Paul Louis Villani isn’t politically motivated, does not proclaim to have any answers, nor pretend to know how to fix…
Live: Deadletter & Ry-Guy at The Grove, Newcastle
Not all opening acts complement their headliner, but Ry-Guy proved to be the perfect match. Blending gently spoken verses with…
Live: Sun and great music at Vestrock 2026
Last week we spent our weekend at Vestrock in Hulst, a beautiful little town in the south of the Netherlands.…
May Round Up
Scott C Park – Marlene ‘Marlene’ is the soft yet sharp, off-kilter indie rock release by Scott C Park. Exploring…
Basciville – Love In The Time Of The State
For the misfits who wear their hearts on their sleeves, Basciville‘s ‘Love In The Time Of The State’ is a…
Maudlin Strangers – Spaghetti Western
If your brain is fried from a brutal stretch of work, Maudlin Strangers has delivered the perfect sonic reset button.…
Tablefox – Into Your Eyes
If you’re drowning in the mid-afternoon slump, watching the office clock tick backward, Tablefox brought us the ultimate antidote. Their…
LIVE: The Vices bring triumphant homecoming to Paradiso
I rewrote the intro to this review multiple times but I’ll just dive straight in; The Vices hit the mark,…
Live: Manchester’s Arkayla turned up the dial at The Cluny
From Polish explorers to dirty basslines, from the not-so-quiet ache of internal reflection of many to anthems built for comradic arms-in-the-air, just in case it wasn’t already hot enough in Newcastle on a Wednesday night, Arkayla arrived ready to turn up the dial and make the room absolutely sweat. And what a reception they got.
The Outcast Crew – This Could Be The Way
Following their critically acclaimed 2021 debut ‘Myths and Yarns’, Ireland’s raucous trad-punk six-piece, The Outcast Crew, explodes back onto the…
