For the first collection of reviews for 2024 we have new indie by The Umbrellas, Swedish ancient sounding folk by Linnea Hjertén and caught up with Glasgow’s Dragged Up and last winter’s cassette release for Cruel Nature. Have a read… Continue Reading
Sink or Swim Promotions present Trupa Trupa – Concrete Funhouse – Brass Hip Flask – The Tin – Coventry – 13th February 2024 A chilly night at the Canal Basin in Coventry and Sink or Swim Promotions have put on… Continue Reading
The Photographer’s had his say so here’s the scribbler’s view of the last year. Have a look what he thought below. Album’s of the Year Oxbow – Love’s Holiday Love's Holiday by OXBOW I described this as ”It’s ‘intense, full… Continue Reading
2023 – The Photographers View It’s that time again and from the depths of the Photographers fractured mind he has managed to drag a bunch of what he liked this last year, so in no particular order here’s his finalised… Continue Reading
After a month or so off we are back in the pub listening to music and letting you in on our thoughts. Well, I’m in the right pub, the photographer is in another pub eating chicken curry and asking where… Continue Reading
A round up of some of the compilations that have come out in the last couple of months, you get the ‘unrivalled collection of Industrial, Esoteric, Dark Ambient, Noise, Ritual, Drone, Doom Metal, Experimental, Electronica, and Dark Soundtracks.’ from Cold… Continue Reading
This time Fighting Boredom bring you three EPs and an album. You get the ‘Inner city psycho-delia’ of The Rollocks who say they are ‘a little bit hairy, a little bit lairy (a tiny bit fairy…)’. The ‘Post Punk Electro Filth’… Continue Reading
Supersonic Festival – Digbeth Birmingham – 2nd September 2023 2023 marks ’20 years since the first Supersonic with an ambitious programme of mind bending music, sense shifting art and life altering experiences. Nowhere else will you find a festival experience… Continue Reading
Supersonic Kids Gig – Festival Special – Shovel Dance Collective – Anna Palmer – Symphony Hall Birmingham – 2nd September 2023 ‘Created by the UK’s premiere experimental music festival, Supersonic Kids Gigs are designed for families as a way of… Continue Reading
It’s time for the eight instalment of Fighting Boredom singles review in the pub page. Another pub and the weakest beer plus for this time only, well, he may crop up again, we are joined by John Wilcox, who you… Continue Reading