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The Foo Fighters’ favourite guest star is in reflective mood as he releases his ‘bookend’ compilation The Best Of Me. In a revealing interview Rick Astley tells us about his…
Review: The Who – Who
The fact that a song called Rockin’ In Rage starts with piano and acoustic guitars indicates where The Who find themselves on their 12th album. Not that it fails to…
Review: Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul
From the moment Simply Red’s 12th album opens, with staccato horns blaring and “Baby” hollered as if by an overexcited James Brown, it’s clear Mick Hucknall’s not messing around with…
Review: Anna Of The North – Dream Girl
If Anna Lotterud’s 2017 debut lacked distinction, that was partly down to the number of other Scandinavian women operating in similarly frosty fields. Lovers fetishised the 80s effectively, but lacked…
Review: Magne Furuholmen – White Xmas Lies
Given he’s helped write some of the biggest songs by Norway’s biggest band, you’d think A-ha’s Magne Furuholmen would be happy. That his third solo album is a Christmas collection…
Review: The Brand New Heavies – TBNH
SHOP NOW ON AMAZON FROM £9.99 It says a lot that The Brand New Heavies’ co-founder and guitarist Simon Bartholomew describes their 11th album’s cover as “a bit clubby, a…
Sananda Maitreya releases new live album
The album is set to cover Sananda Maitreya’s stunning 30 year career in music, boasting songs like Sign Your Name, Delicate, She Kissed Me, O Divina, and Holding On To…
Review: Bon Iver – i,i
SHOP NOW FOR YOUR COPY OF i,i It’s clear from the start of Justin Vernon’s fourth Bon Iver album it’s not going to be an easy listen. Even when, after…
Review: Chrissie Hynde – Valve Bone Woe
SHOP NOW FOR YOUR COPY OF VALVE BONE WOE The second Chrissie Hynde solo album has been a long time coming. It’s only five years since Stockholm, but Valve Bone Woe…
Review: Iggy Pop – Free
It’s a shame Iggy Pop already employed Post Pop Depression for his last album’s title, because if ever an LP demanded it, it’s his 18th, Free. SHOP FOR YOUR COPY…