Live Review and photo gallery: Alkaline Trio and LowLives at O2 Forum Kentish Town

Live Review and photo gallery: Alkaline Trio and LowLives at O2 Forum Kentish Town

The middle aged punks are out in force tonight – I include myself in that.  My memory hasn’t yet faded that much yet – I can still remember where and when I purchased “From Here to Infirmary” Alkaline Trio’s breakthrough success...
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EP Review: Terminals – Baptise

EP Review: Terminals – Baptise

Before I start waxing lyrical about Birmingham trio Terminals debut EP “Baptise,” we need to talk about their DIY spirit.  Self produced and recorded in an AirBnB, I feel there needs to be a behind the scenes documentary on how...
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Album Review: Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area

Album Review: Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area

Lets be perfectly honest – if something hits my inbox with the “Hot Singles In Your Area” as the title, it is generally some sort of spam that shouldn’t be opened.  Its not going to end with anything worthwhile.  Luckily,...
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Review: LOGIC1000 – ‘Mother’

Review: LOGIC1000 – ‘Mother’

For contexts sake I feel that I need to get something out the way early on this review.  I have never really “got” dance music.  With numerous genres there has always been an understanding, an appreciation for the work that...
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Live Review: Vandoliers, Less Than Jake and Bowling For Soup at London’s Eventim Apollo – Plus full gallery of the show!

Live Review: Vandoliers, Less Than Jake and Bowling For Soup at London’s Eventim Apollo – Plus full gallery of the show!

“We are Bowling For Soup’s favourite country band,” screams Vandoliers’ guitarist and frontman Joshua Fleming before launching into a set containing “a country song, a punk song, a punk song and a country song.”  L...
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