Catchy Rhythms is Stephen Parker and Benny Dart. We met in Falmouth, Cornwall, where Benny was working in the infamous…

• Solid Foundation: ‘An Oral History of Reggae’ by David Katz • • Review by Tom Roebuck • Dubwise Vinyl…

• And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music by Joe Boyd • • Review by Andy…

• Street Level Superstar: A Year with Lawrence by Will Hodgkinson • Review by Mathew Clayton • Less a music…

You spin me round is an illuminating collection of essays, an essential mixtape that takes elements of music – songs,…

• ‘Rare Singles’ by Benjamin Myers. • • Review by Wendy Erskine • Imagine for a minute that you’re at…

• Review by David Keenan • • The special edition published by White Rabbit Books on August 15, 2024 priced…

When Frankie Goes To Hollywood appeared on Top Of The Pops in January 1984, they looked northern and working class…

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life was the first ever comprehensive history of the disc jockey. Read an extract…

On the Snap: three decades of snapshots from the world of jazz, film and crime fiction.By Brian Case. Illustrations by Joseph Ciardiello….

‘The Secret Public is about the struggle, the moments and the non-conformity that allowed LGBTQ+ people and the cultures they…

• ‘Neu Klang: The Definitive History of Krautrock by Christoph Dallach’ • • Review by Richard Norris • “Neu Klang…

“Smokin Jo is one of the first generation of superstar DJs” writes Abigail Ward in her review of Smokin’ Jo’s…

• Issue #3 of HVN FAN ZINE is here! Get it while you can. • If you’ve ever wondered what…

Our friends at Monorail Music in Glasgow are hosting a fantastic event this coming June. • A celebration of Buzzcocks,…

Willy Vlautin’s ‘The Horse’, published this week by Faber, is a triumph of hard, chiselled, beautiful language; of a great…

• ‘Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell A Life‘ By Richard King •• Review by Abigail Ward • I have always…

• Switched On: The Dawn of Electronic Sound by Latin American Women• Edited by: Luis Alvarado and Alejandra Cárdenas •…

• ‘BASTA NOW: Women, Trans & Non-binary in Experimental Music’ by Fanny Chiarello •Published by Permanent Draft.Review by Esmé Dee Hand- Halford…

Manny and the Baby by Varaidzo (Scribe) Review by Emma Warren Windrush has become central to the way this country…

On Thursday, the paperback edition of Emma Warren’s brilliant book ‘Dance Your Way Home : A Journey Through the Dancefloor’…

Heavenly and Friends present Daudi MatsikoPlus Kayo Chingonyi and DJ Vandorta (Sounds of the Universe) 5th September 2024 at The…

A review by Jamie Collinson. On more than one occasion, I’ve attempted to describe to an ostensibly interested listener how…

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others by Aingeala Flannery (Extract) I Kenny Rogers is the best singer in the world….

Dark Luminosity: Memoirs of a Geezer (the Expanded Edition) by Jah WobbleReview by Tom Roebuck. John Joseph Wardle was born…

Last months Gigs For Gaza at The Social raised over 3K for Medical Aid for Palestinians. Later this month, a…

River Rise after Mark Lanegan Song like something seeping out of the rock— clear, elemental, ancient. Long lead-in from deep…

An extract… I’ve worked in the music industry for more than twenty years, primarily at record labels rather than management…

Issue #2 of HVN FAN ZINE is here! Get it while you can. If you’ve ever wondered what the Heavenly…

Review by Nadia Younes for HVN FAN ZINE #2 coming soon… For DJ Paulette, it’s all about the dance. For…