
Tim Batcup
Tim Batcup is a writer for Classic Rock magazine and Prog magazine. He's also the owner of Cover To Cover, Swansea's only independent bookshop, and a director of Storyopolis, a free children’s literacy project based at the Volcano Theatre, Swansea. He likes music, books and Crass.
Latest articles by Tim Batcup

Steve Hillage: Live At Rockpalast
By Tim Batcup published
Lunar rising: so-so 70s set from the golden-vibed guitarist.

Deke Leonard: Maximum Darkness: Man On The Road To Nowhere
By Tim Batcup published
Funny and affecting memoir of a road well travelled.

Hank Bordowitz: Led Zeppelin On Led Zeppelin: Interviews & Encounter
By Tim Batcup published
Black holes and revelations: oral history from the inside.

Bert Jansch's debut album: "“There are people playing guitar who don’t even realise they’ve been influenced by him"
By Tim Batcup published
Half-century anniversary for folk-rock cornerstone.

Deke Leonard: Reissues
By Tim Batcup published
Not yet rated70s solo excursions from the man from Man.

Toundra Live In Cardiff
By Tim Batcup published
Not yet ratedSpaniards bring their post-rock ambience to Wales.

Hawkwind: Coded Languages: Live At Hammersmith Odeon November 1982
By Tim Batcup published
If you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it.

John Martyn: Sapphire/Piece By Piece
By Tim Batcup published
Not yet ratedOverlooked mid-period twosome given a fresh airing.

Lazuli Live
By Tim Batcup published
Not yet ratedThere's something extremely powerful and exciting happening in Cardiff...

Various Artists: The Deeply Vale Box Set
By Tim Batcup published
Iconic hippie/punk crossover festival all boxed up.

Frank Zappa: 1969-1973: Freak Jazz, Movie Madness And Another Mothers
By Tim Batcup published
Detailed documentary on the Flo and Eddie years.

Harvey Kubernik: Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
By Tim Batcup published
Affectionate celebration gets inside the outsider.

Led Zeppelin IV & Houses Of The Holy
By Tim Batcup published
The ongoing reissue series rolls out the big guns. Companion discs show workings.

Bush: Man On The Run
By Tim Batcup published
Sixteen Stone sold more copies than In Utero, but it still feels like Bush have something to prove. Will a new album change that?

Bush: Man On The Run
By Tim Batcup published
Post-grunge pathfinders tread a road most travelled, but with pizzazz now in short supply.

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin IV/ Houses Of The Holy
By Tim Batcup published
Not yet ratedReissue series arrives at the big one, and shines new light on vintage gold.

Daevid Allen: Now Is The Happiest Time Of Your Life
By Tim Batcup published
Poetry, prog, pixies and pot.

Grant Nicholas: Yorktown Heights
By Tim Batcup published
Ex-Feeder main man stages slight return.

Dragonforce: Maximum Overload
By Tim Batcup published
Power metallers toy with their comfort zone.

Hawkwind: The Flicknife Years: 1981-1988
By Tim Batcup published
Second tier releases collected to illuminating effect.

Harvey Kubernik: Turn Up The Radio! Rock, Pop & Roll In LA 1956-1972
By Tim Batcup published
Exhaustive examination of LA’s musical pioneers.
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