Joe Tilston is a man of many fingers… or is it many pies… or fingers in many pies or something. If he lived in Wigan
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Paper Rifles – Traitor’s Hill (Make That a Take Records, 2020)
Paper Rifles have seemingly been around for a bit now, or at least have been hella productive in a short amount of time, judging by
Read moreAirstream Futures – Le Feu et Le Sable (Little Rocket Records, 2020)
Life is weird innit? You spend ages with tons of time on your hands, yet your impetus and drive to be productive are beset upon
Read moreInterview with Cruelty
I’ll confess that when it comes to Midlands based metallic hardcore band Cruelty I’ve had to eat a hefty slice of humble pie. You see,
Read more7in and EP round-up October 2019
Oh dear. Seems like some fools are gonna fall foul of my cantankerous side. I disapprove of nothing else like I disapprove of having my
Read moreAnna’s Anchor – Everybody’s Welcome (Failure By Design Records, 2018)
Wow. This crept up on me seemingly from nowhere. Anna’s Anchor is the name Irish singer / songwriter Marty Ryan performs and records under. As
Read more7in & EP Round-up, June 2018 (part 4)
Character Actor – s/t 7in (Dirt Cult Records, 2018) Character Actor is something of what I guess you’d call a “supergroup”, featuring members of The
Read moreDon Blake – Tough Like Diamonds (2018)
Bolton, Greater Manchester’s Don Blake are back yet again. They are proving to be quite prolific, these guys. Tough Like Diamonds is their second proper
Read moreSuperchunk – What a Time to Be Alive (Merge, 2018)
For a good while I’ve had the concept for a music magazine feature rattling around in my head, even as we’re told over and over
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