Silver Ginger 5 – Black Leather Mojo

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard When I first encountered the debut (and currently sole) album from Silver Ginger 5, 2000’s Black Leather Mojo I was still relatively new to the work of their leader, Ginger Wildheart, and, if I’m honest, I wasn’t sure what to think of it. That was when the album was...

February 2020 Playlist

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Click here to go straight to the Spotify playlist This has felt like another musically very busy month with Guernsey’s music scene getting back into its own swing after the usual quieter January and lots of other stuff going besides. From the Guernsey scene I’ve got a couple of...

The Wildhearts – Diagnosis (mini-album)

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Less than five months since they release Renaissance Men, their first album in a decade, The Wildhearts are back again with a mini-album, Diagnosis, taking one previously released track and adding five new ones recorded in a more recent session (oh, and in between Ginger Wildheart found time to...

Ginger Wildheart – Headzapoppin

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard To say Ginger Wildheart is prolific would be something of an understatement — in the last twelve months he’s released the GASS Mark II compilation record, The Pessimist’s Companion solo album, new Wildhearts album Renaissance Men and the band have just announced a new mini album to be released...

The Wildhearts – Renaissance Men

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Ten years on from their last album, Chutzpah, The Wildhearts have been back in the studio and created Renaissance Men, an album that at once harks back to old glories while defiantly looking forward and presenting something fresh and new – not bad around three decades since they first...

The Wildhearts – Dislocated (single)

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Ten years ago, when The Wildhearts released their last album Chutzpah, the very concept of their ‘classic’ line up (Ginger, CJ, Ritch and Danny – who recorded much of PHUQ and toured Earth Vs…) reforming was unimaginable. Now though, several solo and side projects and a slew of excellent...