Albums Of The Year 2018
Kacey Musgraves has gone from the rebel of Nashville to its rising star to its Country Queen in just three records, quite an accomplishment for the 30-year-old. And third record Golden Hour isn’t more of the same from Musgraves its predecessor Pageant Material was...
Meet The Palestinian Artists Breaking Borders Through Music
Palestine Underground by Boiler Room documents the resilience of a burgeoning music scene undeterred and fuelled by political restrictions, building bridges through a shared sound and identity. The 25 minute documentary by Boiler Room documents the thriving...
Luna Bay Are No Smoke And Mirrors At The Camden Assembly
It’s been quite the ride for the as yet unsigned London-based Luna Bay, their following growing month on month as they’ve taken their indie sound on the road this year along with American band The Aces, reaching across the UK and into Ireland with stops at Glasgow’s...
Burn The Dancefloor – Fireball’s Fuelling The Fire Tour
As the chilly London nights draw in, what better way to warm both body and soul than a punk-themed night on the Fireball – Fuelling The Fire tour? Shepherd's Bush Empire played host to the first night of this ten-date British tour. The Fireball-branded drum kit and...
Mumford & Sons Bring Delta To London’s O2 Arena
Four voices. One guitar. One banjo. One microphone. Turns out that's all it takes to silence 20,000 screaming voices. As Mumford & Sons perform a spare, spellbinding rendition of Timshel, London's largest indoor venue suddenly becomes its most intimate. But this...
Singing The Praises Of Shame @ Forum Kentish Town
Fresh from a punishing US Tour Shame return to their hometown ready to prove that they are no longer a weekend garage band. In the four years since the band started, they have grown from teenagers to young men, and their repertoire and fan base have grown with them. ...
Hero Fisher Interview: Strong Women, Self-Belief & Dreamlike Place Called Glue Moon.
When I meet Hero Fisher in a bar in East London’s Brick Lane, it doesn’t take long to realise she’s a force to be reckoned with. It’s subtle; more zephyr than full-blown storm but it’s palpable. She’s smart, funny and expressive; the words she speaks should definitely...
Nic Cester Interview: A Psychedelic Sugar Rush Hits The Streets Of Soho
Meeting Nic Cester, I’m not sure what I expected. All I knew of him was all that my twenty-two years of life has allowed me to: he was the lead singer and songwriter from Jet, the band that wrote Are You Gonna Be My Girl, otherwise known as that song that everyone,...
Albums Of The Year 2018
Kacey Musgraves has gone from the rebel of Nashville to its rising star to its Country Queen in just three records, quite an accomplishment for the 30-year-old. And third record Golden Hour isn’t more of the same from Musgraves its predecessor Pageant Material was...
Meet The Palestinian Artists Breaking Borders Through Music
Palestine Underground by Boiler Room documents the resilience of a burgeoning music scene undeterred and fuelled by political restrictions, building bridges through a shared sound and identity. The 25 minute documentary by Boiler Room documents the thriving...
Iconic Artist Images Exhibition By Norman Seeff At Proud Galleries, London
Running from 23rd November until 13th January 2019 Proud Galleries have another brilliant exhibition entitled Sessions In Sound: Photographs By Norman Seeff, an intimate collection of Seeff’s acclaimed photographic sessions featuring influential 20th Century musical...
APRE Unveil Video For Latest Single Backstreet
London duo APRE have unveiled their immersive first video for latest single Backstreet, alongside announcing details of a spring UK headline tour. This announcement follows their Hopscotch tour and Sam Fender support. Also among the first wave of acts confirmed for...
Would You Rather Be Lonely Ask Red Rum Club
Red Rum Club have announced a fresh run of live shows for 2019. Directly following a magnificent Autumn tour which saw their swooning Spaghetti Western-tinged rock’n’roll win hearts at venues across the nation, not to mention perform to an enormous Sold Out crowd at...
Beans On Toast Shares Some Magic From His New Album
Jay McAllister AKA Beans On Toast released his tenth studio album, A Bird In The Hand, on 1st December. For those that know of Beans On Toast, this is not a surprise as the 1st of December is his birthday and he has released an album, on this date, every year since...
ALLUSINLOVE Are Reborn With All Good People
Cult Leeds rockers formerly known as Allusondrugs have abandoned that moniker and it's perhaps negative connotations, reborn with a new name and message: allusinlove! Following a self-imposed hiatus, allusinlove return with the irresistible call to (each other’s)...
BlogtoberFest 2018 With Babyteeth, Ennor & Lavender Hills In Photography
Rockshot Magazine hosted a night of new music played for the third year at Lost In The Manor's great festival #BlogtoberFest 2018. 31 nights of music from online taster makers and influencers. On the bill for us this year were Ennor, Lavender Hills and Babyteeth....
Swinging From Wooden Beams At London Tattoo Convention
London Tattoo Convention is an annual event which celebrates not only the great history and art of tattooing but also another side of life, for the slightly more curious, possibly naughty, but most definitely the creative, daring person in all of us. You’ll find...
The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams and Dissertations by Todd Rundgren
The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams and Dissertations, by Legendary Songwriter, Musician, Interactive Artist & Producer, Todd Rundgren Cleopatra Records is pleased to announce the release of The Individualist: digressions, dreams and dissertations, by...
Florence + The Machine To Return To British Summer Time
Following a storming 2018 including the release of fourth record High As Hope, which earnt her a third Mercury Music Prize nomination, and a massive arena tour which included two sold-out stops at London’s largest-capacity indoor arena – The O2 – Florence + The...
Dido Soars Again
Following a massive 15 year absence from the live music scene and five years on from fourth record The Girl Who Got Away, Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (or just Dido to you and me) has announced her fifth studio album Still On My Mind as well as...
Dylan & Young Joint Headline British Summer Time
British Summer Time Hyde Park announces its first headliners for 2019 - two of the greatest musicians of all time on one night. Bob Dylan and Neil Young are joint headliners on Friday 12th July 2019. Bob Dylan’s impact on popular music and culture is immeasurable. The...