‘Before the Bloom’ was the second show of Maisie Peters that I attended and was the second night of three pop shows across the world to celebrate her third album’s release in 2026. Maisie Peters is known for her lyrics that capture her authentic feelings about life, death and feeling invisible in this world. Her most recent release “Audrey Hepburn” explores feelings of identity.  ‘You look like Audrey Hepburn tonight,’ touches on thematics that resonate with my life; hearing

Nearly 30 years on from the monumental Britpop movement and the career-defining Different Class , 24 years since their last album and following the loss of long-standing bassist Steve Mackey in 2023, Pulp have returned with gifts: a tour and an album. The band seem rejuvenated after their almost quarter-century break, and this album stands to test the now much matured version of the band.  More ,   released on 6 th  June this year by Rough Trade Records, taking just 3 weeks t

One of the best poets of the modern era, Patrick Jones’ work Fuse/Fracture (Poems 2001-2021)  is a collection of some of his finest pieces spanning three decades. While forever tied to rock band Manic Street Preachers, of which his brother Nicky Wire is the bassist/lyricist, Patrick deserves to be recognised for the brilliance of his own writing. It’s easy to see how he had such a large impact on the young Manics, and fans of the band will enjoy finding parallels between the

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