Sunny Afternoon, Nottingham Theatre Royal – 17 February, 2026
We catch the Nottingham leg of the latest tour of Sunny Afternoon, the life-affirmingly fun tribute to the music of The Kinks. Continue reading
Dry Cleaning – Secret Love
From the album cover alone you can tell Dry Cleaning mean business with the release of their third album Secret Love. Continue reading
John Howard – Can You Hear Me Ok?
Second reissue by 1960s/1970s remaster specialist Prof Stoned of singer songwriter John Howard’s early albums. Continue reading
The Bevis Frond – Horrorful Heights
The Bevis Frond’s Nick Saloman is not one for resting on his laurels with another excellent collection of songs and guitar mastery. Continue reading
Divorce among acts to watch out for at this year’s Splendour Festival
Other highlights of the Nottingham festival’s summer line up include The Flaming Lips and Alt Blk Era. Continue reading
Top 10 Albums of 2025
It’s been another stellar year for album releases. Here is our Top 10 Albums of 2025. Continue reading
The Mountain Goats- Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan
An ambitious and dramatic release from The Mountain Goats, with its origins in a dream, and involving a ship wreck and a Broadway star. Continue reading
LollapaGooza 3 – Hope and Ruin, Brighton (25 October, 2025)
Homework, Mary Shelley, Chris TT and Gemma Rogers among the many acts to excel at this showcase of bands in Brighton organised by Goo Records. Continue reading
Patti Smith – London Palladium (12 October, 2025)
Triumphant show from the queen of punk Patti Smith, and surprise guest Johnny Depp didn’t even ruin it. Continue reading
Cardiacs – LSD
Cardiacs’ final album LSD may well be the most important album of the year. It is certainly one of the best. Continue reading