The story of Lunar Festival is inextricably linked to the memory of Nick Drake. Not only is this event located...
(NB – Apologies to the author and to Cherry Red. Nick wrote this review getting on for a month or...
As my final post of the year, here is a selection of some of my favourite favourite tracks of 2015...
Date: 3rd – 5th June 2016 Location: Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire Following on from the unqualified success of last year’s event, Lunar...
Mercury Rev have shared their interpretation of Bobbie Gentry’s ‘Tobacco Road’, with featured vocalist and label mate Susanne Sundfør. The track is taken...
Well, here’s a rather impressive roll call of personnel: Norah Jones, Hope Sandoval, Beth Orton, Margo Price, Rachel Goswell, Vashti Bunyan,...
Nicole Atkins is the girl from Neptune City. She is singing in a fabulous wig and now the power has...
Somewhat softening the blow of Bjork‘s cancellation at the 2015 Iceland Airwaves festival comes the news that London’s finest electro-pioneers,...
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic album Deserter’s Songs, Mercury Rev have announced news of an intimate, acoustic European tour with...
My playlist of some of my choice tunes of 2015 so far: 1. Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best! Aussie...
Ah, who better to celebrate Bella Union’s 20th anniversary than everyone’s favourite musical chameleons Mercury Rev? It’s unlikely you will...
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What is it with bands of a certain level of self-importance that, some albums into their career, want to...
NEWS: bluedot festival launches with Jean-Michel Jarre, Mercury Rev, British Sea Power and many more
Dates: 22nd – 24th July 2016 Location: Jodrell Bank, Cheshire Jodrell Bank, the Cheshire observatory at the cutting edge of...
For what looks like it could be a match made in Heaven, Mercury Rev have announced three Summer dates backed...
In his highly entertaining book The Ten Rules Of Rock and Roll, Robert Forster (of Australian legends The Go-Betweens) made...