Rating: How Robbie Williams compressed his ego to fit almost seamlessly back into Take That is perhaps one of pop music’s biggest mysteries. Stood behind Gary Barlow’s piano, adding backing “oohs” and “aahs” to ‘A Million Love Songs’, this was…
Rating: Darlia (from the two times I’ve seen them) have a tendency to play in venues far too small for the sound they, and their choice of support bands, choose. This, however, is no bad thing; the size of the…
Rating: When Lorde appeared with her debut album Pure Heroine, the whole world took notice of the small South Pacific islands of New Zealand and it’s impact on the alt-pop music scene. Following in the footsteps of Lorde, brother/sister duo…
Rating: Brothers Dylan, Daniel, Jesse and Johnny Kongos make up this alternative rock outfit, who lit up the US with their single ‘Come With Me Now’, and in the process became the fastest debut artist ever to hit the top…
Rating: Another wonderful evening lies ahead at the Meltdown Festival, thanks to James Lavelle, and tonight I have the pleasure of seeing Scottish troubadour – and personal hero of mine – Edwyn Collins. Opening for Collins, at half past seven…
Rating: After listening to Hot Chip, people may think they know what to expect from frontman Alexis Taylor with his solo material. Those people would be wrong, if they were expecting the tight “alt-dance-pop”. On Await Barbarians rhythm and sounds…
Rating: Sat at a grand piano on a stage covered in 3,000 antique car wing mirrors, Keaton Henson begins a beautiful instrumental accompanied by The Josella String Ensemble. Notoriously illusive due to his extreme stage fright, this concert at The…
Rating: (Disclaimer: I have been in love with Josh Homme for many years, since first hearing Rated R at the impressionable age of 14. This love grew enormously when I first saw him and QOTSA at Leeds Festival in 2005…
A beautiful summer’s evening, drinks at the Southbank, anticipating the company of a timelessly iconic vocalist and songwriter. Doesn’t get much better than that. And all credit to James Lavelle, who has been responsible for curating this year’s Meltdown Festival….
It’s an unexpectedly warm Thursday night in June and George Ezra is stepping up to play Manchester Academy 2 – a huge jump up from his last headline Manchester show at the Deaf Institute. This time he’s brought his band…