Author: Azra Pathan

The Academy Is….
October 10, 2023 No Responses

The Academy Is….

Well quite frankly it’s alive and alight with Scene Queen on the main stage and a fabulous four band bonanza in Academy 3, the latter is where I’ve parked myself for the evening. It is always an exciting time watching...
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October 1, 2023 No Responses

Gundog Salute

So, while hubby Neil Murdoch was at the Villa (naughty, naughty, hahaha) Meme Detroit was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the pub and live music venue, The Actress and Bishop here in beautiful Brum. A reunion with Leila Antony meant...
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September 27, 2023 No Responses

Heavy Metal Daze

So, who out there remembers when MTV landed on our TV screens? Who also remembers Vanessa Warwick? Finally, who remembers the infamous Headbangers Ball?Well, have I got news for you reprobates, the amazing people at Staccs have brought back all...
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September 26, 2023 No Responses

Sting Like A Bee

‘And sorry mom I know it wasn’t easy living like this, but we gon’ make it out of the dark times.’ Word on the street is that my friends UNITYTX are back, they bring with them eleven songs of high...
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September 23, 2023 No Responses

A Nightingale Sang On CCTV

‘I never had the best of British luck.’ The Castle & Falcon, a cosy little establishment in Balsall Heath, scene of a live album to see off all other live albums. I am of course talking about Brummie legends Nightingales,...
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September 20, 2023 No Responses

The Last Time

‘The more I know men, the more I like dogs’. One of the most amiable, engaging and harmonious voices in the industry belongs to Duncan Reid, always stress -free, full of life and love, homely, and comforting.It is with an...
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September 13, 2023 No Responses

The Hunter and the Hunted

‘I took the road less travelled, now I don’t know where the fuck I am’. So today I have the latest release from Stitched Up Heart, leading from the front with singer Alecia ‘Mixi’ Demner, they bring songs that are...
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September 12, 2023 No Responses

Gomorrah Never Comes

‘I once hoped to strive here, I never thought I’d die here.’ Our Death metal cousins Cryptopsy have surfaced after eleven years with a full length album, titled ‘As Gomorrah Burns’ and we can immediately make the connections to the...
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September 11, 2023 No Responses

Act Of War

It has been five years since the last release from TesseracT, and it is no surprise that as part of the process they link back to ‘Sonder’ and offer up their latest work ‘War of Being’ a colossal chunk of...
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September 11, 2023 No Responses

The Legacy

‘Eternal fear is a fate worse than death’. Our Australian cousins Polaris have been through the mill of late, suffering the immeasurableloss of guitarist Ryan Siew, our own time on this earth, or what’s left of it is an unknown...
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