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  • Returning to Kaya Street For Fuller Soul Sessions

    Returning to Kaya Street For Fuller Soul Sessions

    In November last year I was mightily impressed with Bristol soul-reggae producer Kaya Street, and reviewed their EP The Soul Sessions, read it here for thereโ€™s no reason to go back through rewriting it, everything I said stands, except for one sectionโ€ฆ. At the time I praised Kaya Street for the experimental fusions which seemed… Read more

  • New Album from Illingworth; Man Made of Glass

    New Album from Illingworth; Man Made of Glass

    Four years of hard work in the making, and it sure shows, Man Made of Glass, the third album from John and Jolyon, aka Illingworth, is released across streaming platforms this week. If youโ€™ve seen this Salisbury duo performing on the circuit, the unyielding passion they inject into the obligatory classic rock covers set isnโ€™t… Read more

  • โ€œJerusalemโ€ at the Mission Theatre, Bath, January 21st-25th.

    โ€œJerusalemโ€ at the Mission Theatre, Bath, January 21st-25th.

    By Ian DiddamsImages by Gail Foster What is reality? Is it the cold light of everyday activities? Is it the symbiosis of contemporary time and ancient natural forces beyond our ken? Is it the raddled memories of mind altering drugs? Or is it a mixture of all of those combined, as personal perception sways between… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Devizes International Blues Festival โ€“ Saturday 18th January 2025, Corn Exchange, Devizes 

    REVIEW โ€“ Devizes International Blues Festival โ€“ Saturday 18th January 2025, Corn Exchange, Devizes 

    Another Stunning Week-End For Live Music Andy Fawthrop Normally Iโ€™d be raving about just how good the live music was at The Southgate on Sundayย afternoon. ย And it was indeed brilliant, featuring the amazingly talented bluesman Eddie Martin, withย his band The 58s (the year he was born apparently). ย The band consisted of Tom Gilkes on drums,ย Jerry… Read more

  • Stepping Up My Spine; New Nothing Rhymes With Orange Single

    Stepping Up My Spine; New Nothing Rhymes With Orange Single

    Developed in Devizes, blossoming in Bristol, as well as a snazzy new website, indie-punk phenomenon Nothing Rhymes with Orange released their next single, and itโ€™s stepping up their spines … apparently! A narrative of pending infatuation in the hope the feeling is mutual, Stepping Up My Spine is instantly lovable, projecting a more lenient and… Read more

  • The Oak Festival; The Best Thing to Hit Pewsey Sinceโ€ฆ..?!

    The Oak Festival; The Best Thing to Hit Pewsey Sinceโ€ฆ..?!

    Yet to witness it myself but heard on the grapevine, the blossoming liveliest place to be in Pewsey at the moment, is, apparently the Royal Oak. Wiltshire Music Events, who brought us CrownFest in Bishops Cannings and sold out Devizes Corn Exchange with The Marley Experience, has been at the forefront of furnishing the pub… Read more