Live: Glenn Hughes @ Islington Assembly Hall
"I'm all about love and giving the love back" Glenn Hughes yelled from the stage at the Islington Assembly Hall crowd. If you were lucky enough to be there, you might have thought this was to be about rock'n'roll ... and it was. Glenn was in town in support of his...
Live: Rotten Hill Gang @ The Forum Tunbridge Wells
The Forum sits on the slopes of the common on the edge of Tunbridge Wells. For the past 24 years it has played host to many up & coming acts, established acts, and has a reputation for booking the next big thing just before it becomes the big thing. The band...
Live: Billy Talent @ Tramshed, Cardiff.
It’s been almost four years since Billy Talent were last in the Welsh capital. It’s a narrowly sold out show. There’s no doubt that people still care about them, despite this absence. But this means the pressure is on to maintain and impress the fanbase that still...
Live: Saint Agnes @ Oslo, Hackney.
Beware! Saint Agnes are back with a new single and are ready to kick down the doors in your neighbourhood. The band, who are my personal greatest discovery of 2016, have bought out another strong rock song Merry Mother Of God Go Round. The new single release was...
Live: Chase & Status @ Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace started filling up with red-lit smoke just seconds before Saul Milton aka Chase, Will Kennard aka Status, MC Rage and drummer Andy Gangadeen appeared on stage. I expected the venue to be busy but wasn’t at all prepared for how rammed it actually was....
Live: Biffy Clyro @ The O2 Arena
Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro are back, and bigger than ever, with the release of seventh studio album Ellipsis. And to support the record, frontman Simon Neil along with his rhythm section of twin brothers James and Ben Johnson on bass and drums respectively, hit up...
Live: Nothing But Thieves @ Brixton Academy.
Finally Nothing But Thieves are getting their just deserts with a sold out headline show. This band have been marked for greatness from the start, their talent has afforded them amazing opportunities and what they have lacked in experience they have made up for in...
Live: Paul Dempsey @ Bush Hall
It’s been some six years since Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Dempsey last graced UK shores, with a stop at the 200 capacity Water Rats venue in North London’s Kings Cross in support of the Something For Kate frontman’s first solo outing....
Live Review: Pixies @ O2 Academy Brixton.
In a bizarre but welcome decision, Pixies chose to play a rotation of UK dates and then loop around again and play another round. Each time this resulted in a sell out show, maybe not so bizarre? Gig goers are crammed into what feels and looks like an over capacity...
Live: The Temperance Movement Acoustic Set @ Bush Hall
I’m lucky enough to have stumbled upon The Temperance Movement whilst they were still playing tiny venues; when much of the set was acoustic and vocals were performed from in front of the microphones. In the last couple of years and on the back of two critically...
Live: Electric Six @ O2 Academy Islington
With twelve albums to their name, Electric Six are remarkably prolific for a band primarily known for two hit singles. Danger! High Voltage and Gay Bar were an essential part of the noughties soundtrack, but as loyal fans crow-barred into a sold out O2 Academy...
Live: Highly Suspect @ Night And Day Café, Manchester.
In years to come when people talk about Oasis playing at the Joiners in Southampton, The Arctic Monkeys’ gig at the Frog and Parrot in Sheffield, and Highly Suspect’s Night and Day Café concert, I can say “I was there, man!” One of the traits that make Highly Suspect...
Live: Hinds @ Academy 2, Manchester.
Saturday evening at the Academy 2 in Manchester was an evening of two halves: the support acts and the headliner. It isn’t often, but on occasions, the support acts outshine the headliners, and Saturday night was one of those occasions. Setting aside the greater depth...
Live: White Lies @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
White Lies have been away for three years since the release of their last album Big TV, they are back touring with their new album, Friends. Although a solid, well received album, Big TV did little to expand their fan base past the original promise of debut album To...
Live: Rachael Yamagata @ Kings Arms, Salford.
On the road, promoting her latest album Tightrope Walker, Rachael Yamagata treated a crowd of dedicated music aficionados to a very special night of low-key and introspective musical delights at the King’s Arms Ale House in Salford. Playing a mixture of old and new...
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