Everybody had a good Christmas then, eh? Get everything you want from Santa? Well, the good stuff keeps on rolling along, as the new edition of Nightshift is out now and, as you well know, it’s one of the finest gifts one could wish for at this special time of year.

This month’s cover feature is an interview with Duotone. There’s all the news from the local music scene, and reviews of new releases including Gaz Coombes, Half Decent, The Missing Persians, Desert Storm, Charlie Cunningham, D Gwalia, The Lost Art and Black Skies Burn. There are lots of gigs in the comprehensive gig guide, and you can read about what’s already happened with live reviews including Sextodecimo, Space Heroes Of The People and lots more. There’s an introduction to Willie J Healey, a look back at what was going on in Oxford music five, ten and twenty years ago, and the usual two-page Demo reviews section. Demo of the month is from Cameron A G, in the Demo Dumper is The Fixation.

Download the January 2015 issue here, and find loads of back issues here.