Author Archives: Gemma Brookes

About Gemma Brookes

Freelance journalist, live music enthusiast and hunting for music that cannot be removed from repeat. I find musical solace in anything from The Libertines to The Cramps to Eminem and back again.

Neon Waltz LIVE @ Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent 11.12.14

It is often that new bands emerge from the depths of rock and roll and get pushed to the back of radio stations playlists. However, yesterday the Sugarmill was home to an exception. Signing with Noel Gallagher’s manager, Neon Waltz…

I Would Go Out Tonight… Gig Guide 23/06/2014

As you venture outside, there’s no doubt that you will now be surrounded by topless men with the unsightly combination of beer-belly’s and dodgy sun-tans, along with tango-d women in the shortest shorts you’ve ever seen and flip-flops. This can…

Gigslutz guide to european festivals 2014

It’s that time of year again where not only are your eyes streaming from hay fever, but from the pain of the expensive British festivals you know you can’t really afford.  To further intensify the pain, while you’re sobbing into…