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Big Special | Gans | Good Health Good WealthRoundhouse, London27th February 2026 Big Special were first spotted in early 2023 in a central London basement bar and made such an impression on Keith Goldhanger that it’s almost as though, since then, he’s been sitting patiently waiting for the duo to play inside one of London’s largest venues. This has to be seen. Big Special in a bloody great building, with a bloody huge bus parked around the back,…

Squeeze: Trixies (BMG) Released 6 March 2026 CD | 2CD + Blu-ray | Vinyl | DL | Streaming 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0 Written in 1974 but unrecorded and unreleased until now, Squeeze’s 16th studio album is both their oldest and their newest work. Its compelling song cycle of a fictional nightclub is more than just a musical path not taken – it’s a late-career shot in the arm for the band. Robert Plummer is dazzled by the…

Album Review Heavenly Highway To Heavenly Skep Wax Records Vinyl/CD/Digital Released today: 27 Feb 2026 (4.5 /5) Heavenly are seen as* the originators of a whole genre of music – known to some as ‘jangle’, others as ‘twee’ and to the band themselves as ‘indiepop’. As fiercely independent as any punk band, but as sweetly melodic as any chart-topping act, Heavenly combine sharp-edged politics with shamelessly joyful pop music… (says the Press Release) It’s 30 years since their…

Photo: Alex Webster LA Anarcho Punks Gottlieb throw fuel on the fire with their incendiary new single Pipe Bomb, an anthemic slab of hardcore straight from The States with a ferocious album to follow in May. Strange things are happening to me already this year, having premonitions and cases of deja vu are becoming the normal and I’m presuming it’s an age thing. Listening to Dead Pioneers on a random playlist I was brought to the attention of…