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...
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...
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https://flic.kr/p/2nzdtae It’s the first weekend in June, obviously the unofficial start to the summer and with the sun high in the sky, where else would you be but Brockwell Park in South London for the Mighty Hoopla festival along with 15,999 others. You could be...
Listen to Lo Moon’s suave debut album and it's easy to imagine the trio in polo necks and impeccably tailored suits, two hunched over their instruments as the vocalist sways gently at the mic stand. Reality’s a little different. Admittedly guitarist Samuel Stewart is...
“Well, this is new,” observes Lauren Mayberry, pointing out the drummer seated behind her. But, while he brings a visceral power and hyperkinetic energy to the CHVRCHES live sound, adding Johnny Scott to their touring line-up certainly isn’t all that’s new tonight....
Thirty-two years after forming in Caerphilly, and some 23 years after being forcibly reduced to a trio following the still unsolved and mysterious disappearance of guitarist Richey Edwards, Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers continue to grow stronger as a unit,...
He was the UK’s favourite pop artist of 2015. He was adored for his long hair, his sexually alluring voice and (of course) ‘the hat’. But the James Bay that was, was no longer. Adamant to change his identity, Bay has, for the past few years, focused on an evolutionary...
When a 22-year-old Natalie Imbruglia broke onto the music scene in 1997 following her departure from hit Australian daytime soap Neighbours, the UK set their expectations firmly in the Kylie camp. But as big a hit as her debut single Torn was, Imbruglia’s style was...
Showcase nights that throw together different groups of musicians spanning a mix of styles are always fun to go along to, opening your ears to a range of talent. And so tonight we bounced from the rocking tones of Doctor Da Vinci to the growling screams of metalers...