Far From Saints Are Transcendent At EartH
Kelly Jones clearly remembers the first time he saw Patty Lynn sing. It was about 10 years ago. Stereophonics are touring the US with their album Graffiti On The Train. The Wind and The Wave (Lynn and Dwight Baker), are the support act. Jones watches them from the...
Katie Melua Stuns In Landmark Show At The Royal Albert Hall
The last time I listened to a Katie Melua song I was probably giving a half-arsed attempt at getting decent grades in my GCSEs – so right about now some undisclosed number of years ago. Since then, I have wondered at which point her music left the mainstream. With...
Simply Red Delight At Shepherd’s Bush Empire
“My name’s Mick, I sing a bit”, Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall offers after introducing each of his band members to the Shepherd’s Bush Empire stage. “As you get on a bit you get by, don’t ya” he continues self-deprecatingly to an audience that largely reflects the...
Ben Howard Misses The Mark At The Royal Albert Hall
It’s the first of the month and I’m back at the Royal Albert Hall, this time for Ben Howard, who kicked off a European tour back in May. At this point, the incredible Royal Albert Hall needs no introduction. Ben’s debut album Every Kingdom, released in 2011, was an...
A Night At The Country Club With Lime Cordiale
Lime Cordiale, the immensely popular Australian multi-instrumentalists, make a triumphant return to UK shores with their electrifying live show that is a complete sensory experience. ...
Wallice Uses MOTH Club As Her Punching Bag
Wallice Hana Watanabe (or just Wallice) is indie pop’s antidote to Gen Z’s anxieties. Or something equally as deliberately labelling. Really, the Los Angeles born & raised artist of Japanese descent, and Dirty Hit signing, brings guitars and lush melodies...
The Chats Deliver One Night of Mayhem At Roundhouse
Drenched in beer and slightly dazed, I emerged from the mosh pit with my life intact, ready to recount a wild night with The Chats. The Australian punk rock icons, unleashed an explosive performance that blurred the line between a concert and a riot. [gallery...
The Hives Are Back On Stage Where They Belong – Live Review From The Fleece
As the saying goes: "It's only champagne of bands if it comes from a small town in Sweden called Fagersta, otherwise it’s just sparkling nonsense”. Do they even need an introduction anymore? Or is it merely a reminder? If you were still wondering, we are indeed...
The Levellers Are Together All The Way At Hackney Empire
This show is part of The Levellers Collective Tour to promote Together All The Way the band’s latest album that sees them re-imagining there greatest hits and playing them in a more traditional folk style, to help them do this live they have been joined by three...
Blondshell’s MOTH Club Turn: Also Very Enjoyable
Blondshell is the relatively newly-formed indie-rock persona of New York-raised, Los Angeles-based Sabrina Teitelbaum, formerly known as the pop-leaning BAUM. And what an about turn the 25-year-old has made, for the better. In a world where music is being produced at...
Steel Panther Live And Lewd In Manchester
Come on guys, it’s 2023! Is there really still room for a band like Steel Panther? This is a joke that’s gotten way out of hand, a joke that’s even lasted twice as long as the genre it parodies. The shockingly vulgar content of the songs, the sexism, the penis...
Bradstock Festival: Nine Bands, Ten Hours, One Stage
I’m on the train. Barrelling up the east coast mainline from Kings Cross. My destination is Bradford and specifically, to Bradstock, a one-day music festival held at Nightrain, a venue that is a magnet to up and coming new artists and established tribute bands in that...
Duran Duran Bring Hits And Deep Cuts To The O2
It’s been more than four decades since Birmingham-based Duran Duran emerged into the blossoming New Romantic music scene of the 1980s, following line-up shifts that solidified when Hertfordshire-hailing frontman Simon Le Bon brought his distinctive voice to the group....
James Bay Takes A Leap At The Royal Albert Hall
Following his breakthrough debut L.P. The Chaos And The Calm, released in 2014, and it’s divergent follow-up Electric Light four years later, which saw the Hitchin-hailing singer-songwriter and guitarist do away with both his signature felt Fedora hat and folksy,...
Garage Rock Icons Black Lips Return To The Riot Scene
“London! Been a minute right?” Black Lips ask their 47k Instagram followers. It’s a rhetorical question of course, and they’re not wrong. In fact, the last time Black Lips played in London the world was just one month shy of being slapped in the face by COVID-19....
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