Author Archives: Matt Mead

About Matt Mead

Freelance writer who likes anything with heart and soul
INTERVIEW: Gary Crowley discusses Lost 80's volume 2

NEWS: Gary Crowley Lost 80s 2 CD box set & vinyl

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…

INTERVIEW: The Selecter's Pauline Black talks to Gigslutz

INTERVIEW: The Selecter’s Pauline Black talks to Gigslutz

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…

NEWS: The Charlatans announce 2021 tour and box set

NEWS: The Charlatans announce 2021 tour and box set

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…

REVIEW: Paul Weller - Fat Pop (Volume 1)

REVIEW: Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume 1)

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…