All that is required now is for music to be allowed to tour again so we enjoy these songs in their natural environment, on the stage.

The power of live music can be one that is both communal and personal, sometimes at the same time. It is the breathing force of music and its tendrils reach way back before the existence of recorded sound. It is something to be cherished. . .

Each and every live gig, good or bad, is a unique experience. It CAN’T be background music, because you are IN it as much as IT is in YOU. I miss the gig scene terribly, and I want it back.

A superb companion album to one of the greatest songwriter’s finest albums, Western Stars.

This is his most personal album since Tunnel Of Love, only this time, instead of relationships falling apart, he is exploring those relationships that stay together through thick and thin

This serves as a little time-travelling gift which Peter Broderick has been able to deliver as if spurred on from the past. It was encoded for the one but is relatable to so many.

Jess Williamson reveals how bold decision making led to personal happiness and the making of Cosmic Wink, arguably her finest album to date.

The best tracks here are all singular in their delights and are all equally surprising in small ways.

By: Martyn Coppack The first thing that springs to mind for most people when the name Bruce Springsteen crops up in conversation is the image of a stadium rousing blue collar hero from the swamps of New Jersey. It’s an image cemented in peoples minds a …

For the hardcore fan this box is manna and will certainly fill a gap whilst waiting for an album of new material. – By Martyn Coppack

As the man they call The Boss is currently in the country doing his rounds of the festivals and arenas we thought there was no better time to let our resident Bruce fanboy, Martyn Coppack, wax lyrical on one of his favourite Springsteen albums. ‘Nebras …