Khruangbin – Texas Sun
17th June 2022 · UncategorisedKhruangbin are the perfect band to play on a sweltering summer’s day… and Texas Sun is the perfect song. (more…)
Joe Rainey – bezhigo
16th March 2022 · UncategorisedAbout 25 years ago I wrote a big exposé about one of the first New Age ambient albums, called Sacred Spirit. (more…)
Endgame at the Old Vic – theatre review
2nd March 2022 · UncategorisedA member of the audience died when I went to see Endgame at the Old Vic. And the show really did go on… more’s the pity. (more…)
Sharon Van Etten & Josh Homme – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
1st March 2022 · UncategorisedAs Russia invades Ukraine, here’s a message for all the world, conveyed in the lockdown video shot at home by Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme. (more…)
Sophie Cooper + Prangers + Tonia Ko – Live at Cafe Oto, Dalston
14th February 2022 · UncategorisedAn evening of avant-garde music involving found objects, sampled voices, electronic noises, drums, trombones… and bubblewrap. (more…)
Howling Bells – Live at 229, London
25th January 2022 · UncategorisedHowling Bells
229, London
22 January 2022
Howling Bells reunite for their first live shows in seven years, playing their 2006 debut album in its entirety. (more…)
RIP Meat Loaf (1947-2022)
21st January 2022 · UncategorisedKid Kapichi & Bob Vylan – New England
10th January 2022 · UncategorisedProtest songs don’t get more powerful than this state-of-the-nation report – its finger firmly on the xenophobic pulse of post-Brexit Britain. (more…)
RIP Mike Nesmith (1942-2021)
11th December 2021 · UncategorisedMike Nesmith was the tall one with the long sideburns, the green bobble hat and the languid Texan drawl. And The Monkees were one of the first pop groups I loved. (more…)
RIP Robbie Shakespeare (1953-2021)
10th December 2021 · UncategorisedRIP Robbie Shakespeare, king of the bass guitar and one half of the peerless reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie. (more…)