OK, this is the first of a bunch articles in which I will attempt to catch up on some stragglers from 2018. Wish me luck
Read moreMy War: Anxiety and depression and me by Diane Hartshorn
Happy New Year. Except it’s not really. Not for many of us. This is a guest submission from Diane Hartshorn, an oldy but goldy friend
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#10 – #1)
I’ve probably spent the last few days or so dividing my time between bemoaning my toddler induced lack of sleep / house move related lack
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreStaff top tens 2018: Tony Maher – 7in & EPs
What a year. In many regards. It’s been a real emotional rollercoaster. I’m properly in my 40s now. I’ve seen my kid turn 1 year
Read moreStaff top tens of 2018: James Lamont
It’s been a full official calendar year of Radical Beat writing, slogging around trying to make sense of this wild terrain, and here’s my top
Read moreGuest top ten of 2018: Andy of TNS Records
Andy co-runs TNS Records, played in the now defunct (as of this month) Revenge of the Psychotronic Man and is one of the organisers of
Read moreNeighborhood Brats – Claw Marks (Dirt Cult Records, 2018)
First of all, many apologies to Chris at Dirt Cult and to Neighborhood Brats that this has taken so long. Sometimes real life gets in
Read more7in & EP round-up December 2018 (part 2): Von Krampus special
Question The Mark – Nightmare on Misery Street 7in (Little Rocket Records, 2018) Wowsers. Are these guys Wales’ best kept secret or what? Graeme was
Read moreGuest top ten of 2018: Lauren Mills of Mills on Wheels PR
Another guest top ten of 2018… once again coming at ya from across the pond, courtesy of Floridian Lauren Mills. Lauren is a much respected
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