Save the Date -Saturday 18th April If you didnt already Record Store Day is the anticipated day for some when over 300 independent record shops across the UK and Ireland come together to celebrate music in the one way they know how. Click here to download the RSD2006 PDF – Or just look at the…
29 years ago today, February 3rd 1997, British electronic band Depeche Mode released ‘Barrel of a Gun’ as the first single from the studio album ‘Ultra’. Some will never have heard it, some will shrug their shoulders and say ‘and’ but to the devout, this was a major moment in the history of one of…
Thanks to work I found myself in Florence, Italy with some time to myself. I knew this prior to my trip so i did what I always do when visiting somewhere, I type the words RECORD SHOP into Google maps, they exist in Florence in abundance. I didn’t expect to get to them all but…
According to The Official Charts (UK), theses are the biggest songs on 2025. My question is, where are all the bands? Now just to be clear, I am not posting this as I have any issue or dislike of any solo artists or any of those in the lists below. It’s just a shame that…
I came across this today on social media, a website that kicks off with the first day, the first broadcast of MTV. The site then either shuffles random videos at you or you can choose decades based on preference. If .you had any love of MTV, its worth a look. Follow the basic instructions and with…
To put this title into context, yes I am (was) that person who cringed when someone referred to multiple records as ‘vinyls’ as the plural of ‘vinyl’ is …… wait for it …… ‘vinyl’, and yes I am (was) slightly judgmental when I started seeing records referred to as ‘vinyl’ as a complete substitute for…
Last gig of the year last night seeing The Manatees play a hometown headline show at The 1865 in Southampton as the final night of their autumn ‘Consequence’ tour, with support from local bands Oxygen and Sonne. The Manatees took to the stage just after 9 a delivered a rousing high energy alt-indie set that had the crowd…
Tonight a took the chance to go and see Villanelle and to get the elephant in the room out the way, yes it’s Gene Gallagher, son of Liam Gallagher’s band. Oasis did play The Joiners 31 years ago on the 29th of March 1994, but that’s where any talk of Oasis stops. Tonight was about Villanelle….
In case you havent seen this it is worth reading! Wednesday 10 December 2025 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing on behalf of the live events sector to urge you to review the devastating, unintended consequences for live venues of changes announced to the Business Rates system at the Budget. The combined impact of disproportionate,…
I have received my copy of ‘Zine Age Kicks’, it arrived Friday so I’ve had the weekend to glance through it but I’ve not touched the sides or is it covers for a book? The volume of content is immense; it’s page by page of “every time I look, I see something new”. A time…
