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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.
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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…
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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).
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Of broken cups and distant memories
Established in 1879, gone in 2011… When I arrived from Mexico 3 years ago, one of my first excursions to the city centre of Sheffield included a stop at a little quaint place called Pollards.
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Rawfusion 2011
The idea sounded good. A free festival reuniting quite a collection of up and coming bands in Rotherham and offer a day of entertainment. The Dickens Live venue is a stone’s throw from the bus interchange, always a good thing to know when you don’t own a car and might need to zap back to…
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Disemballerina
(streaming – ‘Hex’) When I was a teenager, I lived in the woods in a tent. I was a squatter and I enjoyed the nightly solitude. During that time in my life I had the most intense dreams I have ever had, maybe will never have.
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Blinded by the lights
The Last Harbour – Lights EP The skinny: A song that could’ve been a single, in very good company. The review proper: The moody band, The Last Harbour, releases ‘Lights’ with some great b-sides (and an alternate take) less than a year after Volo hit the shelves.
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Would you like fries with that?
The Violet May @ Frog and Parrot, 26 of February (stream – ‘TV (demo version’) After almost three months of well-deserved holidays (and some serious bouts of recording), The Violet May play a quick gig at the Frog & Parrot, that cozy pub in Division Street.
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Paving Stones – Sarah Class
Sarah Class Sarah Class is a classically-trained musician and composer who has decided to crossover and dip her toes in the seas of Pop music.
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In memoriam – Mark Tulin
I hate to admit that I knew barely nothing about him until a few years ago.
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