Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: The Bedroom Hour – ‘Hinterland’

Rating: It’s amazing when you consider the amount of millions of pounds floating around the music world, with big money record deals being signed left right and centre. However, some unsigned acts rely on the faithful support of their fans…

LIVE: Wireless @ Finsbury Park, London 4-6.07.14

Now in its tenth year, Wireless is essentially a festival for those who don’t fancy the full festival experience: Three stages of music from 1.30 until 11.00pm (at the very latest) over two sites at London and Birmingham. While initially…

LIVE REVIEW: Hop Farm Music Festival, 4 – 6 July 2014

Rating: “Where the heck am I?” I asked myself this question several times during the three-day return of the Hop Farm Music Festival. “Is this a rock ‘n’ roll event?” the answer´s no. Unlike other summer festivals full of tempting…

ALBUM REVIEW: Manic Street Preachers ‘Futurology’

Rating: Last year Manic Street Preachers were taking a solemn approach to their past with the angst-ridden ‘Rewind The Film’ which took them back to Thatcher-era Blackwood, full of social decay and backwards politics. However less than a year later…

The Libertines LIVE @ Hyde Park 05.07.14

Rating: Hyde Park last night was graced by The Libertines as they continued their second reunion together. Following on from their two intimate warm up shows in Glasgow last weekend they performed in front of 60,000 at Hyde Park and boy they…

Jack White LIVE @ Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith 03.07.14

Rating: Jack White is a man of many faces. From the fresh-faced early days of the White Stripes and the infamous Alicia Keys/James Bond/‘Zorro on doughnuts’ phase (thanks for that one, Noel Gallagher), to the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather,…