Everyone’s favourite shanty punks, Skinny Lister, are back with their fourth studio album The Story Is…. I first saw the six piece band in 2015, supporting Frank Turner at the Southampton Guildhall alongside their fellow Xtra Mile comrade, Will Varley. Since, they’ve become one of my favourite live bands because of their distinct London-based brand […]
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“Never Underestimate the Power of Your Song”: An Interview with Beans on Toast
To read the review of the gig Beans performed after this interview, click here. Obviously your new album Spanner In The Works marks a departure from your previous sound, what’s your musical approach going forward? Good question, I don’t know?! With Spanner in the Works and generally, I write the songs first and then…I guess […]
Live Review: Beans on Toast @ Exeter Phoenix
Beans On Toast. A simple, unassuming English moniker, wholly suitable for Jay McAllister the cult folk performer from Essex. Beans is a one of a kind, if you don’t believe me then maybe the fact that he rocked up to the phoenix stage barefoot, encapsulates his unpretentious personality. The night celebrated Independent Music Week- as […]
Music Lesson 3: Folk Punk
In our Lifestyle Editor Joshua Rotchelle’s bid to teach 52 genres, one for every week of the year, we bring you his third instalment, on folk punk. Let’s be honest: “Folk” and “punk”, much like “barbed wire” and “sex” or “hallucinogens” and “watching Spongebob”, just seems like a pair of concepts that do not mix. […]