As far as small family festivals go, Blissfields is representative: friendly staff, chilled out atmosphere, a couple of big acts and a plethora of ones that no one’s ever heard of and are waiting to be discovered. Below are my…
Rating: Things have been getting exciting for Young Romance, aka Claire and Paolo. Last year they self-released their first EP Pale which has been gathering quite a good amount of critical acclaim and airplay, they recently played at the Great…
If you haven’t yet heard of Panic Island, aka North Londoners Arron Sans and Vinnie Shimia, then you soon will – things are moving fast for the duo and they are about to make a mark on the alternative rock…
For me, US Indie band BRONCHO are one of those bands that I sometimes stumble across while browsing YouTube playlists, and for the next month or so their songs get played so much on my phone that it nearly catches…
Rating: If you’ve ever had to use the bus, tube or whatever type of public transport there is available, then you’ve certainly seen one of these people in black t-shirts carrying the logo of – insert band’s name here –…
Wednesday night’s gig at Hammersmith Apollo was Placebo’s second sold-out date in the venue, and was also the final show of the UK leg of their massive Loud Like Love tour, which has been going on for nearly two years….
Last night (20th) was the night of Stoneghost’s upcoming album launch party, and the Bromley metalheads sure launched it with fireworks. Even as I arrived at Islington’s The Garage, just in time for the start of the gig, I could…
There are these moments that are so short that they end before you realise they are happening, but so intense that they leave your body shivering, gasping for breath and utterly confused but longing for more. Coves’ Thursday night gig…
I’ve never seen Buzzcocks live and, even more unfortunate, is that I was born a little too late to see them in their heyday, when they were at the front-lines of the British punk-rock revolution. And, even though it’s been…
Rating: Since his 2012 debut, Essex-based singer/songwriter Joe Boyd has been showing a class example of DIY music. First, he formed Agony & Ecstasy Records to release his LP, Totem, with which he immediately made a name for himself in the industry….