Ben Poole releases ‘Post-Midnight Behaviour’ and teams up with Elles Bailey
Ben Poole has released his new album Post-Midnight Behaviour, his first studio record of entirely new material in eight years, alongside new single ‘Runaway Souls’ featuring Elles Bailey. Released today, 25 September, through Gypsy Soul Records, the album finds the British guitarist, singer and songwriter expanding beyond the blues-rock sound that established his reputation. Across […]
Sari Schorr releases ‘Running Wild’ ahead of new album and European tour
Sari Schorr has released ‘Running Wild’, the title track from her forthcoming album, ahead of an extensive 46-date European tour beginning in London later this month. The New York singer-songwriter’s new album Running Wild will be released on 9 October in Europe and 30 October in the USA through Provogue Records / Artone Label Group. […]
Transilvania Blues Festival returns to Brașov for first outdoor edition
Transilvania Blues Festival returns to Brașov from 25 to 27 September 2026, bringing three days of international blues to the historic Weavers’ Bastion. Now in its eighth edition, the festival is moving outdoors for the first time, placing artists from Italy, the UK, the United States and Romania inside one of Brașov’s best-preserved medieval fortifications. […]
Ross Harding reworks ‘Seven Nation Army’ as dark blues
Ross Harding has taken one of the most recognisable guitar riffs of the past 25 years and pulled it somewhere considerably darker. The South African-born, UK-based guitarist and singer has released ‘Seven Nation Army (Dark Blues Version)’, a brooding reworking of The White Stripes classic that strips away some of the original’s swagger and brings […]
The Van Morrison Alumni Band – Live review
The Emerald Theatre, Victoria Embankment, London 01/09/26 By Paul Davies As a remarkably storied solo artist, Van Morrison is also an extraordinary bandleader. There are innumerable musicians and vocalists, who are masters of their craft, that have passed through and contributed to the abundant artistic eras of Van’s oeuvre. It is also well known that Morrison […]
WOOD BURNT RED – HOLD ON TIGHT – album review
Independent Wood Burnt Red come out swinging on Hold On Tight, a debut that plants its boots firmly in Southern rock territory while letting country, Americana and blues notations seep into the cracks. This is music with muscle, attitude and, crucially, something to say. Across eleven tracks, the UK four-piece prove they can deliver a […]
JIMMY REGAL AND THE ROYALS – SNAP BACK – Album review
Independent Ever since I reviewed this band’s first album, I have to say that I have been a huge fan and advocate of these guys. They have a rawness about them, gritty, full of energy, attitude, attributes that help them stand out from the crowd. Snap Back has eleven tunes that contain all of the […]
KATIE KNIPP – LIVE AT THEATER 5150 – album review
Independent Katie Knipp has long built her reputation on electrifying live performances, and Live At Theater 5150finally captures that magic in full flight. Recorded before a packed California audience, this expansive 16-track set isn’t simply a greatest hits package performed on stage; it’s a vivid snapshot of an artist and band thriving on spontaneity, chemistry […]
THE BONESHAKERSPULL – UP THE ROOTS – album review
Gulf Coast Records The Boneshakers return to the fundamentals of great roots music: groove, chemistry, feel, and songs with room to breathe on this mini album of six tracks. Eschewing studio gloss, the band puts Jenny Langer’s powerhouse vocals and Randy Jacobs’ expressive guitar firmly at the heart of the sound. Opening with Your Luck […]
Erja Lyytinen toughens up ‘Hard as Stone’ for new live single
Erja Lyytinen has released a heavier new live version of ‘Hard as Stone’, the second single from her forthcoming 50th Birthday Live 2026 album. The Finnish guitarist originally recorded the song for her 2019 studio album Another World, but seven years on she felt it was time to revisit it. And her reason is refreshingly […]