31st January 2020 is a date that’ll remain in the memory for a long time. At The Hope & Ruin … More
Tag: Blues
Strippers, Down & Outs, & Other Ne’er-Do-Wells: CAAW Album Launch
Brighton, the city of a thousand coffee shops. That’s a thousand too many for me! Coffee comes in jars emblazoned … More
Gig Review: Melvins/Jon Spencer The Concorde 2, Monday 29th October 2018
Two heavyweight names from the American underground going back to the 80s. Melvins, the fathers of sludge and grunge and … More
New ARXX EP: Daughters of Daughters
A belated review of the current ep from ARXX, Daughters of Daughters. This duo has a sound which is a … More
New Squid Single – Terrestrial Changeover Blues
Terrestrial Changeover Blues is a more restrained song than many others in the Squid songbook in that it doesn’t try … More
Gig Review: Bob Log III/The Bitter Pills/Young Francis, The Hope & Ruin, Saturday 24th March 2018
One man or two man bands seem to be the new trend. Minimal members, maximum sound! One Man Punk Band … More