Beardyman at The Pavilion on November 21st 2012 This was a gig that I’d been looking forward to for quite some time. Beardyman (A.K.A.  Darren Foreman) has quickly garnered a reputation as an incredible live performer. His unique beatbox skills and use of live loops threatened to throw up one of the most interesting nights of the year. The show was [...]

Alan Marshall – Suilven Heights When not penning his own ditties Scotsman Alan Marshall has been known to front a Stone Roses tribute act. Getting away from the music of Messrs Squire and Brown , Marshall has created a very interesting beast with his début ‘Suilven Heights’. Opener Good time Girl is pure merseybeat, all jaunty guitars at the go [...]

Home. What does the word mean to you? Warmth, security, comfort, God-awful  Michael Buble Dirges? Whatever mental image it conjures up it’s an interesting title for an album that has its origins in transition. For Jo Carcone the lead singer/songwriter of the band, home is Dublin but the Parisian born frontman has drawn on his French heritage and lent a [...]