Maren Morris Turns The Royal Albert Hall Into Her Church
The below review was originally written in May 2019, but while we awaited photo approval Maren Morris went on to take her Girl tour back to the US over the summer and through to the end of the year with a mixture of festival appearances and headline shows including...
Samantha Fish Spreads Her Net Over London Audience In Style
On a night when the rain continues to fall, I head towards north London, a mecca for live music to see Missouri lass Samantha Fish. I cannot overlook the great support provided by Félix Rabin on the night. The Brittany, France raised, Switzerland based...
Alanis Morissette Strips Jagged Little Pill Back 25 Years On At Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Who can believe it’s been a massive 25 years – a whole quarter of a century! – since Alanis Morissette broke the perfect-pop mould and released her seminal alt-rock record Jagged Little Pill, imperfections and swearing embraced unabashedly and resonating with the...
Marika Hackman Live: Silence Is Golden
March 2020. Coronavirus fever is gripping the nation. The shelves are bare of thermometers, anti-bac liquids and lavatory paper. Images have begun circulating on social media of commuters on the bus wearing buckets over their heads. There is talk restrictions may be...
Lennon Stella Faces Her Future At Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Former Nashville TV show star Lennon Stella kicked off the first of two sold out nights at London's Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Formerly one half of a close harmony duo with her sister Maisie, Lennon Stella is launching a fully fledged solo pop career. She is using her...
Riding A Wave With Love Fame Tragedy At Heaven
Liverpudlian Matthew Murphy, best known for his lead vocals in three-piece The Wombats, brings his new solo venture Love Fame Tragedy to London’s Heaven for a packed out show full of new music. The crowd are raring to go after two wonderful warm ups from Halifax-based...
Goo Goo Dolls Prove To Camden Crowd They’re Indestructible
Thursday night at the Camden Roundhouse marks the culmination of New York Rockers Goo Goo Dolls' UK tour dates endorsing their 2019 LP – Miracle Pill. As 9pm approaches, the lights dim and the crowd still themselves for the band to take their places on stage,...
A Lesson In Belgian Punk Rock By Corbillard & Chump
At age 30, it is safe to say I have spent more than half my life listening to punk rock. First in French, my native language, then in Dutch and English. Belgium is famous for the huge music festivals and numerous venues. Yet, nearly 3 years ago, I took the plunge...
Cage The Elephant Unleashed At Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace boasts the largest sole standing capacity of any music venue in London. It’s also got a great view of the capital from out front. At about this point, I run out of positive things to say about it. Built in the 1800’s, it might look incredibly grand,...
Glass Animals Put Pineapples In Our Heads At Village Underground
Oxford four-piece Glass Animals brought their tropical psychedelic pop indie rock to London’s Village Underground for the first of two sold-out UK shows before a tour of America. The crowd is raring to go, the venue is full to the brim. No pit to shoot photos from...
The Hu: Masters of Mongolian Metal @ Electric Ballroom
The Hu returned to London before striking out on their ambitious year-long global tour, to introduce the world to Mongolian heavy metal. There’s a reason the Electric Ballroom in Camden is named as such. Its grungy decor and missing roof panels aside, it is the type...
Beth Hart Bares Her Soul To Captivated London Apollo
The Kris Barras Duo, being Kris and Josiah J Manning one half of The Kris Barras Band, opened proceedings with a half hour acoustic set. Both armed with acoustics but Josiah was also adding bass with his right booted foot and kick drum with his left socked foot. Band...
IDLES’ Joe Talbot In Conversation Intimate Events Announced
Across a string of dates throughout February & March, frontman of one of the most important bands on the planet right now, IDLES’ Joe Talbot will be in conversation discussing all things music, life and IDLES with Creation label boss Alan McGee, Clint Boon and...
Beans On Toast A Gig Within A Gig.
Beans On Toast opened the second leg of his UK tour on a blustery and drizzly Friday night at Chalk in Brighton, newly refurbished and expanded from its days as The Haunt.The gig opened with Matt Millership better known as Tensheds performing a solo show. His keyboard...
La Roux Wraps Supervision Up In Fabric
With five years between each of her three albums, it’s easy to paint Elly Jackson – aka La Roux – with a brush coloured in her massive breakthrough hits. But as Jackson will tell you, as she does at tonight’s show at London club institution Fabric, she absolutely...