Alter Bridge & Shinedown at the O2
December is the year where we all get swamped by gigs, it’s what makes the month that little more special, and it is always...
Review: Whitesnake – The Purple Album
I was the first one on the phone ranting about this album to friends. Kindred spirits, some of us old enough to be granddads,...
Jaodae uncover a Nest Of Veins
I must admit to being ignorant of Toronto-based Jaodae, an internet search returned only an unhelpful Pokemon fire creature that uses a “Polyrhythm” attack...
Luke Combs: The Most Relatable Arena Act of 2023
Luke Combs is one of the biggest acts in Country music following his appearance at the Super Bowl performing the national anthem and he's...
Raging Speedhorn prove they’re Hard to Kill
In an otherwise shit show of a year, Raging Speedhorn has been able to be a shining beacon of hope for themselves. Over the...
The Blackheart Orchestra open The Hotel Utopia
The Blackheart Orchestra, Rick Pilkington and Chrissy Mostyn have a valid claim to be the world’s smallest orchestra, and between them, both being extremely...
Review: Downes Braide Association – Suburban Ghosts
With Suburban Ghosts, a follow up to their original collaboration Pictures of You, Chris Braide and Geoff Downes have produced a song cycle of...
Shining – One One One
Within a minute or so of hearing ‘I Won’t Forget’ the album’s opening track I was hit with the same level of energy of...
Live Review: Cancer Bats, at Sub89 Reading
The first support band is Incite all the way from Phoenix, AZ. People should always show up for the first band, that's how you...
Live Review: Slipknot & KoRn ‘Prepare For Hell’ Tour, Arena, Newcastle
“In many ways Newcastle is like Des Moines,” announces Slipknot frontman Cory Taylor to the crowd “because Newcastle is home of some of the...
