Daily Newsletter, September 23, 2025

There’s just something about a live album. Studio records might give us perfection, but live recordings give us those spine-tingling moments where you feel the sweat dripping off the walls. From punk mayhem to stripped-down acoustic sets, these are the most iconic live albums ever recorded.

A ranked look back at the best songs by Paul McCartney and Wings.

63 songs on this compilation pull off the tricky task of paying respect to Bob Dylan's songwriting whilst making the songs their own.

The five songs Ray Davies named as his favourites value crafted lyricism and infectious rock 'n' roll. Read more about them and his opinions here.

It’s high summer in the middle of the decade. An increasingly unpopular and authoritarian government languishes in the polls, England put four past the Netherlands in the group stage of the Euros, and Oasis dominate the headlines after playing the biggest gigs of their career. The year is 2025, but you might be forgiven if […]

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 22/9/25 Part One – The Best New Releases Photo: Kay Soul Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! […]

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 22/9/25 Part Two – The Best New Releases Photo: Wotts Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! This […]

The teenage coming of age combined with some well-crafted pop music rarely fails with audiences, so it was nut such a big surprise when Camp Rock (2008) and Cam

“Shadow Ticket,” Pynchon’s first book in a dozen years, unfolds its conspiracies in Depression-era Milwaukee and beyond, but it lands in a moment when reality seems to have caught up with his fictions.