Transglobal Underground - Dreadzone - Hanging Ropes in Live Gigs

Dingwalls, Camden 9 April 2009Transglobal Underground are a world fusion band – although ‘collective’ may be a more accurate term, considering the fluid nature of their line-up – and have been seamlessly blending Read More

Blair at the Chilcot Inquiry in Politics & Debate

After some months in respite, the Chilcot Inquiry commenced again in January 2011. Somewhat rapidly for an inquiry widely derided as an establishment whitewash, it called Tony Blair to the dock for a second time to clarify Read More

The Best Laid Plans... in Festivals

I don't really like telling anecdotes where everything goes according to plan. I don't really make plans anyway (because they always go wrong), so I have very few stories of this nature anyway. You've guessed, then, that this Read More

Big Green Thorn In The Arse Of The Orwellian Agenda in Politics & Debate

Eco-revolutionary festival versus the Police State? The Big Green Gathering was billed as 'The world's premier and award winning Green Festival', and after some troubles in 2007 and a respite in 2008 it was all systems go this Read More

Commercial Hippies - From Beyond in Reviews

Anyone familiar with Nano Records and The Commercial Hippies will know roughly what to expect from their recent work From Beyond. It's the kind of work that many reviewers might describe as "stomping", "banging" or "fucking Read More