Slauter Xstroyes – Winter Kill 1985, Independent I realise it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. A good, long while. And, to be honest, it might have been a lot longer, had I not come across some news that shocked me out my creative lethargy. I think it’s important at this juncture to introduce […]

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As if it’s February. I do love living in the South West. I’m never more than five minutes away from absolute wilderness, and I have embraced country living – stomping around with the pups through woodlands and streams has become part of our daily routine. Best of all – the listening corner is back up […]

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Apollo Ra – Ra Pariah   1989, Independent It’s been a while, I know. I should start where I left off, in the triumph of securing the training programme of my dreams, in a world-renowned centre for Orthopaedic surgery. My girlfriends and I headed out to sunny Ibiza, and as the deep bass filled my […]

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Keep it True XX 28-29 April 2017 Well, what an emotional rollercoaster the past few days have been. The only way I can truly describe the existential crisis in which I found myself heading out to KIT XX is to start with a little context. Every junior doctor in the UK dreams of their ‘number’ […]

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Fifth Angel – Time Will Tell 1989, Epic Records Pondicherry – a small union territory on the South Eastern Coast of India – perhaps the place I think of as ‘home’ the most. Indeed, some of my first memories of being human were here, under the tropical sun, walking wide, paved streets flanked by beautiful […]

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It’s hard to believe it was only 48 hours ago that I stood at the fire exit of The Rebellion club, and heard the first strains of one of L.A.’s finest bands sound check for their first ever Manchester gig. Throughout their chequered history, Armored Saint have maintained a quality and commitment to their sound that […]

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A little over a year ago, on a freezing night in Bavaria, I met a set of young lads, and we bonded over peppermint schnapps and power metal. Ever since, I have had the pleasure of watching their growth and evolution as musicians, culminating in their fantastic full length debut. It gives me great pride, diverging […]

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