Rating: Who: Pixies Where: King Tut’s Wah Wah Tent When: 22:35-23:50 Seeing your favourite band live, in the flesh, singing and preforming the tracks from an album you’ve constantly played to death on your record player, is something magically special…
Rating: Who: Drenge Where: King Tut’s Wah Wah Tent When: 15:45 – 16:15 Top dogs, d’ya know what I mean? Cue the two Loveless brothers entering stage right with a swaggering surge of energy, sending the entirety of the heaving…
Rating: Can you think of a pop star with a career and persona that evokes so many contradictory emotions in the public? Although Morrissey has his die-hard haters, he also attracts one of the most devout fan bases of all time. With The Smiths between 1982 and 1987…
Rating: I’ve often found myself thinking: “If I could sing and was able to write heartbreaking songs, and was generally a lot cooler than I am currently, I would be a lot like Elena Tonra…” Despite my lack of musical…
Rating: As the frontman of a-ha, Morten Harket delivered high notes via sculpted cheek bones, making for a huge teen fan base and untouchable electro-pop numbers. While they struggled to gain the critical acclaim their later work deserved (Coldplay and…
Rating: Ever dreamt of a band that weren’t from the sixties, but had the ability and foresight to be able to replicate the psychedelic aura from that amazing decade? Well the Brian Jonestown Massacre band are the ones you need…
Rating: This was my third encounter with the Modfather in more intimate surroundings, as Paul was here to help raise funds for Scouse drummer Steve Pilgrim’s charity, be one percent. The venue, the former Barfly/Masque venue now under the guise…
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…
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…
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…