Album Review: DMA’S – MTV Unplugged Live Session

Album Review: DMA’S – MTV Unplugged Live Session

Down Under Melodies Abound Complete with audience appreciation, here we have DMA’S MTV Unplugged session, it’s time to do away with all the faff, fuss and glittering façade of the music business and let’s lay it on the line, my...
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EP Review: LightHammer – Launch

EP Review: LightHammer – Launch

It’s hard to be truly unique in the music business today. Every riff has been written, every note has been sung, but by god, Cardiff’s Lighthammer are trying their best and to some extent-succeeding. The trio’s talent has not gone...
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Album Review: As Cities Burn– Scream Through The Walls

Album Review: As Cities Burn– Scream Through The Walls

It brings a warm feeling to my heart when brothers reunite, as is the case with the Bonnette brothers from As Cities Burn. When T.J left the band in 2006, they soldiered on but there was something missing. A whole...
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Album Review: Jim Lauderdale – ‘From Another World’

Album Review: Jim Lauderdale – ‘From Another World’

Jim Lauderdale,”From Another World” (Yep Roc)- This prolific roots music performer has assembled a hugely impressive back catalogue during the past three decades or so, releasing albums with astonishing regularity as well penning hits for Nashville...
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Album Review: The Bottom Line – No Vacation

Album Review: The Bottom Line – No Vacation

Bikini Bottom Adding to the ever- evolving landscape of rock music , we have another addition to the growing army of pop punk artists. Boldly announcing their arrival, we have The Bottom Line, friendly, familiar, cute and clever they advance...
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Album Review: Doug Seegers – A Story I Got To Tell

Album Review: Doug Seegers – A Story I Got To Tell

Doug Seegers,”A Story I Got To Tell” (BMG)-New York born Doug  Seegers’ first major album release in the UK offers a revealing insight into the work of a veteran performer whose life until fairly recently had been  a constant strugg...
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Album Review: The Felice Brothers – Undress

Album Review: The Felice Brothers – Undress

The Felice Brothers,”Undress” (Yep Roc)-Brothers Ian and James Felice spent their formative years in the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York, where they were exposed to  such diverse creative influences as the works of Woody Guthrie, Chuc...
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Album Review: The Skints – Swimming Lessons

Album Review: The Skints – Swimming Lessons

Reggae outlaws The Skints return with their eclectic new album ‘Swimming Lessons’. Opener and title track ‘Swimming Lessons’ paddles with a Lily Allen armband before it peforms running bombs into the shallow end. The Reggae light sound is penetrated by...
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Album Review: Becky Mills – ‘Tall Tales and Home Truths’

Album Review: Becky Mills – ‘Tall Tales and Home Truths’

Becky Mills,”Tall Tales and Home Truths” (Talking Elephant)-The latest solo offering from  singer-songwriter Becky Mills features a batch of freshly minted songs rooted in the mythologies and folklore of her North Yorkshire home. Becky’s...
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Album Review: Made of Teeth – Wealth and Hellbeing

Album Review: Made of Teeth – Wealth and Hellbeing

When South Wales mountain men Made of Teeth burst onto the scene in 2017, with their self titled 6 track debut album it caused quite the buzz on the heavy music scene. With a history of playing in bands such...
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