Hi friends, hope everyone is well, so back in May I was at Muthers recording studio watching a showcase of new talent. Having arrived fashionably late I caught the end of the set by The Skeme, a brave bunch of...
Long hot evenings, bright, clear skies and sounds of people singing and dancing, nothing signals the start of summer quite like it. And what really marks the beginning of the summer time is the festival season. What better way to...
“I had the best time and now my voice is absolutely non-existent from screaming lyrics” – Meg Taking the scene by storm every year, Slam Dunk Festival has come around again. Representing a massive change in scenery at Hatfield Park...
The sun is out in Cardiff on a Saturday and it’s surprising that there aren’t puddles of black that have melted onto the floor. This is because over 10 years since they last played the Welsh capital, My Chemical Romance...
SHAM 69 SUB 89 READING Reading is swiftly becoming a must-do stopover point for touring bands of a particular vintage, style and popularity. The Sub 89, Readipop, South Streets Arts Centre, The Hexagon, The Purple Turtle and The Face Bar...
GINGER WILDHEART AND JON POOLE The Lexington London. Fresh from taking what seems like a much needed Wildhearts hiatus,, Ginger returns to the stage to promote his recently re-released solo offering, ‘The Pessimists Companion’. The swapping of the head mel...
It’s been over two years since the release of Dua’s second album “Future Nostalgia” and I think it’s fair to see that despite a global pandemic, her rise over that time has been astronomic! Gathering a plethora of Brit Awards,...
What is most encouraging to see amongst this diversity is the fact that for a festival; there is pretty much an even split of male and female artists performing over the weekend; something of a rarity these days and for that alone it should be commended and ce...
FROM THE JAM & THE SELECTER Reading Hexagon. The Reading Hexagon has some rigorous yet friendly and fair Covid checks that all attendees must go through before gaining entrance to the venue. It may well be of a bit of...