod, with a voice that has been lauded high and low for being the very best of his generation plus with a capability to pen a genius lyric such as The Small Faces mega hits…
Following the recent government announcement and roadmap detailing plans to lift limits on social contact by 21 June, Splendour organisers are delighted to confirm plans for this year’s Splendour Festival, taking place on Saturday 24 July 2021. Brit-pop legend Richard…
A Certain Ratio continue their unstoppable run of creativity with a new EP, launching today with ‘Wonderland’, the first track to be taken from ACR:EPA, out on Mute on 7 May 2021. Back in early March 2020, ACR gathered at…
South Wales-based indie/alt act Sub Cultures are pleased to announce their debut eponymously-titled EP will be released on 26th March 2021 (via Prank Monkey Records). Produced by Jack Boston (The Cure/Beth Orton) at the legendary Rockfield Studios (Oasis/The Stone Roses/Manic…
We may be cursed to be in the midst a global pandemic, buffeted by all of its stresses and pain. But everyone knows that art provides succour, that music is the most reliable balm. And for many there is further…
“Jim’s been writing beautiful melodies for the best part of 30 years. His music is sophisticated, rich and utterly beguiling.” – Norman Blake, TEENAGE FANCLUB Jim McCulloch is a singer-songwriter from Glasgow in Scotland. From his beginnings with BMX Bandits…
When the phrase supergroup is mentioned the likes of 60’s bands such as Blind Faith including Eric Clapton and Steve Window, and The Dirty Mac, featuring Clapton, Keith Richards and John Lennon, might come to mind, with the latter collaboration…
The impassioned voice of Steve Elliss comes to life with a fresh new compilation of this early work with 60’s pop soul combo The Love Affair whilst a healthy dose of his solo years as Ellis plus his Steve Ellis…
The Love Affair were the much loved 60’s mod outfit that combined English tare away looks, big orchestrated time less numbers with an conquering lead singer in the guise of Steve Ellis. Having a rasping voice in a similar vein…