This, from the official press release: “… a dramatic shift into more accessible territory: pop, electronica, rock & even folk elements …” I’ve been honoured and able to call Sam Healy my friend for a couple of years. This wasn’t…
View More North Atlantic Oscillation – Grind ShowMonth: November 2018
Sam Healy – North Atlantic Oscillation
With the new North Atlantic Oscillation album, Grind Show, about to hit the shops on 16th November, Phil Hall was asked by TPA to stalk the band and discover their innermost secrets. Unfortunately, there’s only one of them left –…
View More Sam Healy – North Atlantic OscillationPublic Service Broadcasting
Pontardawe Arts Centre Friday, 26th October 2018 At ‘Progressive Aspect Palace’ we like Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) – we like them a lot! This is our third PSB gig review within 12 months so perhaps we won’t go into our…
View More Public Service BroadcastingPublic Service Broadcasting – White Star Liner [EP]
Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) are in danger of becoming ‘National Treasures’ with their penchant for musically documenting stories from history that resonate with people, whether they are about war time, the Space Race or industrial history. Shortly before their prestigious…
View More Public Service Broadcasting – White Star Liner [EP]King Crimson
St. David’s Hall, Cardiff Wednesday, 31st October 2018 “Welcome back my friends to the show that sporadically ends…” There are loads of great bands out there, and then there is King Crimson; from their earliest incarnation a method of approaching…
View More King CrimsonMark Rowen – Radiance
I don’t know but can imagine that, like me, you like nothing better than trawling through boxes and racks of vinyl or piles of CDs in search of the ever elusive and obscure gem nestling tucked away in some dusty…
View More Mark Rowen – RadianceJordsjø – Jordsjø Compilation
Jordsjø released their first album to appear on CD, Jord, earlier this year through Karisma Records, and it has become one of my top releases for this year. The band’s previous releases, Jordsjø, Jordsjø II and the Songs from the…
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