The Rise and Fall and Rise of The Album
At the end of 2025, I replaced my beaten-up blue Ford Focus with a slightly more recent Ford Focus. The radio still worked but the CD player was entirely dysfunctional.
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Discovery: Wattmore and Allan Caswell Give Us Algorithm-busting Blues
In recent months, a curious thing has been happening in the world of music. Act after act are rejecting the perceived wisdom of digital marketing and going viral.
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Joshua Pearlstein Delivers Heartache and High Energy on His Latest Single Prize
In 2024, Joshua Pearlstein’s track Endorphins proved to be one of Jane’s Monthly Favourites.
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Film Review: Man On The Run – What Do You Do After You’ve Been A Beatle?
You’ve conquered the world, made piles of money, and the band you started with your Liverpudlian mates has blazed a trail that makes them cultural heroes and the most lauded rock outfit ever. You’re only 27 when the band splits acrimoniously. Now what?
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Live Review: Nostalgia in Those Blue Remembered Hills at York Theatre Royal
Inspired by the famous poem written by AE Housman, Blue Remembered Hills explores memories of childhood and the effect of the environment on personal development.
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Photoset: Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern Light Up The Black Swan
Thursday on Peasholme Green, Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern provided the entertainment for York folk fans.
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With Vocalised Ambience, It’s Time to Get Cozy with Dren McDonald
In July 2025, we featured the first volume of Dren McDonald’s Stay: Forever Home soundtrack, Chaos. Now, volume two, Cozy, has been unleashed onto the world.
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Discovery: Pioneering In Every Sense of The Word, FREZYA, LPSV, and Lokido Lab Paint The Future in Sound
FURTIVA, a new heavy beat and energetic track is set to be released on 20 February 2026.
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Dryadic Balance Politics and Vulnerability on Bold New Album Permission To Speak
It’s difficult to be bold in the face of those who wish we would silently slip away, but that’s exactly what Zora McDonald and her band Dryadic have done with their new album, Permission To Speak.
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