The Beaches Have London Blaming Their Ex
Canadian quartet The Beaches brought their Blame My Ex Tour to London and delivered an electrifying, sold-out performance that showcased their extensive discography and validated the excited buzz that surrounds them. [gallery type='flickr' view='photo'...
The Urban Voodoo Machine Celebrate 20 Years In Glorious Style
This show by the The Urban Voodoo Machine was jointly celebrating the bands leader Paul-Ronney Angel's birthday and 20 years of The Urban Voodoo Machine's unique brew of Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop & Stroll that has encompassed a wonderful revolving door...
Lizzie Esau Is Less Bleak And More Sublime At The Grace
With so much fantastic new music being made all the more accessible through streaming services, online radio and social media platforms, it’s always an absolute pleasure to discover an act that impresses on first listen or first watch. And so it was when I caught...
Fall Out Boy Headfirst Slide In Stardust At The O2
Fall Out Boy have had their ups and downs, their hits and a hiatus, and emerge with all four members of their line-up that has remained since 2003’s debut LP Take This to Your Grave, firmly still in place. And with somewhat of a renaissance of Emo rock and pop-punk...
Hard-Fi Autumn Tour 2023: A Photo Diary
Hard-Fi were the soundtrack to my youth. Well, I say my youth. I was 37 when their debut album Stars Of CCTV dropped; but when you’re now in your mid-50’s, you’ll claim just about...
Royal Blood Shine In The Dark At The Hammersmith Apollo
The Hammersmith Apollo (or Eventim Apollo, as it's now known) is packed. In fact, ‘packed’ barely begins to describe the wall of fans pressed shoulder to shoulder to catch a glimpse of Brightonian duo Royal Blood, who have crammed themselves in a good forty minutes...
Larkin Poe Strike Gold At The Roundhouse
Standing pale in coordinated outfits, sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell stare at each other with a sheepish grin. Megan twists her electric lap steel in her hands as her band’s logo burns blue in the midst of projected, blackened trees behind. A deep breath, a smile, a...
Royal Blood Reign Supreme In Manchester
Royal Blood celebrate their latest album Back To The Water Below hitting the top of the UK charts with a sold-out tour. Tonight we're at the Manchester Apollo to see the Worthing duo blow the roof off this historic venue. [gallery type='flickr' view='photo'...
The Breath Take Our Breath Away At Union Chapel
Ríoghnach Connolly has two sides to her. In between songs, the vocalist and multi instrumentalist (and, lest we forget, current holder of the BBC Folk Singer Of The Year title) is a bawdy, welcoming mother goddess who jokes about flatulence in church. As soon as the...
Rival Sons Fight Darkness And Bring Light To Roundhouse
Stage left, an acoustic guitar's been set up on a stand so it's ready to play without needing to be picked up. During new song Mirrors, the opener of Rival Sons' blistering Roundhouse return, Scott Holiday strums it for a total of probably 30 seconds. And as soon as...
Blink-182 Go Beyond The Small Things At The O2 Arena
Blink-182 kicked off their first UK tour in nine years with two sold out shows at London's O2 Arena with a blistering 27-song set that made us forget our age (again) and delighted our inner adolescent. Despite 2023 starting off with the announcement that Panic! At the...
Handfest Helps Random Hand Celebrate 20 Years In The UK Ska-Punk Scene
Hand Fest celebrated 20 years of Random Hand and there place in the UK Ska Punk Scene.
PJ Harvey Delivers A Spellbinding Roundhouse Show
Anticipation crackles in the darkened space of the wonderful, atmospheric Roundhouse in Camden, as a sell-out crowd awaits the arrival of Ms Polly Jean Harvey. I adore this venue – it always seems to attract a knowledgeable, enthusiastic audience but as we wait, the...
Muse’s Supermassive O2 Arena Show Gives The Will Of The People What They Want
Muse have been writing Orwellian anthems for over 20 years. They are as tight a band live as you will ever see and put on a show like few others. The Devon-hailing trio are celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band next year and tonight was the last night of their...
K.Flay Slays At Electric Brixton
Kristine Flaherty – AKA K.Flay – is unapologetically a weirdo. She spins and flails onstage, and at one point lies on her back and cycles her legs, kicking in time to the music. Flay’s weirdness speaks to her fans directly. “How many people consider themselves to be...
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