Deira Diary

Every now and again a record comes out that restores your faith in the idea of an album, of a concentrated collection of tracks not randomly...

Musician Denny Laine's death has saddened me as an unembarrassed fan of Wings since the age of 9 when I first heard the classic single ...

‘ Th e Post-Apocalyptic Romance ’ could be a slightly wordy name for a knowing rock band back in the day. It is in fact the name of Daniel H...

Snakes, Snakeoil Rattlers, and a folky Scouse sentimentalist shared the bill at What’s Cookin' on Saturday night. It was an even wackier...

Midnight Canonball’s debut gig was explosive. ‘The New Inn’  in Hadlow Down (East Sussex, England) had opened up a former hotel function roo...

Dr Feelgood are probably the world’s greatest tribute band. Consisting of three members from a 1980s incarnation of the legendary 1970s ban...

In a post-Brexit time of national uncertainty and economic struggle, it’s perhaps logical that the death of the grandmother of the nation sh...