In no particular order, least of all alphabetical or chronological, my top twenty records of the past decade. There could...
To celebrate the Too Pure Singles Clubs‘ one hundredth release ‘Paul Draper’ this April and the Record Store Day LP...
The Mansun Convention will take place next weekend (Saturday August 23rd 2014) in Chester and will celebrate the legacy of...
The first RW/FF column in three weeks takes a look at the brilliant debut albums from Temples and The Hosts, plus 90’s-era deluxe reissues from Cast and Gene,...
This week: new albums from Metamono, Black Hearted Brother and She Makes War, as well as new tracks from Mogwai,...
With the release of solo album Spooky Action, Paul Draper frontman of Mansun, has broken more than a decades...
The opening track ‘Long Year’ begins with chimes, like those from a decorative music box that Grans and Mums keep their best...
With a superb debut album under their belts, and an astonishing live energy to their performances, it’s surprising that more...
February 1997: Attack of the Grey Lantern, the twistedly witty debut album by one of Britpop’s oddest (and final) bands,...
This week: I pay tribute to the legendary Lou Reed, review the ‘Anticlockwise’ compilation from folk-punk stalwarts McDermott’s 2 Hours,...
Is Attack of the Grey Lantern a concept album? Certainly, Mansun’s gapless debut – which came out on the 17th...
The Anchoress – the moniker of Welsh-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Catherine A. Davies – has announced the release of her...
Surely there can’t be many bands from the 90s with their own fan conventions, especially one that split up over...
2014’s release schedule is promising some great musical treats from artists old and new, but the upcoming debut LP from...
