Muse Strip Back To Basics For Hammersmith Apollo Show
British Stadium rock trio Muse brought it all to the first of two nights at the comparatively tiny Hammersmith Apollo in support of War Child and Médecins Sans Frontières and their current and on-going humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Devon-hailing group, more often seen amongst themed oversized props at stadium headline shows or topping the bill at any festival around the world went without the theatrics for a stripped-back run-through of hits, rarities and cuts from their forthcoming ninth studio album Will Of The People.
Florence + The Machine Take Over Drury Lane
After a two and half year gap from live performances due to the pandemic, it seemed only right that Florence + The Machine's first London show since blowing up Hyde Park as part of BST 2019 should take place in the rather intimate confines of Dury Lane's Theatre...
Video Premiere Exclusive Goldray Enchant With How Do You Know
We might have mentioned once or twice, about how excited we are to air the video premiere for the new Goldray single, How Do You Know, which is being released tomorrow along with the epic Oz as a double A side. The video, which was made during lockdown is very...
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...
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...
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...
The Blues Is Safe In The Hands Of Connor Selby
Connor Selby must have been absolutely thrilled when he awoke the morning following his gig at the Tuesday Night Music Club, in Coulsdon, to discover that he had been nominated in two categories of the 2020 UK Blues Awards; Emerging Artist Of The Year and the Jules...
Reign In Punk: 10 Hours With Electric Umbrella
Masterminded by Tom Waters, former double-bassist with Psychobilly maestros the Zipheads, this punk all-dayer held at the Horn in St. Albans was held in order to raise funds for a wonderful charity called Electric Umbrella. The charity works with adults with...
Greta Van Fleet Iginite With Two Shows In Philadelphia
There is no better way to end a great year in music then being a part of one of two incredible nights in Philadelphia with what many call one of rocks true sensations known as Greta Van Fleet. Hard to believe just five years ago they started to make our musical...
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...
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...
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...
