Camden Rocks 2018 Festival Review & Photo Story
Camden Rocks is back once more to showcase the best Indie music the festivals organizer Chris McCormackcan find. The festival is the current version of what used to be The Camden Crawl only with far better organization than the Crawl used to have. We got to Camden...
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Frankie & The Witch Fingers From LA To Shacklewell In Photography
On this exceptionally hot and sticky bank holiday Sunday, The Shacklewell Arms (where else?!) hosts Frankie And The Witch Fingers, from LA, who are on the second week of a four week European tour. You might think it's going to be some good psych/garage music but...
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Pop Punk Pile Up In Photographs
You might expect a festival to be in a huge field with onsite camping and some large marquees for the bands to perform in for the weekend. But Pop Punk Pile Up took place at The Venue in Selby, a small place with a long bar, on the outskirts of Leeds. Riff Media ran...
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Manic Street Preachers Strike A Chord
Thirty-two years after forming in Caerphilly, and some 23 years after being forcibly reduced to a trio following the still unsolved and mysterious disappearance of guitarist Richey Edwards, Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers continue to grow stronger as a unit,...
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Callaghan and Jesse Terry At Bush Hall, London
Callaghan and Jesse Terry have toured together in the USA, so it made absolute sense for these two to tour the UK together. Originally from the UK, Callaghan moved to Atlanta in summer 2010 to tour and record with grammy nominee Shawn Mullins after they connected via...
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Synth Metal Aerobics With Carpenter Brut
If you’re a synthesizer, wailing guitar, thundering drums, 80s horror movie music obsessed type human then you’ve gotta go listen to Carpenter Brut right now! Carpenter Brut is French synthwave artist Franck Hueso who’s currently on tour with latest release Leather...
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The Fratellis Have A Sweet Time @ Kentish Town Forum
The Fratellis have been a band I’ve always admired. They seem to have released album after album and I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every one of those songs. Their upbeat tempo can get you out of a rut and leave you feeling in a great mood. Whistle For The Choir was...
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Electric Six Fire Up @ Academy Islington
The Beast from the East wasn’t going to stop this already rearranged show from going ahead. Electric Six had sold this one out months in advance and the snow didn’t seem to stop anyone’s journey as they packed out the Academy Islington, London. Here is the concert...
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The Guitar God Robin Trower Plays Hometown Show @ Islington Assembly Hall
As London braved snowmageddon and getting anywhere was a case of determination and luck, a living legend, Robin Trower, was headlining a sold-out gig at Islington Assembly Hall. Despite the weather, or should I say, transport conditions, the fans came out in their...
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Photo Story Frank Turner @ Tunbridge Wells Forum
The Forum at Tunbridge Wells has an enviable reputation for booking the next big thing before it’s the next big thing. This has resulted in it surviving far longer than most small venues. Being able to get a slot to play there is seen as an endorsement and a possibly...
Sari Schorr Rising Star Of Blues-Rock Firmament @ Half Moon Putney
Some bands are lucky enough to have time to rehearse before they gig whilst others might just have to rely on what they have in there head and hearts. Sari Schorr & The Engine Room certainly fall into the second category. The band only got together few days before the...
Stone Sour Are Fabuless At Brixton Academy
Corey Taylor was 24 when he joined Slipknot. Now he’s 44 and wondering out loud in interviews how much longer his body can meet the physical demands of fronting metal’s most energetic live band. Based on his performance with his other band, Stone Sour, the singer...
Samantha Fish Gets The Voodoo Working At Borderline
Some artists, like AC/DC, specialise in familiarity. Others, like Kate Bush, Bjork, and now Samantha Fish, specialise in surprise. The singer-songwriter-guitarist has been looking beyond her blues base to incorporate elements like Americana, ‘50s rock ‘n roll, vintage...
Black Star Riders Bound For Glory @ Academy Sheffield
In their short lifetime, Black Star Riders have managed what few bands achieve in a career and that is to create a dedicated fan-base who will travel many miles to see them perform their cheerful blend of good-mood hard rock - many of whom made their way to the O2...
Steve Hill, One-Man Band Casts A Spell At Academy Islington
Being an opening act is always tricky. You never know what to expect or how many people will turn up early in the hope of some good music. And then there are venues like O2 Academy Islington, where I've seen great opening bands playing to an almost empty room. So if...
Tears For Fears Sow The Seeds Of Love @ Royal Albert Hall
Tears For Fears were superb last night at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They opened the show with a recording of Lorde's haunting new realisation of their own hit Everybody Wants To Rule The World, from the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack, before...
Otherkin Up Close & Personal
The garage rockers, Otherkin, continue to tear through 2017, setting stages alight with their own brand of adrenaline-pumping joyful chaos. Championed by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich on his Beats1 radio show and having completed three UK tours this year - one headline, one...
Photography: Victorious Festival 2017
It's rather pleasant outside and whilst we're still occasionally getting a whiff of Indian Summer, there's no stopping the inevitable slide into rain, wind, gutters full of leaves and longer evenings. What better time then to hark back to images of three of the best...
LeeFest The Neverland 2017 Photography
The sun shone over The Neverland as LeeFest welcomed a colourful crowd of mermaids, pirates and lost boys as well as internationally renowned and local up and coming artists for the 2017 incarnation. Friday headliner Jake Bugg closed the ever ethereal Bangerang stage...