Superfood bring their promising Britpop renaissance to London The name Superfood could hardly have been more befitting of the venue – Hackney’s newly opened Oslo may have been hosting a gig in this instance, but it is equally a bustling…
Swim Deep are one of the most recent indie groups to hail from Birmingham’s B- town scene, the foothold of bands such as Peace and Jaws. Their debut album, Where the Heaven Are We, released last year, may have failed…
Here’s a question: what’s your pre-gig ritual? How do you get in the mood? Personally, I try to avoid listening to any act I’m going to see for a few days before a gig. You see, I’m the sort that…
Who’d Have Thought That After All It’s Rock ‘n’ Roll? Dear Mr Turner, I apologise. An existing preconception (‘mis’ also being an appropriate interchangeable prefix here) for me until tonight was that, as a cynic still trying hopelessly to perpetuate…
Ten minutes into The Family Rain’s headlining NME Awards Show gig at The Garage and all the rumours about the band sprawled over the internet suddenly come to life. Of course they used to be in a band called ‘Rock…
The 11th February, the happy 1st birthday of the beloved ‘Holy Fire’ and Foals celebrated the anniversary by simply destroying Birmingham town at the O2 academy. The night started with Cage The Elephant which was a significant sign of a…
Hailing from Oslo, Norway, Wolves Like Us’ takes cues from post-hardcore acts like Fugazi, Alt-Rock acts like Afghan Whigs, The slow sludgy sound of The Melvins, and heavy metal to deliver their own brand of dark and bitterly cold hard…
As I walked down the stairs and into Notting Hill Arts Club, I was greeted by the heavy bassline of KALEIDA’s breakthrough single ‘Think’. Immediately, I understood the name of the event; Juicebox. Not just a metaphor, the venue is…
Arriving at London’s infamous Brixton Academy (a favourite venue of mine), I knew that I was going to witness something special. Having been to all three of The 1975’s sold out London residency it’s fair to say they certainly saved…
It’s not the name of a 1972’s song by T-Rex. This time Baby Stange is the name of a Glaswegian band formed by guitarist Johnny Madden, bassist Aidan McCann and drummer Connaire McCann. It’s half past midnight of a Friday…