Music Features

WOLF ALICE - BELFAST, MANDELA HALL. 04/03/2016

Carl Purvis checked out one of the UK's most exciting bands on the first night of their 2016 UK and Ireland tour, and very much enjoyed his evening.

Carl Purvis reviews...

Quick Takes (February 2016)

It's the return of our newest ongoing Quick Takes feature, where critics Juan Edgardo Rodríguez and Carl Purvis (with special guests) give their abbreviated opinions on some albums we missed in the previous month.

Click here to read more...

Sam Cooke: Strolling through the Night Beat

Night Beat was Sam Cooke's twelfth album. By the time of its release, he was miles ahead of his contemporaries, having gained control of his music and his career, and this had a definitive impact on the sound of his albums.

Angel Aguilar takes us back...

Tracking Force - 1

A new column that explores the pleasures and perils of vinyl.

Alan Shulman spins

Quick Takes (January 2016)

In this new monthly feature, writers Juan Edgardo Rodríguez and Carl Purvis offer a few condensed thoughts on some of the past month's most notable releases.

Click here to read more...

Bowie Remembered (Part Five): A Life Eternal

So long and Godspeed, Starman.

It's time for us to say our final goodbyes...

Bowie Remembered (Part Four): Married Man, Wily Obscurantist

In part four of our tribute to David Bowie we witness a more personable side to the always-impenetrable icon, as he turns the page from debonair man-about-town to a life of domestic bliss.

Click here to read on...