Ásgeir walks through the crowd, band in tow, onto The Miller’s small stage. At the tender age of 21, the Icelandic number 1 has a distinguished hairline and the beginnings of a beard. The set begins with his older brother…
Ten years ago who’d have thought that those spotty Sheffield teenagers singing about ‘dreams of naughtiness’ would become such superstars? On the fourth date of their complete sell out much awaited headline UK tour, they play the second night at…
I first saw Arctic Monkeys when they were on their frenzied, word of mouth, MySpace inspired rise, at the 300 capacity Cluny in Newcastle, in what must have been 2005. I have to admit that it didn’t really give me…
With one fist pumping the air Obaro Ejimiwe, otherwise known as Ghostpoet, walks onto the Hackney Empire’s stage. To the right of me an over excited fan spills their beer and we both watch as it is absorbed into the…
I arrive at the Lexington; the shabby baroque style of the downstairs pub area makes it look like some sort of mash-up between an American style lounge and Bordello from the 1920’s. Along the back wall of the bar there’s…
Whilst forever being known as one half of the song writing duo Morrissey and Marr, Johnny Marr has been there done it and kept the haircut. His loyal fans of the 80s and newbie indie kids of the 00’s are…
‘Dude, do you own any trousers that aren’t black skinny jeans?’ ‘No.’ This was the exchange that greeted me on my way into the Shacklewell tonight and it just goes to show – this place has CHANGED. When I was…
This promising young band, from Manchester, have already picked up support from XFM, BBC 6 and NME for their debut EP ‘Passed Caring’. This EP is a solid introduction to the 4-piece and sets out from the off the scuzzy,…
There has certainly been a buzz created around Temples this year and they’re one of the names on the lips of the ‘cool kids’ and music press alike. Getting repeatedly bigged up by Noel Gallagher has done no damage on…
The main question on everyone’s lips before this show was around whether or not Ozzy and the boys could still manage to pull it off. Some sceptics suggested they were only in it for the money nowadays and there were…