It’s been 30 years since legendary Liverpool group The La’s released their first record, the thunderous single Way Out. To mark this occasion, the Viper record label has released a new collection of demos and live...
Read MoreLongevity in the music business is rare, especially for bands. Fights over the lion’s share of the limelight and the inevitable ‘musical differences’ usually result in a shelf life of about 18 months. One of...
Read MoreIt gladdens the heart when a band from your own neck of the woods does well. And so it’s a treat to see how well Manchester band The Slow Show is doing. Very much in the category of ‘one to watch’,...
Read MoreAt some point it was officially decided that the mid-90s ‘movement’ Britpop started in 1994, something to do with the release of Blur’s Parklife. It has also been suggesed that it started two years previously when...
Read MoreFotheringay were one of the great ‘coulda, shoulda’ contenders from the golden era of folk-rock. Formed by the redoubtable (and now very fashionable) Sandy Denny and her then-husband Trevor Lucas in 1970 immediately...
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