Victory Night
‘I lost my way, I hope you’re happy.’ So, on the 24th November I found myself back at The Flapper, to celebrate the news that this extremely popular establishment will forever remain a pub and live music venue. After a...
Category: Live Reviews
Noise, Noise, Noise…….
Is for heroes, my friends, according to The Damned, and that is the crux of the show tonight, four bands descending on the home of metal, to delight and destroy in equal measure.So, after giving myself a hernia climbing all...
Käärijä London Roundhouse Gig: LIVE REVIEW
A Käärijä London gig at the Roundhouse, Camden – this was likely the stuff of dreams for Vantaa resident and Finnish rapper Käärijä (Jere Pöyhönen) in early January this year. With a London crowd of roughly 3k and promise of...
The Academy Is… Part 2
So, I’m back again a week later, same venue, same stage with another four band bonanza, this time headlined by my friends Black Water Fiend, whom I saw before lockdown opening for Pop Evil.Tonight, we have another fine mix of...
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...
Live Review: Mutoid Man – Live at Stereo, Glasgow (September 11, 2023)
Mutoid Man put huge smiles on the faces of the punters lucky enough to fill this Glasgow café/bar and performance space on a muggy night that will now always be remembered as “Mutoid Monday!” (it was, in fact, 9/11, but...
UK SUBS reinforce their legendary Punk status with one last (-ish) live celebratory waltz.
UK SUBS & MENACE SUB 89 READING Monday nights are the most depressing night of the week, but on this rare occasion in Reading Berkshire, it genuinely felt like the Friday before a bank holiday. UK SUBS are embarking on...
Live Review: 2000 Trees Festival 2023
Every year I see the absolutely stacked line-up at 2000 Trees festival and every year, I kick myself for not going along. All I ever hear is how great it all is and how amazing the people are there, so...
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS prove they still have plenty of bark ‘n bite. Live review from the Oxford O2.
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS & BLACK WATER COMMUNION O2 OXFORD Black Water County do a sterling job of warming up a busy Friday night congregation of the Fingers faithful. The short infectious set had a distinctly more-ish Galic feel, and this...
THE DAMNED brings a jam-packed set of new and delicious tunes to an enthralled Oxford crowd.
THE DAMNED O2 OXFORD The O2 is rammed tonight and with good reason. Evergreen Punks The Damned are in back town, and after the smash, crash, and 1976 thump of the original Damned reformation, it’s down to the pre-pandemic line-up...