There’s something quietly defiant about Dodgy in 2026. Not for them the heritage-circuit autopilot or the easy nostalgia cash-in. Hello Beautiful, released today, is the sound of a band not just revisiting their past, but expanding it – brighter, deeper,…
Volume 1 of Weller at the BBC featured an avalanche of stunning sessions tracks, shuddering live concerts and captivating studio live performances taken from Paul Weller’s solid rebirth following the separation of The Style Council. Volume 2 thankfully follows in…
This oft told change of direction is woven into the forever modifying tapestry of Paul Weller. Having conquered the chart parade with hits like Beat Surrender and Going Underground, plus gaining immediate favour with their adorning live audience, Weller called…
Put together these lofty ingredients; Larry Graham bass lines, Mark Day jagged guitar riffs, Paul Cook attacking precise drums, add a topping of exemplary lyrics, adored unique Mancunian rhyming statements and you have the utterly timeless blend of Northside. Influenced…
Following a thwarted show at Alexandra Palace London on News Years Eve 1968, the following day would bring on a new dawn into the lives of Peter Framption, Greg Ridley, 17 year old Jerry Shirley and Small Faces frontman Steve…
If your recollection of being a youngster going to bed having nightmares after watching the likes of Boy From Space or Dark Towers you might’ve been spared even more chilling visuals via the mid 70’s programme Sky broadcast via HTV….
Throughout his vast patchwork quilted career Paul Weller has been known to dip into the behemothic back pocket of music pulling out glorious ditty’s that have no doubt touched a nerve triggering his prolific juices into action. It’s a natural…
EP of the Month ★★★★★The Rosadocs – The City’s No Good for Reflection Some bands flirt with potential. The Rosadocs slam it into top gear and don’t look back. Their latest EP, The City’s No Good for Reflection, is a…
Since Liverpool’s psych rock pop favourites The Wicked Whispers parted ways their doogle haired frontman Michael Robert Murphy has been quietly releasing stoned cold classic singles with the help of fellow musical titans The Coral; Out Of Sight with its…
Welcoming back Stereolab with their stunning new album Instant Holograms On Metal Film co-released by the band’s own label Duophonic UHF Disks, and Warp Records is akin to giving a heroes welcome when it was announced Funny Feet ice cream’s…