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April 25, 2024 No Responses

Single Review: Sun King Rising “One More Story to Tell”

Sun King Rising’s “One More Story to Tell” is a testament to John Blangero’s multifaceted artistry, weaving a narrative as rich and complex as the musical traditions he draws from. The song exemplifies a seamless fusion of southern rock, country,...

April 15, 2024 No Responses

MeMe and the Trees

So, I find myself in The Victoria, Brum’s very own Leaky Cauldron, attending a show organised to raise funds for Leila Antony, a dear friend of MeMe Detroit and a cancer patient. Leila is an enduring personality, she is charming,...

April 5, 2024 No Responses

K-POP takes over Wembley as THE ROSE conquer the Capital.

THE ROSE OVO WEMBLEY ARENA Being a mere Fifty-three years young, when a thirteen-year-old niece asks you to see a particular K-pop band, then sometimes you take a deep breath, open your wallet, close your eyes and just go for...

March 25, 2024 No Responses

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS continue their rich vein of live form with a show littered with surprises on the final date of the ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ UK tour.

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS THE CAMDEN ROUNDHOUSE Original and premier Belfast Punks Stiff Little Fingers round off their now annual March tour with another superlative and genre-defining performance. Not many bands would open with their usual encore or entertain t...

March 4, 2024 No Responses

Death Becomes Her

So, on Saturday night I found myself thrashing like a girl amidst a mini Deathfest right here in Brum, the home of metal. My friends Death Collector were the sandwich filling between Digital Bath and headliners Damim, a bill that...

March 1, 2024 No Responses

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...

February 15, 2024 No Responses

MADNESS, one of the only bands I’d happily endure the London O2 for. A live review from Christmas 2023.

MADNESS/THE LIGHTNING SEEDS LONDON 02 ARENA The Lightning Seeds prepare a huge oven-ready throng of fez-doffing party people with a welcome best-of set, and as it proves, it’s the only one of the night. The sublime ‘Sense’, ‘Pure’...

February 5, 2024 No Responses

EATER circa 2024 get some teeth. Live review from The Face Bar Reading.

EATER/JO JO & THE TEETH/JULIET AND THE RAGING ROMEOS THE FACE BAR READING The welcoming warmth of a bustling Face Bar crowd gives Juliet And The Raging Romeos a positive reaction to their uniquely Punk without being Punk delivery. Jo...

February 5, 2024 No Responses

Barefoot In Brum

One of Birmingham’s finest blues rock outfits, Blue Nation were in their hometown to celebrate the hugely anticipated EP launch for ‘Reflections’ their new release. Fans travelled over land and sea – Frenchy, James and Amanda, we see you and...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Live Review: Bring Me The Horizon at Cardiff Utilita Arena

It’s been a long time since the Sheffield outfit played in a tiny gig in the basement of a Bath pub and my mate ended up breaking his ankle two songs in. It was hard to believe that way back...

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