September Catch-Up (Part 2) – The Wildhouse, The Twilight Sad and Band A live

On Friday (20th), a last minute decision was taken to catch the Wildhouse for the first time in several years – I’ve already written about that here. But it wouldn’t go amiss to remind you that the Wildhouse remain one of a kind, violently averse to conformity such that they are destined to remain the…

A Seat At The Table / Withdrawn Traces – Book reviews

Amy Raphael, A Seat At The Table. Interviews with Women on the Frontline of Music (Virago) Sarah Hawys Roberts & Leon Noakes, Withdrawn Traces. Searching for the Truth About Richey Manic (Virgin Books) These are two very different books (writes Andy Wood). Amy Raphael’s book is a collection of interviews with female musicians, writers, producers…