The Great Escape – Day 1

I travelled down to sunny Brighton in the company of Test Match Special for a second visit to The Great Escape – sadly this time without the company of Chris T Popper, or anyone else for that matter. After parking in a dingy basement NCP, which could easily have been the setting for a murder in a gritty crime drama, I arrived at my (admittedly budget) hotel … Continue reading The Great Escape – Day 1

Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 9)

  House of Spirituals – Too Many Days  [RIYL: Chain-gang gospel, Blind Willie Johnson, Alabama Shakes]   The She’s – Cherry Red  [RIYL: Surf-rock, the Go-Go’s, Shonen Knife]   Gang – Animalia  [RIYL: Fuzzy psych, Dinosaur Jr., Wand]   Sixties Future – Saint  [RIYL: Rust-belt Americana, Delta Spirit, Futurebirds]   Morning Smoke – Soft Decay  [RIYL: Noise-rock, Eagulls, Sonic Youth]   Corinna Rose – I’m So Lonesome … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 9)