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Here are the most widely read stories in Outsideleft in April '23... John Robb has been holding on to a place in the top ten since Alan reviewed his new megatome, A History of Goth, so maybe no surprises there... Good to see Robb on top. Also great to see occasional contributor Dr. Richard Bennett crack the top 5 with his Metallica movie event piece... 

1. John Robb's deep in the Art of Darkness by Alan Rider
   Alan Rider reviews John Robb's A History of Goth, The Art of Darkness
2. Hold Sacred: Esben And The Witch share their growing pains by Alan Rider
   Alan Rider talks to Esben and the Witch
3. Outsideleft Quiet Night Out by LamontPaul
   Featuring RM Francis, Kerry Hadley-Pryce, Jay Lewis, Wayne Dean Richards & introspective modal interludes by Woodenhand
4. Metallica's Cinematic Spectacular by Dr. Richard Bennett
   Metallica are one of those rare artists so closely watched, that the release of a new LP is a media event. Dr. Richard Bennett went along to the Electric Screen to take a look
5. A Bunch of Five: Joe Cannon by LamontPaul
   Resurrectionists Main Man Finds His Five
6. A Venus Fly Trap Time Lapse by Alan Rider
   Alan Rider listens in to Time Lapse 1995-2010, the latest Venus Fly Trap retrospective
7. Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto by Jay Lewis
   Jay Lewis pays tribute to a musical icon
8. Track By Track: Of Everything and Nothing by scott crow by Lee Paul
   Anarchy, organization and civil disobedience, Scott Crow talks us through his career highlights
9. It's a Lanyard Life by Wayne Dean-Richards
   Lanyard Life is a new poem in our series by Wayne Dean-Richards
10. The Indoor Show by Alan Rider
    The Sharktown EP
11. Anarcho in the UK by Alan Rider
    Ten years in the making, a musical review of the Anarchist Punk movement
12. Buying Boxer Shorts in Next by Wayne Dean-Richards
    A new poem by Wayne Dean-Richards
13. A Bunch of Five: Lisa Said by Lee Paul
    Now based in Portugal, Americana internationalist Lisa Said shares her five things that matter
14. In The Court of the Crimson King by Toon Traveller
    Toon Traveler take a holiday trip to the movies
15. Seymour Knows by Tim London
    One of the last of the old school music titans, Seymour Stein, gone at 80
16. Jina & Kate's Cat Powered Conversation by Ancient Champion
    Artist Kate Groobey's work is featured at Art Brussels
17. Track by Track: We Fell In Turn by Kalia Vandever by LamontPaul
    Trombonist Kalia Vandever takes us on the journey through her new LP, track by track
18. Meredith Bates Takes a Violin to the Edge by Toon Traveller
    On her new LP, Tesseract, Meredith Bates takes the violin to the very edge of its capabilities
19. Bear Books in April by Jenny McCann
    Jenny McCann reveals some books she recommends and some events at the Bear Bookshop in April
20. Coronation Chicken by Toon Traveller
    Toon Traveler Suggests the Kings Coronation Playlist is chicken undercooked or something like that

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