About Matt Mead
Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
On the back of releasing his stunning book While We Were Getting High: Britpop and the 90s; Celebrated photographer Kevin Cummins is now ready unleash a 4 CD package containing 71 tracks and a 2LP vinyl set entitled Caught Beneath…
On 25th June, Demon Music Group will release the second installment in BBC Radio London’s Gary Crowley’s Lost 80s series. Gary continues the musical odyssey he began in 2019, this time digging even deeper to bring the listener a truly…
Since the creation of the limited monster hardback edition of Soul Deep Adventures With The Style Council by Stuart Deabill, Ian Snowball and Steve Rowland the word on the street in regards to the band has exploded like never before….
Flag Waves: House Flags from the National Maritime Museum by Sue Prichard Coming soon: to be published 17 May, 2021. From the Girl Guides to Greenpeace, Royal Mail and the Orkney Steam Navigation Company, Flag Waves presents a unique and…
On July 30th, Madfish Music celebrates the brilliance of singer-songwriter Laura Nyro with ‘American Dreamer’, a Limited Edition 8 LP vinyl Box Set featuring seven original studio albums from 1967 to 1978 and a bonus LP of rare demos & live…
Chrysalis Records continue their celebration of 2 Tone Records with… The Selecter ‘Too Much Pressure’. 3 CD box set featuring remastered album, non-album singles and b-sides, John Peel session, previously unreleased rarities, and a 24-page book with sleeve notes by…
THE CHARLATANS 30TH ANNIVERSARY VINYL BOX SET & TOUR ANNOUNCED ‘A HEAD FULL OF IDEAS’ – ALBUM BOX SET – 15TH OCTOBER 2021UK & IRELAND TOUR – NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2021 THE CHARLATANS are proud to announce that their (Covid) delayed 30th Anniversary…
Updated with a new introduction written by the original author John ‘Drumbo’ French and published by The Last Music Company on April 22nd to commemorate what would be Don Van Vliet’s 80th year, Beefheart: Through The Eyes Of Magic is…
With the eagerly anticipated release of his 16th solo album entitled Fat Pop (Volume 1), released via Polydor records on May 14th, it’s about time Paul Weller released a stinker, an album that could devise opinion in his audience such…
“Looking out the window of a train is the only time I feel really relaxed.” Nick Sanderson Nick Sanderson was a train driver. He wore eyeliner. On April 22nd 2021 he should have been 60 years old. A lighting conductor…