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Scott McCloud 'Make It To Forever' Artwork

Scott McCloud will be a familiar name to those with a love for post-hardcore and hardcore punk (such as myself),

Review: The Mon ‘Songs Of Abandon’

26th January 202626th January 2026 Martin Williams Acoustic, Folk, Psych, Supernatural Cat, The Mon

The Mon, the acoustic, psych-folk, solo project from Urlo, the primary architect behind Italian heavy, portal-openers Ufomammut, had been floating

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Review: Witchcraft ‘IDAG’

22nd May 20259th January 2026 xdharmarajax Acoustic, Blues, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Witchcraft

Swedish doom veterans, Witchcraft, return with their seventh album, IDAG. Released on Heavy Psych Sounds, it’s the sum of all

Emma Ruth Rundle at Bush Hall, London, 1st September 2024

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Emma Ruth Rundle & Jon Samuel Ardron @ Bush Hall, London, 1st September 2024

18th October 202418th October 2024 Lee Beamish Acoustic, Bush Hall, Emma Ruth Rundle, Jon Samuel Ardron, London

In all my years of attending live music, I have had the opportunity to catch probably 90% of my dream

The River 'Harrows On The Down' EP Artwork

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Review: The River ‘Harrows On The Down’ EP

13th May 202413th May 2024 Reza Mills Acoustic, The River, Underlin Music

Harrows On The Down is not the first time The River have ventured down an acoustic path, as the Violet

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Review: Beware Wolves ‘Volume 2’

22nd January 202422nd January 2024 Reza Mills Acoustic, Aqualamb Records, Beware Wolves, Country

Hailing from the amazing city of Austin, Texas (I’ve been there, it really is that great) comes the mysterious singer-songwriter

Wooden Tape 'Music From Another Place' Artwork

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Review: Wooden Tape ‘Music From Another Place’

26th July 202326th July 2023 Reza Mills Acoustic, Ambient, Folk, God Unknown Records, Wooden Tape

Merseyside based Tim Maycox (aka Wooden Tape) as well as being both a writer and musician is also a high

Dee Calhoun 'Old Scratch Comes To Appalachia' Artwork

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Review: Dee Calhoun ‘Old Scratch Comes To Appalachia’

12th July 202312th July 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Acoustic, Americana, Argonauta Records, Dee Calhoun

There’s no doubt about Screaming Mad Dee Calhoun having creativity, and that he has what it takes mentally to produce

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Review: Shallow Black ‘MALADROIT [MATTER]’

2nd December 20226th January 2023 Lee Beamish Acoustic, Independent, Industrial, Shallow Black

Never one to sit still, and fresh off the back of THE SECOND MANUSCRIPt, Shallow Black are back before you

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Review: Michael Rudolph Cummings ‘You Know How I Get’

21st October 202217th December 2022 Josh Schneider Acoustic, Blood And Strings, Michael Rudolph Cummings, Ripple Music

I didn’t know what to expect seeing Boozewa live earlier this year when they supported Amigo The Devil. I hadn’t

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Review: Aerial Ruin ‘Loss Seeking Flame’

4th April 202226th May 2022 Martin Williams Acoustic, Aerial Ruin, Erik Moggridge, Independent

While I wouldn’t consider myself any sort of aficionado, I like acoustic music, mellow, introspective, or ‘doom folk’ as it’s

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