It’s been ages since I’ve been to The Joiners. The winter period tends to bring an increase in arena-sized gigs […]
During 2006 I have seen hundreds of bands, some very good, others not so, but very few that seem daring […]
With the stage decked out in tinsel, the new record deal with Fiction signed and sealed and the challenging interview […]
Glasgow weather can be unforgiving at times and, as much as it is expected, the driving wind and the rain […]
With £500 in cash and a couple of single-release contracts waiting for signatures, the final of the latest Band Wars […]
Chin Music drew a respectable crowd and chose a high-speed exciting song, reminiscent of My Chemical Romance, to open with. […]
The last time Gary Nock was reviewed for The Mag this reviewer raised the problem of his mid-set lull. Well, […]
‘All the songs are from the soul’. Happily, they’re quite good as well. Laila Cohen, aka Lailaland, delivers straight-talking jazzy […]
Amongst the usual influx of Christmas ‘best-of’s recently released, overshadowed maybe by the likes of U2 and Oasis, I was […]
So many bands use music to articulate what is wrong with the world. Some manage to make reasonably profound statements, […]
As Greenwich Resident shuffle around the stage setting up their equipment, it would be fair to say they don’t exactly […]
It’s not very often that my conversations of what new bands and small venues that I’m heading to gets any […]
About half of the material that Davy Vain played on the night was from his very first album that he […]
There have been a few bands over the years that have really nailed that big impact performance. Now, I’m not […]
The time had just passed midnight. So far the only glimpse the over anticipated crowd had seen of the man […]
Thrash metal legends Exodus descended on the UK this month for a one week tour completing it with a show […]
Call it a seven-year itch or something. Mira Manga Dulok (or however many ceremonial names she’s collected by now) was […]
After featuring on Channel 4’s Road to V and performing many gigs over the past couple of years, Mr Derry […]
Five bands in one night, wow! A veritable feast of music for our listening pleasure provided by one of Bucks […]
This is one of the hardest gigs I’ve ever had to review. And not because it was bad, but because […]
There may well be more female fronted bands out there today than ever, but many of these seem no more […]
The Joiners has long been established as the best venue Southampton has to offer, no questions asked. However, this may […]
The delightfully named One Flew Over took to the stage led by Sideshow Bob’s hair-twin. This photogenic four-piece (five if […]
A wet and miserable October evening saw rockers and emos alike gathering for cover in a venue less roomy than […]