Idles – Ultra Mono review

December 2019, Leeds: the atmosphere at that Idles gig, precisely one week before the general election, is one of positivity, … More

Young Knives – Barbarians review

If, as one half of Young Knives Henry Dartnell has stated about Barbarians each of their albums usually has some … More

Tricky’s autobiography Hell Is Around The Corner was an archetypal bad boy made good story, as the man who found … More

The term “Nu-Madchester” isn’t newly minted; back in 2008 The Guardian were musing jokily whether to apply it to the … More

Blog exclusive – Doves return after a decade away with The Universal Want.

The wellspring of creativity is a thing not to be defined or understood; some songwriters like to shake their fists … More

Is there such a thing as global music any more? A decade ago it was easy to hear some artists … More

There are two Britains – one is the land we see when we open our curtains, a place where in … More

If ever a picture sums up the feelings which some are constantly bottling inside them, it’s surely Munch’s The Scream; … More

It’s almost impossible to come across a new release in 2020 without the artists making reference to change, whether it’s … More