Bob Hughes: ‘My Old Man’, ‘The Kids Are OK!’, and the Story Behind the Reissues
Seelie Court / Good Time Records have reissued Bob Hughes’ 1976 private-press album 'My Old Man' on vinyl and as a limited double CD with bonus rehearsal material....
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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...
Diagram on ‘Short Circuit Control’: “We’re Not Interested in Perfection”
Diagram began as a home-recording project by Hákon Aðalsteinsson, who started creating tracks while familiarizing himself with recording software on his laptop. Unable to record electric guitar properly,...
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...
Ken Whiteley: “I make music to bring people together, to experience our inherent connection”
Ken Whiteley’s new album started with an accident. In February 2025, he slipped on ice and broke a bone in his ankle. Unable to walk freely for a...
“It’s There Forever”: Orange Doors on ‘Corn Planet’ and What Comes Next
Orange Doors will release 'Corn Planet', a six-song EP, on June 12. The Charleston, South Carolina band recorded the project itself; Ryan McPhun mixed it and Bevan Smith...
Dr Space: Øresund Space Collective, Improvisation and ‘Wicked Sonic Bulls’
Øresund Space Collective is an improvisational space rock collective centred around Dr Space, the musical name of Scott Heller. Rather than working with a fixed line-up, the group...
Oxford indie group Beaker return with ’50 Men’, their first single in 27 years
Beaker formed in Oxford in the 1990s, after guitarist Teresa "TJ" Ward and drummer Clare Howard-Saunders, who had previously played together, recruited singer Sam Batlle. They had seen...
TESLA’s Frank Hannon Explores His Improvisational Side on ‘Reflections’
Frank Hannon, co-founder and lead guitarist of TESLA, has released a new solo instrumental album, 'Reflections'. The record focuses on a more improvisational side of his playing, with...