Long Distance Calling asks ‘How do we want to live?’
“Curiosity is a real bastard”
So begins the opening track ‘Curiosity’ of the seventh album from German band Long Distance Calling (LDC). They’re mostly...
PURE LOVE, TURBOGEIST, THE VESTALS @ XOYO, LONDON
Valentine’s Day. Shoreditch. If you didn’t know better, you might have thought that the XOYO was preparing to host a romantic evening for swooning...
The Wildhearts & Backyard Babies lift the spirit of rock and roll!
Unfortunately due to the show starting very early at O2 Ritz Manchester (doors were at 5PM and the band started at 6PM) myself and a...
Diamond Head, Burnt Out Wreck, Saints of Sin, Neuronspoiler, Alteration – Four Sticks Weekender...
Finding our way south of the river we see our way through the hustle and bustle of the capital's maze of streets and tube...
Live Review: Glenn Hughes, Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
There are very few people who can claim: they have played in several influential rock bands and continue to tour, packing out venues, 40...
EP Review: Senses Fail – In Your Absence
Senses Fail's latest offering In Your Absence is striking for several reasons. Firstly the lack of the band's signature heavy sound, replaced by a...
Big Red Fire Truck aren’t put out by Trouble In Paradise
I doubt I have ever reviewed a band with a name that suggests co-star status with Fireman Sam! I have now with Aussie band,...
Semblant darken the northern skies with a ‘Vermilion Eclipse’
Fresh off the back of their first visit to the UK last year, Semblant went one step further by bringing their extreme gothic metal...
Review: Akarusa Yami – Heavy Climb (EP)
Since the arrival of Akursa Yami into the world from Nottingham in the year 2010, they have managed to whip up a storm with...
Review: Blues Pills – Lady in Gold
Imagine a band that sounds like a cross between Fleetwood Mac and Jefferson Starship – that is Blues Pills. They boast a singer who...
