Compliation albums! Never really given the same kudos as 'proper' studio albums or even 'Live' albums, and yet….there have been a few Compilation albums that have surpassed even the greatest of all studio albums; Lenny Kaye's 'Nuggets' of course, the magisterial 'Pillows & Prayers' and virtually anything on Sarah Records or Bam-Caruso.
But, as far as I am concerned, the most important Comp in my record buying lifetime simply has to be Dan Treacy's Whaam Records catch-all 'All For Art….And Art For All'. This record is one of the very few that ABSOLUTELY changed my life!!

'All For Art….' was…

When the Scottish tour dates were originally announced, I planned to go to the Barrowlands, home of so many brilliant Moz-nights, BUT I have to admit that when he played here(in my home town) three years ago, it was one of my favourite all time Solo concerts.
And so here we are….slap bang in the middle of Swine Flu Central. If Morrissey needs an excuse to cancel any further shows this Tour, he's just been handed a massive get-out clause.

And so to the show:
I arrived just as Doll And The Kicks took to the stage. Virtually every middle-aged…

Back in the Summer of 2007 when we first came up with idea for ~Sighrens~, we decided to have an alternative project running concurrently which would allow us to express the music and ideas that didn't fit in with the ~Sighrens~ ethos. This became ~Lost Gloaming~ and almost immediately took on a darker, more experimental hue.
What was supposed to be merely a ~Sighrens~ side project quickly snowballed into something we lost control of, and became very unfocussed. Basically we ended up making music that we didn't really care for, nor were specifically passionate about.

After about 16 months of…