• The Scarf Weaver

    I decided to dress as a magic fairy because I am one.

  • Paving Stones : Buffalo Bones

    Buffalo Bones

  • Fifteen springs and one mandolin after

    R.E.M. – Collapse into now The skinny: Still a trio, still making consistently good music. The review proper: Nah, sorry, I’m biased. I’m still a fanboy. Stream- Discoverer

  • La tejedora de bufandas

    Elegí vestirme de hada porque lo soy.

  • A week of gigs

    Quick round up of what’s going on Sheffield this week.

  • Saturdays with Orestes – 1

    Opa! I’m Orestes Xistos and I welcome y’all philos and philis to my section. Best taken with pisstaking prevention pills.

  • Interview – Eric & Magill

    Eric & Magill are Eric and Ryan, veterans from an awesome band called Camden. Ryan is also one of the driving forces in that band Decibully (part or Polyvinyl’s roster of awesomeness). So we (Tonan and Sam) decided to gather some courage and send them a few questions, the ones they very courteously answered. (streaming…

  • Smiley – A short horror story

    Smiley By Russell Palmer Russ and Dan loved Crazy Uncle Devlin. Their parents did not. It was always interesting when he came round to visit, like the time he brought his air rifle and shot apples from their next door neighbours’ tree.

  • Interview – Skint + Demoralised

    Skint + Demoralised I meet Matt Abbott at a small, comfy pub in Wakefield on one very cold day back in November. It was a strange experience. Not because of him (he’s a top fella), but because one of his singles was the first I reviewed here in England. I guess life is just like…

  • A folky lamentation

    Samson & Delilah – And straight till morning The skinny: Moody folk. The review proper: The thin line between introspective and depressing (but in a good way).