Emma Rawicz Brings the Expansive Sound of ‘Inkyra’ to Ronnie Scott’s
Emma Rawicz is one of the most exciting young voices in British jazz, a saxophonist, composer and bandleader whose rise has been driven by the ambition and originality...
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Bob Bert Interview: From Sonic Youth and Pussy Galore to His First Solo Album ‘Beach Bongo Bloodbath’
Bob Bert, the drummer who helped put the voodoo thud into early Sonic Youth before battering car parts with Pussy Galore, finally has a solo album out today...
Laibach on Their New Album ‘MUSICK’: “The Old Factory Demanded Obedience. The New One Demands Permanent Engagement”
Laibach have always been hard to define, and that may be one reason they are still around today. Formed in Trbovlje in 1980, they arrived from an industrial...
Sugar Bomb Power Up Their Sound on ‘Eli Special’
Do you remember the early days of animation, with its chunky lines and bold colors? It feels like the darling daughter of the Jazz era, striking and extravagant....
AJ & The Woods Discuss ‘For Her,’ Memory, Pain, and Appalachian Roots
'For Her' is a candid album where folk meets roots rock; a sonic place where the threads of Americana and Appalachian intertwine deliciously. Active for well over a...
Ken Coffman on Writing, Publishing and Staying Independent
Ken Coffman runs Stairway Press with a clear sense of independence. The company has published many books over the years and sold more than 80,000 copies, but Coffman...
Palo Alto Interview: Inside the Remixed World of ‘Les Furtifs, émeute musicale’
Palo Alto started in Paris in the late 1980s and have spent more than three decades doing things their own way. Over the years, they have released a...
Straight’s Lost Early ’70s Folk-Rock Album ‘Going for Broke’ Comes To CD
'Going for Broke' by Straight is a long-shelved early ’70s British folk-rock album, recorded in London between late 1971 and summer 1972 by a young Portsmouth band comprising...
Hugh Featherstone Interview: “The Truth Must Ring Through”
Hugh Featherstone has been writing and recording songs for nearly 50 years, from his first album, 'Empty Houses', in 1977 to 'the ribs of memory', a 44-song acoustic...
Alcyona Mick and Liam Noble Find Their Own Orbit on ‘Distant Plains’
Alcyona Mick and Liam Noble's new album, 'Distant Plains', takes Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' as its starting point. Released by Caliban Sounds in April 2026, the album follows...