I didn’t know, but I was in for a mixed bag at The Joiners. I had turned up in all […]
Cult-genius-in-incubation Freddie Stevenson has one hell of a supporting bill for someone on his first headline tour (cut to one […]
Sunday, being a day of rest, rudely started with visions of being cremated alive. The temperature inside the tent had […]
Waking up in a tent that could double as a fan assisted oven was a good motivation to get the […]
The Rum Circus got my attention with their unusual name that hints of dark edginess. I’m expecting something unpredictable and […]
Festivals are funny old things. Every one is different, having its own identity and target audience, yet everyone is the […]
Flies aren’t spies from Hell. My money’s on wasps, or those midges you get in the Scottish Highlands; pick a […]
Unfortunately the wonderful world of London transport conspired to ensure that I missed the entirety of Doctor Fonda’s set. I’d […]
Apparitions of American 80s glam metal are now beginning to stalk one British musician after another. The trend of illustrating […]
Whether you’re a metal fan or simply want to see a band that show that they really love what they’re […]
Supporting Crash My Model Car in the stately Bastille Tavern, Endor made a pretty good attempt at stealing the night […]
The Patchworks night at MacNasty’s II in Twickenham used to be a bit of an institution known for giving unsigned […]
Kicking off the second Petty Vendetta night at the same time as the World Cup battle between Portugal and Holland […]
Glasgow South-siders Exit Pilot were first on the bill for a strong Saturday night line up. The crowd was slightly […]
Sometimes interesting things just fall into your lap, and Digital Soup was one of those things: Thames Valley University’s degree […]
How many guitarists does it take to make a band? Well five if your name’s Kobai and you believe rock […]
For a band on their last warning at this venue you’d think that Mach Schau would tone down their usual […]
The George Venue in Andover was absolutely buzzing in preparation for the grand final of ‘Band Wars’, a local battle […]
As I walked through the VIP campsite at 1pm, the sight of pale, cross-eyed humans shuffling between the tents made […]
It would have definitely suited Red Star Rebels best to support Stephen Pearcy at the Garage on April 13. But […]
For a while now Three Day Benda have been plugging tonight’s album launch party to me, but they need not […]
Due to my recent habit of being fashionably late for gigs, I unfortunately missed the usual frenzied fracas of queuing […]
The first guitar I hear today belongs to Director, a timid looking bunch of lads from Dublin. As soon as […]
There were few bands as consistent and heroic as Shed Seven. Surviving shoe-gaze, britpop and finally bowing out with a […]