If you’re at a gig and spot a blonde girl with a fringe – usually wearing leopard print or sequins – down at the front grooving to the music with a Northern Soul shuffle about her… that’s Poppy. There’s no-one…
Earlier this year, Tom Hewitt announced his Homemade EP with the release of his indie pop single Time. And now, the time has finally come – only it’s not an EP, but an entire album of songs that navigate the…
Guest review by Captain’s Bar events manager, Say Something Music label owner and promoter Scott Evans I have been a keen follower of Olivia Miceli since last year’s wonderful Nostalgic Heartbreak album and its companion EP Times That Were Never…
Hot on the heels of Stop Calling and Be Better, Queen Cult’s latest single, The Hand Lender, wastes no time in cementing the Macclesfield trio’s furious alt-rock sound. Cranking the energy up to 100 and erupting into heavy fuzz-fuelled guitars…
Who would have thought it, ay, that a young singer/songwriter from Stoke-on-Trent would find themselves on a Glastonbury line up in 2024? But that’s exactly where Walter Kocays finds himself this June, sitting on the very same bill as Dua…
From November 2020 to November 2023, a total of 2,271 knife crimes were recorded by Staffordshire Police. That’s, on average, around two a day over the last three years, with almost half of those taking place in Stoke-on-Trent. But now,…
Words by Lee Barber, The Underground Venue Manager, Co-Producer of The Honey Box and Honey Box Hive project lead ‘The seeds of the scene are, in 2024, going to be laid down by such bands as Christian Music, as they…
There are so many versions of Scott Evans you may have the pleasure of knowing. There’s Scott Evans the venue manager at Captain’s Bar, and Scott Evans the label owner. usic manager and producer. Maybe you know Scott Evans the…
Guest review by photographer Ellie Potter, @LifeOnDSLR Self-described as purveyors of “life affirming anthemic songs of love and loss”, Greg Murray and The Seven Wonders eleventh single in eight months lyrically pursuits into political slant while staying faithful to his…
Review by Captain’s Bar events manager, Say Something Music label owner and promoter Scott Evans Following on from her debut EP Stalemate, Mara Liddle is back with her first single of 2024 with Girl Of Your Dreams. Since last year’s…
Eight hours at work, probably another two stuck in traffic on the A500 there and back, plus that eight hours of sleep we’re supposed to have, not to mention a few hours cooking, cleaning, eating, washing – and that’s without…
From glorious sunshine to thunder and lightning, orchestral rock bands to hyperpop soloists, pints and cocktails to kimchi fries and hotdogs, acoustic songwriters to indie quartets – Lymelight Festival 2024 had it all. This late May Bank Holiday weekend, the…