Rews Offer A Glimmer Of Light In The Darkness
An interesting night with two bands I had never seen before. The Darkness on the last of eighteen UK shows on their Easter Is Cancelled Tour before continuing the tour in Europe next year. First up, a band I have been eager to see for some time, Rews. Songwriter and...
Aussie Rockers Electric Mary Attract A Virgin Mary To North London
Right..it's about time for some good ole' rock 'n' roll. We are talking about a band influenced by the rockier side of The Beatles and Tom Petty and who absolutely dig Deep Purple. And so after being treated to the two support bands, The Dark Light and the very...
Young Bands Provide Modern Age Kicks On The Live Circuit
Modern Age Music are a company that specialise in organising gigs, festivals and artist management. They book bands for showcase events across the country, in places like London, Brighton, Manchester Bristol & Leeds, as well as organising full tours for artists...
Hats Off To The Tolerable Gentleman
The Fiddlers Elbow has become a regular haunt for Progressive-Rock outfit Hats Off Gentleman It's Adequate. Malcolm Galloway and fellow collaborator Mark Gatland, who both write and record all their material, possess a chemistry that has been honed through years of...
Reading Festival 2019: A Sun-Soaked Musical Delight
As summer fades away and becomes a distant memory, it's easier to look back at the season's festivals and pick a winner. This year, for me, it would be the legendary Reading Festival. The headliners were bound to please an audience of various backgrounds and ages, and...
A Place of Our Own : The Punks Are Back In North London!
A Place Of Our Own is a collective started by Jay and Keith a few years ago. Their objective is to resuscitate the North London punk scene and open a new punk venue to stop London burning with boredom. We recently got the opportunity to talk with Jay, who told us...
You Have Been RickRolled! Inside One Of London’s Most Mysterious Performances
Just before Foo Fighters were scheduled to start their UK-Northern Ireland tour, Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, and Rick Astley made a surprise appearance at a tiny club in London. It was late Thursday night when my friend pointed me to a series of cryptic messages from NME...
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse @ The Tuesday Night Music Club
Anglo Americans Beaux Gris Gris (pronounced \ˈbō\ \ˈgrē-(ˌ)grē\ ) & The Apocalypse returned to the Tuesday Night Music Club following a very well received debut appearance in 2018. The Tuesday Night Music Club is a regular event held at The Comrades Club...
Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Photo Story
Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is marking the recent 20th anniversary of Car Wheels On A Gravel Road with a select number of UK dates, performing the album in its entirety. First stop is The Barbican in London, with additional Gravel Road shows taking place in...
Sunday I’m In Love – With Photos At Glastonbury Festival 2019
Sunday at Glastonbury Festival 2019 promises to be the coolest day of the festival so far. It’s cloudy as I wake in my tent and I put on a thin hoodie as I wander down to grab a coffee. But while the day is cooler, it’s still a warm one out there and the sun...
The Lowdown In Photos From Saturday At Glastonbury Festival 2019
Following a super-hot Friday, Saturday at Glastonbury Festival 2019 is shaping up to be the scorcher of the weekend, but we can’t complain as the alternative is so, so much worse! As we sweat profusely, wait patiently in line for drinking water and find ourselves...
Fantastic Photography From Friday At Glastonbury Festival 2019
With the former Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival (better known these days as Glastonbury Festival) now in its 49th year – and back on this summer following a fallow year during 2018 – the highways & byways, the nooks & crannies, the stages and fields have...
A Photography Experience Out On The Road With Buck & Evans
Buck & Evans are the best Welsh band that not enough people know about. Scrub that. Buck & Evans are simply the best band that not enough people know about. I know about them because I've seen them quite a bit and photographed them quite a bit. I've also just...
A Monday Night @ 100 Club With Alvin Gibbs And The Disobedient Servants
Do you hate Mondays? Do you find it hard to start the week after a heavy weekend? Why don't you go to a punk rock gig? We kicked off this week by going to the legendary 100 Club on Oxford Street where Alvin Gibbs & the Disobedient Servants were playing. The first...
All Roads Lead To All Points East
The first festival of the year for me was All Points East. A last-minute decision to head down meant I didn't get to spend as much time at Victoria Park as I'd have wanted, but I packed the hours I did have with some great music. The weekend lineups were quite a bit...