Writer Profile: Honch
Sam Green (aka Honch)
Location: Burnley
Beard: Yes
Tattoos: Covered
Favourite Tipple: Single Malt
1st Music Purchase: Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
Best Famous Beard: John Martyn
Guilty Pleasure: Justin Timberlake
Favourite Saying: I'll do it in a bit.
Twitter: @honcho_beard
My recent activity
Band of the week
This week has been pretty shit if I’m honest, grim weather, skint and to top it off I’m currently nursing two cracked ribs. I can’t seem to get myself into a comfortable position that doesn’t either hurt my ribs or make me...
Interview
Ben Sharp is Cloudkicker. The name is held in almost mystical reverence by a devoted core of alternative music fans all over the globe. This is not just down to his unique ability to create jaw-droppingly intricate, textured songs without...
Album Review
Einar Stray / Chiaroscuro
It can sometimes be quite difficult to instantly connect with an artist or piece of music, probably due the sheer volume of music I listen to on a daily basis. Sometimes I hear a band once and it does pretty much nothing for me; I cast it aside and...
Gig
After waking up with some serious beard envy over the resplendent facial furriness of William Fitzsimmons, I spend the best part of an hour trying my hardest to comb my own beard every which way in an attempt to match his standards. Needless to say...
Album Review
Nils Frahm / Felt
As the summer months draw to a close and the autumnal hue cascades across the trees with a fiery glow, the days get shorter and the nights get colder. Tonight is pretty much the same as any other night as I put on my wellies and my eight stone dog...
Album Review
Dustin O'Halloran / Lumiere
A lot of people who I know don’t really understand the music that I listen to. Many of them think because I have a beard and I’m covered in tattoos that I’m a goth!? Strange, I know. It’s not their fault; they just...
Band of the week
Stockport born experimental music veteran James Leyland Kirby better known by some for his harsh, abrasive noise compositions under his late 90’s stint as V/Vm, butwhilstwielding his pig mask and flailing wildly about the floor at his live...







