While they’re not your usual self-obsessed rock stars, The Killers are not modest about their sell-out show in Hyde Park this evening. Towards the end of the evening, Brandon Flowers (having spent the majority of the show in a pink…
A piece of life advice for anyone and everyone: should the chance arise, go and see The Struts. It’s rare to say – and most of the time I wouldn’t give a band the satisfaction of saying so – but…
Don’t they always say the devil has the best tunes? Gypsy-blues collective The Urban Voodoo Machine certainly think so. After a rough period that saw them lose two members to cancer and a heroin overdose, the band bounced back with…
On a brisk & marginally uninteresting night in Norwich I journeyed forth to see Yuck at Norwich’s premiere live music establishment the Arts Centre. A classic Norwich show with a classic Norwich crowd drinking classic Adnams beer, making classic Norwich…
Monday, 11th January – a sad day for the music world, and the world in general. Finding out we’d lost one of the greats had left everyone in a state of disbelief and sadness. Luckily for me, however – and…
Last night Jack Daniel’s gave a lucky competition winner a music experience to remember! Throughout the summer, Jack Daniel’s extended its Jack Rocks music campaign into Tesco, by running a nationwide exclusive competition giving shoppers the chance to win an…
Having been picked up by BBC introducing and played on Radio 1, Polar States are another one of Liverpool’s crop of emerging bands to watch out for. The four piece released their debut single ‘Concrete’ last year after lead singer…
As the lights dim, melancholy melodies flow smoothly from the cello before Laura Doggett takes to the stage at XOYO – appearing as if by magic in a cloud of natural ethereal beauty and celestial sparkle. Immediately drawing in the…
A sun-drenched Spring evening at The Southbank, and I’m making my way to the perfectly sized, extremely comfortable Queen Elizabeth Hall. It takes all of about two seconds from when Laura Marling takes to the stage and commences the set…
Showcasing a range of talent that has influenced their upcoming album, Swim Deep presented an evening of live music at Shoreditch’s Converse Space on Tuesday (17th). The night included live performances from Paranoid London and The Magic Gang, as well as…