Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack
The “absolute definitive biography” of the late Nick Drake, one of folk music’s enduring legends. Continue reading
Author: John Haylock
End of the Road Festival 2024 Review
Sahra Halgan, The Lemon Twigs, Wine Lips and Joanna Sternberg among the many highlights at this year’s End of the Road Festival. Continue reading
Robyn Hitchcock – 1967
“These songs are folk songs now, and I hope they sound like them,” says Hitchcock of his homage to this golden year for music. Continue reading
EXTC – The Forge, Camden (July 5, 2024)
Original drummer Terry Chambers’ trio performs the XTC songbook in London. This is still very much pop! Continue reading
Richard Strange, Leicester Musician Pub, 4 February 2024
“Fancy coming to see Richard Strange in Leicester on Sunday?”. Our writer John duly obliged. Continue reading
Glenn Hughes – Nottingham Rock City October 15, 2023
Deep Purple bassist Glen Hughes takes his band on the road. Continue reading
End of the Road Festival 2023 Review
Wet Leg and Teke Teke among the acts to impress at this year’s End of the Road festival. Continue reading
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying
This is PJ Harvey’s tenth studio album. It is extraordinary. It is unique. Her acclaimed literary excursion the long form poem Orlam of 2022 was eight years in gestation and is the Rosetta stone for the complex and at times… Continue reading
R J McKendree – Wallflower
Musical homage to Devon by R J McKendree has impressed our time-travelling reviewer Continue reading
John R Miller and JP Harris – Nottingham Bodega (March 12, 2023)
Two legends of Americana take to the stage in Nottingham. Continue reading