The Bands & The Caravans Rocked At Planet Rockstock 2019
Blue flag Trecco Bay with spectacular views across the Bristol Channel at Porthcawl, South Wales played host to the seventh annual Planet Rockstock. Storm Atiyah brought heavy rain and strong winds but the bands played on. Gold ticket holders had the bonus of kicking...
The National Scintillate Crowds At Leeds Arena
So what happens when a band like The National, beloved for theatrical concerts where the audience sings along to every one of Matt Berninger’s sad lyrics, tours with an album such as their latest release I’m Easy To Find, a more arty, less commercial sounding record?...
Taylor Swift Makes Her Way To Worthy Farm
It's official folks! American pop superstar Taylor Swift will be headlining the 50th Anniversary edition of Glastonbury Festival in June 2020. Rumours have been rife for months, following the announcement from the Eavis family that an international female that hasn't...
Temples Bring Hot Motion To Shepherds Bush
I’ve got a car with a little button that changes the way it behaves - from ‘Sport’ at one end through ‘Comfort’, to ‘Eco’ at the other. Drive it on either of the extremes and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s two different vehicles. I’m reminded of the little button...
Crumb Aren’t Jinxed At The Tufnell Park Dome
Bostonian four-piece Crumb, brought their brand of indie rock to London’s Tufnell Park Dome for the first of two sold-out, raucous, shows following the release of their well-received debut LP in June. The crowd are raring to go after a wonderful warm up from...
White Lies Celebrate To Lose My Life… At Brixton Academy
Album anniversary tours are now as common as Liam Gallagher’s name at the top of festival bills. In just the past few weeks, everyone from Alanis Morrisette and Goldfrapp to David Gray and Jill Scott have announced treks honouring their landmark albums. Even a band as...
Luke Carey – King Of The Dublin Castle
If you are into music, it is likely you already know all about illustrious Parkway boozer, The Dublin Castle. It was built to serve Irish labourers or ‘navvies’ working on London’s railways. Madness, then The North London Invaders, masqueraded as a respectable jazz...
The Lumineers Lead A Big Parade At The O2 Arena
When The Lumineers hit the big time with 2012’s inescapable Ho Hey, they were lumped in with the other bands riding the folk revival wave of the time. Their contemporaries (say Mumford & Sons and Of Monsters And Men) have since embraced Coldplay-rock,...
Luna Bay Bring The Fire To Their Hometown At London’s Scala
The last time Luna Bay headlined a London venue it was back in March, at Mumford & Sons’ keys man Ben Lovett’s Omeara venue. And speaking as one of the 300 or so in attendance, I can still remember the sweatbox the London Bridge venue became as the energetic crowd...
Calexico And Iron Wine Shine Bright In Manchester’s Midnight Sun
It's a cold November night as I take the trip over to Manchester to catch Calexico and Iron & Wine on their Years To Burn tour, a tour which has taken them across Europe and North America stretching 48 shows since June this year. The city is bustling, with only a...
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah @ EFG London Jazz Festival
On the opening weekend of this year's EFG London Jazz Festival, EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) hosted award-winning American jazz trumpeter, composer, producer, and sonic architect Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah. Entering the venue tucked away in east London and...
King Diamond Unveils Classic Live Show @ Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA
It’s not hard to pinpoint the brilliant musical success of King Diamond that has surrounded him as a solo artist throughout the last twenty plus years. A success that has been nothing short of stella. Many diehard fans know his distinct falsetto voice from the days of...
Steve Hackett Keeps the Flame Alive At Portsmouth Guildhall
The conventional wisdom among those who self-appoint as ‘true’ fans of Genesis seems to be that the lights went out on August 15 1975 – for this was the day that Peter Gabriel left the band. Whilst I can see plenty of reasoning for this argument, the opinion of this...
The Darts, A Grand Slam At Hackney Empire
First off, let's not spread confusion. We're going to talk about The Darts, the crazy girl quartet from Phoenix, Arizona. We're not going to talk about Darts, the nine-piece British '70s doo-wop band. Or the sport. Especially not the sport. The Darts are well...
Rival Sons Plant Roots And Go Feral In Brixton
I feel a little sorry for openers The Last Internationale as they have the early shift just 10 minutes after doors opened. Nevertheless the New Yorkers are sensational in front of a gathering audience with a four-number set. This band are easy on the eye: Delila Paz...