Author: Andy Thorley

REVIEW: JARED HART  – THE CONDOR (2025)

"The Condor" is the first solo offering in a decade from The Mercy Union's Jared Hart, and it comes from tragedy.He lost one of...

REVIEW: SONS OF SILVER  – RUNAWAY EMOTIONS (2025)

There are few quicker ways to get into my heart than putting a guitar solo in your intro. It says, "Let's go, we're here...

COZY POWELL BIRTHDAY BASH @ KK’S STEEL MILL, WOLVERHAMPTON 30/12/2024

Right at the end of this Harry James, Johnny D, Chris Allan, and Russ Gilbrook are sat in front of Bob Richards on Cozy...

REVIEW: THE HALO EFFECT – MARCH OF THE UNHEARD (2025)

On September 8th, 2022, The Halo Effect opened for Machine Head. Robb Flynn referred to them as "death metal royalty". The backstory involves In...

REVIEW: THE OBSESSED – GILDED SORROW (2024)

The Obsessed's Gilded Sorrow is a masterful blend of doom metal and rock 'n' roll grit, showcasing Wino’s uncanny ability to marry crushing heaviness...

ONES WE MISSED IN 2024 – THE MILK MEN – HOLY COW!

If '60s-style garage blues is your vibe, then Holy Cow! by The Milk Men will feel like a homecoming. The album brims with infectious...

REVIEW: THE PINEAPPLE THIEF  – LAST TO RUN (2024)

I love EPs, always have. In the same way that all Christmas songs tug at the heartstrings, an EP always makes me nostalgic for...

REVIEW: DOM MARTIN – BURIED ALIVE (2024)

I'll admit something, dear reader. There's nothing I dislike more than when a band says to me (as they often do), "You must come...

REVIEW: AGS CONNOLLY – YOUR PAL SLIM: THE SONGS OF JAMES HAND (2024)

I read someone's review of the new Dwight Yoakam record and described it as "old school". It was, up to a point. This, though,...

REVIEW: JESSE WELLES – HELLS WELLES (2024)

I'm the very opposite of "Down with the kids". However, as Twitter descends into a right-wing cesspool, because I hate the idea of Facebook,...

REVIEW: JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT – LIVE  AT THE RYMAN (2024)

I was fortunate enough to see Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit the other week—and believe me, every time you get the chance to,...

REVIEW: BEANS ON TOAST – WILD GOOSE CHASERS (2024)

December 1st means Beans On Toast, and if the only two birthdays I can remember in real life are those of my two nieces...

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