Most readers of "Hot Music Live" plus countless others around the world, will know Roddy "Radiation" Byers best as the lead guitarist with the ...

It was only last week that I was telling you about the new Stylusboy single "This Is Where I Belong" which was released in advance of its parent ...

You'll no doubt have enjoyed that masterpiece of Stylusboy, namely   "For the Souls of My Brothers" on ‘Hot Music Live Presents Volume Two' ...

Did you enjoy the sumptuous, popular & acclaimed track "Just You & Me" on ‘Hot Music Live Presents Volume Three'?  If, like me, you did, you'll ...

In February (and how long ago that feels today), I had the pleasure of telling you about "In The Moment", the debut single by singer-songwriter ...

I first reviewed Henery & his music for "Hot Music Live" eleven months ago when I saw him  supporting Ellie Gowers: "Henery was a revelation.

What a fiesta of an evening on Friday at St Patrick's Club in Leamington.

Organised by Taylor-Louise as a launch evening for her "Black ...

Occasionally I've been able to review for "Hot Music Live" an event which involves but is not limited to music: a particular pleasure.

Once again I can write up for you something rather special: two performances which were pretty unique for our area & which again I felt so ...

Last night was one for the connoisseurs: a whole evening of nothing but top class original music written from personal perspectives & played with ...

Wow what a night! On a sweltering June evening, maybe going underground was the best option, even though the Magic Lantern had to deploy extra fan ...

"Hot Music Live" tries really hard to do many things. One is to reflect what is going on locally in terms of stories, releases & gigs, regardless ...

Another  emotionally rewarding night at the Magic Lantern, savouring two of the finest & most individual of the many great local performers & ...

As previewed in "Hot Music Live Presents", last evening Izzie Derry, who has several times been reviewed in the magazine & is part of the "Hot ...

I don't usually review artists' websites (in fact I don't think I ever have before?) but why not? They are a crucial method of keeping them in ...

I'm going to go with "spell-binding" as my key word (two words?) for last evening's gig.

This gig was, for me & I know many others (the venue was packed), including the star, an eagerly anticipated one.

In an interesting coincidence, it is a year & a week since I reviewed the album ‘Grand Union' by Chalk Drawings in ‘Hot Music Live'.

Congratulations: you are about to get a double review. Since the Mechanicals Band kindly played the entirety of their new "Miscellany #1" EP (in ...

 Last evening was one of local music's most anticipated gigs of 2019 so far. Ellie Gowers is one of our area's most talked about & admired ...

As I was sitting watching Clemency last evening at the Magic Lantern, the thought which went through my head was ‘how lucky I am' to be there in ...

I started composing this review while last night's concert was still in progress & after a while realised that it was in danger of becoming a list ...

 Leamington music lovers will need little reminder of the virtuoso skills of John Parker which he has displayed to chart topping success and ...

I suppose that a very traditional & perhaps sometimes overlooked route to discovering new favourite music is by going to see an artist you admire ...

I'll start with a personal observation: I enjoyed last night: my first time seeing the Jazz Apples (I hold my hands up on that: I'd certainly ...

I feel doubly privileged in that I had the pleasure of hearing Taylor-Louise play her forthcoming single "Blessed With A Curse" at her recent ...

What a treat last evening at the Magic Lantern venue at Temperance. Three sets: one by Naomi-Beth (whom I had not previously heard) and not one ...

Since I've promised myself & my readers to leave off describing gigs at the Magic Lantern as "magical" (however apt) I'm going to settle for ...

Collaboration is of course great in music and when like minded people work together, real magic can be catalysed.