Mersey Soul

Utterly underrated The wonderful La's carved some beautiful timeless melodies....





The story goes that the unusual tomb, mentioned in this song, in the shape of a black pyramid in the church of St. Andrew on Rodney Street belongs to a William McKenzie who lost his soul in a game of poker with the devil.

As the devil told him that he would come to collect it when his ‘bones were in the ground’ a terrified McKenzie thought to out wit the devil by being laid to rest above ground in the tomb. Folklore has it that he specifically asked to be seated at a poker table with a winning flush in his hand.....

Apparently this song was also a favourite of John Peel and always made him shed a tear for his beloved hometown. So much so that he always had to have a record lined up to play straight after to give him a moment to compose himself once more.

You really should've seen the other guy!

Nathanial Rateliff is a modern day Johnny Cash with a voice like the wide open country plains of North America that he calls home.

Full of lonesome cowboys and technicolor sunsets – he sure knows how to weave a tale…

Roaming around....

A haunting cover of the Kings of Leon classic - Scala & Kolacny Brothers strip down all the rock and roll to its bare bones.

Tragedy and love seem to go hand in hand walking the same path for some.

Light My Fire

Bedroom recluse musician Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kel better known as Tom Vek has finally, after six years, released his long awaited new album Leisure Seizure.

But this tune, which came from his previous release in 2005, complete with the most amazing video containing musician muppet creatures and an addictive hook was enough to keep me hanging on all these years...

Two minute perfection!

Mazes Summer Hits and The Buzzcocks Love you More are both examples of the perfect two minute tune.

Ambushing the room in a tight racket of guitars and drums wrapped up in a leather jacket with a cigarette hanging out of their mouth. Before you know it they have pinched the bottle of vodka from the kitchen table and left for a cooler house party on the other side of town...

Jump start my serotonin

Arab Strap never cease to amaze me with their intimate and descriptive story telling of drink, drugs, lost chances of romance and unrequited love...