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…
Former Rilo Kiley frontwoman, Jenny Lewis, has now teamed up with Beck to deliver a wonderful new track – ‘Just One Of Those Guys’. The first offering to come from her album, it’s not exactly a massive step away from…
So, we thought it was about a time we offered you a monthly snippet of our Tracks Of The Week – all in one place – for your listening pleasure… Here’s a collection of my faves from May and June…
Whilst it may not be an ethos, it cannot be denied that in naming your band ‘God Damn’ you are going to bring yourself some unwanted attention. Penchant for potential controversy aside, the band have a loyal and ever growing…
Through the dainty streets of Leamington Spa, Harrison Koisserr, Samuel Koisser, Douglus Castle and Dominic Boyce made a phenomenal appearance at the Assembly Hall. Chants of “Peace Peace Peace” filled the room as the vibrant Brummy boys appeared. Starting with…