Latest articles by Tom Poak
"Like Mark Lanegan covering the Velvet Underground": the album that's captured the lonesome sounds of lockdown...
Michael J Sheehy's new album was recorded alone and quietly – the result is a profound and touching response to these dark times
Could this tribute to Slayer be the feelgood hit of the summer?
The Dirty Nil's Doom Boy is the van-smashing, romance-starting metal anthem you need right now
This blues rock version of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy will make Joe Bonamassa consider a career change
A bluesy cover that's good enough to make Slash jealous and raise the ghost of Gary Moore
The new video by Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse is a trippy vision of lockdown bliss
TRIPPY! Bored? Let this slice of smooth-country-jazz-reggae and a promo filled with dolphins, buffalo and acid-fried wonder lift your spirits
Be prepared: platforms like Spotify, Facebook and YouTube might be about to try and ‘make you happy’
Should Spotify or Apple Music just play “happy music” in times of crisis?
Why you should never ever use your Smartphone at a gig (and, OK, when you can)
A Perfect Circle apparently ejected 60 fans from a recent show for filming the show on their smartphones. Here's the official phones-at-shows rulebook
Six reasons to love Lenny Kravitz
As Lenny Kravitz prepares to tour the UK and Europe, we doff our caps to one of rock music’s most flexible and forward-thinking megastars…
The Walking Dead: From Splatterfest to Snoozefest
Jumping the zombie shark: why the zombie apocalypse has become so boring and some ideas to rescue it
