Month: November 2025

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News

THE GRAMMY WINNER ALYA GETS INTO THE FESTIVE SPIRIT WITH TWO CHRISTMAS SINGLES INCLUDING THE CLASSIC ‘SILENT NIGHT’ FEATURING ERIC CLAPTON

ALYA THE GRAMMY WINNER GETS INTO THE FESTIVE SPIRITWITH TWO CHRISTMAS SINGLES THE CLASSIC ‘SILENT NIGHT’ FEATURING ERIC CLAPTONLISTEN HERE THE NEW SONG ‘NO MORE LONELY CHRISTMAS’LISTEN HERE / WATCH THE OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO HERE  ALYA’s elegant pop vocal and love of timeless melodies is powering her rise, with highlights so far including winning a Grammy for her work on Dead Suns’ ‘Mystic Mirror’ album; collaborations [more…]

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Metal

Eld Varg – ‘Destroyer’

Metal Independent Release Release Date – November 14th, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith It was Saturday, 1st June 2025, in a tent in Lincoln that I first witnessed Eld Varg. The tent housed one of the bars at the Call of the Wild festival. I was thirsty, so I had a pint [more…]

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Live Reviews

JULIET’S NOT DEAD

VENUE – Off The Square, Manchester DATE – 8th November 2025 Words – Graeme Wright, Nicola Warren Pictures – Graeme Wright Ah, Juliet’s Not Dead. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning (who I never thought I’d manage to shoehorn into one of [more…]

Photo (c) 2025 Zeezee Digital Imaging Troy Redfern Oran Mor Glasgow 04_11_2025 Support To Kris Barras' Hollow Souls
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Live Reviews

Troy Redfern – Live – Oran Mor

Review By Darren McIntyre Troy Redfern is a six-string road warrior and king of the slide guitar who has certainly put in a shift when it comes to treading the stages of cities up and down the country. Troy has joined the likes of The Sweet, When Rivers Meet, Quireboys, and Robert [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Brave Rival – 5 to 4

Review by Glen Parkes, Jace Media Music Portsmouth rock and blues powerhouse Brave Rival return with a vengeance on their brand-new EP, 5 to 4, released October 17th. It marks their first outing as a four-piece, and what a statement it is—five electrifying tracks (plus three bonus acoustic cuts) that showcase the [more…]