About Matt Mead
Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
On Friday 18 November, a very special fundraising Stone Roses event will take place at The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel Ballroom, Manchester. This is The One is curated by Stone Roses bassist and Manchester music legend Gary Mani Mounfield and his…
When you think of traditional Mod music from the 1960’s there are a number of bands that come to mind, no doubting the following feature; The Action, The Small Faces, The Who, The Artwoods, Georgie Fame, The Creation, The Clique…the…
Brand New Heavies are releasing their classic standout debut album simply titled The Brand New Heavies on Acid Jazz records on blue vinyl 26th August. BNH are in the classic mould of those jazz funk heavyweights Donald Byrd, The Headhunters…
Whiteout were once darlings of the music press and record labels, not only in the UK but further afield, touring with the likes of Dodgy and Oasis, releasing sun kissed singles which were lapped up by audiences and critics alike,…
Supergrass today announce details of the remastered expanded version of their hugely successful eponymous 1999 third album via BMG. The 2CD + 2x1LP features a full remaster of the original tracks, sourced and re-produced by the band and their original…
Whiteout were the band that co-headlined a tour with Oasis back in the early 1990’s, signed to The Stone Roses record label Silvertone and had some of the best tracks of the period. There have been years of fans crying…
Formed in the early ‘90s in Greenock, Scotland, Whiteout (a slang term for the disorientating effects of alcohol) were an indie guitar rock band, slicing the best bits of The Stone Roses, The Faces, John Martyn and Free, merging these…
After a 3 year absence the forever popular Splendour festival made a welcome return to the lavish lawns of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, over the weekend of 23rd & 24th July. Following event cancellations due to the ongoing Covid restrictions the…
A 20-song collection of rare material, comprising demos and finished recordings most of which has not been heard for 40 years out on 5 August Listen to ‘Fever’: https://tinyurl.com/2p84ptzr Countdown Records will release a CD and vinyl collection by Fast Eddie,…
Splendour Festival Returns and adds a Second Day of Great Artists, Wollaton Park, Nottingham 23 – 24 July 2022 Splendour is bouncing back bigger and better than ever since its last outing three years ago with the news that it…