Hard-Fi Return: Remain Hard To Beat
It’s difficult to believe, but next year, Stars Of CCTV, the inaugural album from Staines indie rock four-piece Hard-Fi will be twenty years old. The record, which was shortlisted for the 14th Mercury Music Prize, was one of the most assured debut albums I’ve ever...
Maestro Moby Returns To Lift Me Up At The O2
As a kid of the 90s, Moby’s seminal album Play was a huge part of the soundtrack to my adolescence – one of the first CDs I bought with my own money, and pretty much wore out. Every track – even the tracklisting – is still immediately familiar, indelibly stamped on my...
It’s A Good Day For Call Me Amour At London’s Islington Assembly Hall
Following their only headline show of 2024 at a sold out Underworld in Camden last month, Call Me Amour took to the stage and captivated the hundreds of early attendee’s. They were supporting Mallory Knox on their tenth anniversary of Asymmetry UK tour. [gallery...
Wunderhorse Are Champions Of The 1865
OK, I’m putting this out there. Within five years, Wunderhorse will headline a major stage at Glastonbury Festival. Is that a bit of a bold claim for a band playing to a 700-cap...
Apocalyptica Deliver A New Dimension To Classic Metallica Tunes At The Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall recently hosted an extraordinary concert where Finnish band Apocalyptica performed their Plays Metallica Vol. 2 set. Blending classical instrumentation with heavy metal, the evening was a unique fusion that both metalheads and classical music...
Bleed Out Tour At OVO Arena: Within Temptation’s Epic Performance
On November 16, 2024, Within Temptation brought their “Bleed Out” tour to London’s OVO Arena Wembley, delivering a performance that underscored their status as one of symphonic metal’s leading acts. The evening showcased their latest album, Bleed Out, along with fan favourites, highlighting themes of activism and collaboration.
The Bronx Shake The Walls Of Signature Brew
What do all the coolest bands do nowadays when they have a night off in London? They play a show at Signature Brew, of course! Since its expansion to Blackhorse Road 4 years ago, the brewery has been making a lot of noise, brewing excellent beers with rock’n’roll...
Crows Are Reason Enough At London’s Village Underground
For close to a decade Crows have been grafting. Despite holding down full time jobs, the London four piece are three albums in, have toured countless times as well as sharing stages with IDLES, Wolf Alice and Soft Play, some of the biggest acts in the alternative rock...
Barns Courtney And The Struts Glam Up The Roundhouse
It’s a rousing Sunday here at The Roundhouse as we pack the centre of the blue lit historic space for a double headliner from classic-rock-revivalists Barns Courtney and The Struts. For a night celebrating the power of rock n roll, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming...
Ride Shoegaze Upon Portsmouth Guildhall
Shoegaze royalty Ride’s very thorough 2024 tour, promoting latest album Interplay, has finally brought them back to Portsmouth Guildhall, almost thirty years to the day since their last visit. On that day in 1994, they were supported by then Britpop-punk startups...
It’s End Of Days For Defects At O2 Academy Islington
Music can so often support us through our most vulnerable times. It’s there to comfort us when we’re alone and it can help us make sense of the world’s within us and the world around us. It can also offer a release through creating and writing music. Defects, through...
Goat Takes Troxy On A Trip With New Album
The enigmatic Swedish outfit Goat landed on our shores once more, bringing their brand new album Goat, released earlier in October 2024, along for four dates starting at a sold-out Troxy in London. For those unfamiliar with Goat… Buckle up. The surreal, heavily masked...
Squeeze Pull In The Fans For Their Big Five-O Celebrations At Birmingham’s Symphony Hall
The legendary Squeeze arrive at Birmingham as part of their momentous 50th anniversary UK tour, taking in 27 dates in total, with just a 12-day break after completing a 20-date stint in the United States, co-headlining with Boy George. Birmingham’s Symphony Hall is a...
Caitlin Krisko And The Broadcast Chill Them Out At The Bodega Nottingham
As part of their first UK headline tour, Caitlin Krisko And The Broadcast arrive at Nottingham to play at the popular live music venue The Bodega. This Edwardian building built in 1902 has provided an intimate location for live music going back decades, and has seen the likes of Coldplay, Artic Monkeys, and Florence And The Machine.
Kid Congo’s A Delicious Vice In London
Somewhere at the centre of the Venn diagram of every circle of cool sits Kid Congo Powers, the link in the chain between The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Gun Club. He’s strode down his own path since the seventies, making music that’s resolutely his own, and tonight the...
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