Ramble On: Ramblin’ Man Fair 2018
Over the weekend of 30 June/1 July, the leafy environs of Mote Park in Maidstone opened its doors once more to the fourth annual Ramblin’ Man Fair. To say that preparations for this years’ event were a little troublesome wouldn’t do justice to the term. Firstly, the...
Queens Of The Stone Age Reign Over Finsbury Park
“The point is to come together and make a night you'll never remember,” Josh Homme announces during Queens Of The Stone Age’s headline set at Finsbury Park. Counting the number of raised pint cups that greet his every word, temporary amnesia’s certainly a possibility....
Liam Gallagher Shows Finsbury Park He’s A True Rock ‘N’ Roll Star
“And another thing, when did a gig become a show?” Liam Gallagher recently asked his almost 3 million Twitter followers. “I do gigs. If you want a show, go see The Lion King.” So during his headline set at Finsbury Park, there are no dance routines (unless you count...
Stone Free Festival – Fathers Day With Blues & Prog At O2 Arena
This was my first time at Stone Free Festival, which is a well thought out two-day event. Day 2 was billed as Prog and Blues, but there was enough variety to keep everyone entertained. The whole of the O2 venue is used, from the undercover Orange Amp stage (which is...
Taylor Swiftly Deals With The Haters At Her Wembley Stadium Reputation Stop
As soon as I stepped on the Jubilee Line I could spot the Taylor Swift fans a mile off; cute outfits, long-limbed, fresh-faced and statement lipstick. Taylor’s London Squad are officially assembled and together they march in their masses, past numerous glitter makeup...
The Hollywood Vampires Cover Themselves In Gory
Last night I saw The Rolling Stones. Did it matter that every time Keith Richards played a chord it sounded like he was launching his Telecaster down a flight of stairs? No, of course not. It was The Rolling Stones. Tonight, I’m at the SSE Arena, Wembley (a place with...
Death Cab For Cutie Follow Scala Into The Dark
In 2018 Pacific Northwesterners Death Cab For Cutie celebrate the 10th anniversary of #1 record Narrow Stairs, the group’s follow-up to seminal major-label debut album Plans but they also release ninth studio album Thank You For Today, dropping 17th August. The Ben...
HAIM Have Got Something To Tell You, London
Friday night saw a small pilgrimage of epic proportions up a North London hill with throngs totalling 10,000. The leg work was not only rewarded with stunning views across the city and the impressive Alexandra Palace at the top, but the ultimate prize, HAIM bringing...
NOFX Puts The Party In Politics Live At Brixton Academy
Tell me London, what’s not to like about a band who arrive on stage to a recording of Richard O’Brien’s The Time Warp just so they can play along? A band whose lead singer has determined a dress to be the most comfortable on-stage attire without a political statement...
Yes Featuring ARW Live At Newcastle City Hall: Yes!
Sweet or salt? Crunchy or smooth? There’s currently two versions of the band Yes. Like popcorn and peanut butter, they’re kind of the same and yet completely different. Like popcorn and peanut butter, opinions on which is best/most authentic tend to be polarised and...
TLC Take No Scrubs At Mighty Hoopla
Seeing TLC live has been on the bucket list for a long time. Mighty Hoopla 2018 at Brockwell Park presented that opportunity. The women were headlining their first ever UK festival. Only their 2nd UK date ever, the first being May 2017, we eagerly awaited their...
The The 2018 Comeback Special Tour
“You have to find your way back to creativity”, said Matt Johnson in last year’s documentary The Inertia Variations, in light of having finally completed and performed (for a live radio broadcast) his first The The song in some 15 years. The extraordinary film,...
Angélique Kidjo Renews Remain In Light Live @ Royal Festival Hall
Angélique Kidjo has taken the Talking Heads album Remain In Light and given it a new lease of life and meaning. The album deemed as ground-breaking and innovative when it was released in the 1980s used many different layered rhythms from around the world, relying on...
Camden Rocks 2018 Festival Review & Photo Story
Camden Rocks is back once more to showcase the best Indie music the festivals organizer Chris McCormackcan find. The festival is the current version of what used to be The Camden Crawl only with far better organization than the Crawl used to have. We got to Camden...
Patti Smith & Nick Cave Live At All Points East Festival
On the final day of the 12 day long festival that is All Points East we were treated to a celebrated mass with the high priestess, Patti Smith and gothic minister, Nick Cave preaching to an almighty choir and congregation. With the heat of the day still burning off...
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