I have a bit of a problem with Nick Harper’s albums: I would drag myself over broken glass to see the man live; but his forays into the studio have left me, if not ‘cold’ then certainly looking for something with longer sleeves to put on. And while this is a rather enjoyable record, I [...]
With a new album, The Last Guitar, released it’s time to go see Nick Harper again. Something we always welcome. For those unfamiliar, Harper is a modern day troubadour: A man that with a guitar and songs that can melt your heart. But, from a simple rock ‘n’ roll perspective he’s one of the most [...]
Despite the utter chaos of programming that seemed to dog this year’s Celtic Connections (the only mention of gigs being from the artists themselves on the day – c’mon this is what your website is for) one of the dates we had penciled in right from the first announcements was this inspired partnering. Bristol’s Spiro [...]
A previous encounter with Ming Ming & The Ching Chings found me laying the blame for underwhelm-ment at the feet of a very dodgy sound. How glad I am of that, as it means not having to eat my words now. Seeming like the Tuts house abnd seems to have worked in their favour tonight [...]
Always different, always the same OK, so now we’ve got that out the way, well kind of. The new tour ‘ep’ by The Fall is really stretching that definition. Two tracks and a live recording. That’s a single, isn’t it? You don’t even get the live one on the 7″ Anyhoo, to the first new [...]
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