- 1 April 2022
With spring in full bloom the season of festivals is about to start. Over in...
- 31 March 2022
Bess Atwell’s 2021 album ‘Already, Always’ packs the softest punch. Appearing on the horizon in...
- 28 March 2022
Local entrepreneur Steve Barrey has his fingers in many pies and one of the tastiest...
- 25 March 2022
Ben Solomon’s 2003 album ‘Torrington Haze’ is, in some ways, aptly named. It evokes the...
- 22 March 2022
Can there be art about Auschwitz? Of the 1.3 million people sent to the concentration...
Reviews
The Upbeat Beatles
- 16 July 2012
After a shaky start (clearly a sound-check wasn’t done, it took about 4-5 songs to...
Courtney Pine – ‘Europa’
- 16 July 2012
Although Pine is the focal point (he is after all a big name in contemporary...
Sham 69
- 16 July 2012
With most original punk bands that are still active relegated to playing scruffy pub venues,...