Classic Rock and Reunion in Tom Tikka’s New Album, Roomful of Strangers
Tom Tikka is an artist to which we keep returning. He and his Missing Hubcaps prove quite the combination, offering up classic rock tinged with heartbreak.
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Innovator Heurt Shows Depth on Poetic, Experimental EP, Knots
Nottingham’s Heurt isn’t new to us but is bringing something new to the scene.
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Live Review: LØLØ’s Energy Complete The Friends on Tour Vibe at The Wardrobe, Leeds
It’s difficult to know how to take the use of backing tracks so overtly on stage. This is a challenge for the solo performer as they work their way up, graduating from the bedroom to the stage.
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Live Review: Jalen Ngonda – Vintage soul precision, this is the real deal, delivered with restraint and serious intent
A Northern Soul DJ spins deep cuts to a half-lit Barbican, the kind of warm-up that signals exactly where this night is headed. By the time … Continue reading Live Review: Jalen Ngonda – Vintage soul precision, this is the real deal, delivered with restraint and serious intent
Live Review: Imelda May invites us into her cosy intimate show with stories, poems and sing-alongs
The stage is dressed like a front room complete with fireplace, clock and wallpaper from the 1970s. Lamps, rugs, photographs, a piano, an all seated crowd, … Continue reading Live Review: Imelda May invites us into her cosy intimate show with stories, poems and sing-alongs
Raw Soul Returns With Personal/Political New Record
Some records feel like more than they are. Raw Soul’s new one, for instance, canters through its eight tracks at pace, but it stays with you for much longer.
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Film Review: A (Necessary) Deeper Look Beneath the Gloss of Michael (2026)
Why do music films so often miss the mark?
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Live Review: Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman Reboot Modern Horror In The Psychic at York Theatre Royal
Is any of it real? Is the question placed above the title of this play and the audience enter a world where this is constantly questioned by the twists of the plot.
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Discovery: Martyrs Talk Merthyr Tydfil, People, and Nostalgic New EP, Church Street
Martyrs are Michael and Jon, two lifelong friends who formed their first band while attending school inside Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.
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