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Live Review: Fightmilk / Slash Fiction / Precious Metals – Shakespeare’s, Sheffield 27.11.2021
Sheffield has some great venues, but this was my first time at Shakespeare’s – it won’t be the last. It’s one of those lovely old rooms above a pub where gigs are as barrier-free and communal as they get. Also, great sound, good acoustics and a surprisingly massive stage. We were spoilt with two supports …
Live Review: Paul Weller – The Octagon, Sheffield 27.11.2021 plus Gallery
Storm Arwen did its worst and sent some arctic conditions over Sheffield on Friday night but it didn’t contain enough power to dim the enthusiasm for the 1500 folk who ventured out on an icy Saturday night to see their hero. Paul Weller’s long awaited return to the city, postponed last year due to the pandemic was a massive …
Live Review: British Lion / Airforce – The Warehouse, Leeds 25.11.2021 plus gallery
British Lion are fast becoming a staple in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal landscape and tonight’s shift at The Warehouse, Leeds, only further supported this fact with a stellar performance which should make anyone with a passing interest sit up and take note. Airforce opened the evening and they were loud. It may not …
Live Review: Candid & Idle Noise – HMV Empire, Coventry 27.11.2021 plus gallery
There’s an excitement in the air throughout Coventry as 4 local bands are about to take the stage at the HMV Empire. They’ve sold over 1,000 tickets to this 1,100+ person venue which is no small feat and whilst the place isn’t entirely sold out, it certainly feels like it. After a warm welcome at …
Live Review: Shame – O2 Ritz, Manchester 24.11.2021 plus gallery
Scene in the Steen household at the end of another day at the coal face. “Hi dear, did you slay the masses again with your angular post punk tunes”? Charlie: Yep! And did you crowd surf amongst your adoring fans? Charlie: Yes, I did! And did you get your top off on stage again? Charlie: …
Live Review: Skinny Lister / The Longest Johns – Glasgow, King Tuts 27.11.2021 plus Gallery
One of the surprise joys of lockdown was the emergence of sea shanties which, with the help of the TikTok generation, went viral. Skinny Lister invited The Longest Johns on their current UK tour and the gig in Glasgow at King Tuts was as raucous as you would expect. The added ingredient was the fact …
Live Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Albert Hall, Manchester 23.11.2021 plus gallery
If you’ve ever wondered, and to be fair it’s extremely unlikely, what Harry Enfield’s 80’s creation, Stavros, would look like fronting a doom metal band, then look no further than Pigsx7. Lead singer, Matthew Baty, resplendent in a t-shirt proclaiming, “Find What Feels Good” and a very natty pair of “pig-dragon” shorts, prowls the stage …
Live Review: Junior Brother / The Bonk – Whelans, Dublin 26.11.2021
At a packed, sold out Whelans, Junior Brother thrilled the crowd alongside support band The Bonk. The project is led by Waterford musician Phil Christie (O Emperor), who’s first recordings were undertaken and captured live a Big Skin Studios in Cork City The Bonk (click on thumbnail for full view) Borrowing a term used to …
Live Review: Batushka / Belphegor / Diabolical / Almost Dead & Warhammer – Manchester Bread Shed 18.11.21
Diabolical / Warhammer (click on thumbnail for full view) Almost Dead (Click on the thumbnail for full view) Belphegor (Click on the thumbnail for full image)
Live Review: The Charlatans / Aoife Nessa Frances – Dublin, 3Olympia 23.11.2021 plus galleries
As the irrepressible Charlatans roll into Dublin, those of us at the 3Olympia early enough are the as Dublin singer-songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances takes to the stage. Taking tunes from her debut album ‘Land of No Junction’, released back in January 2020, her sounds flits inbetween experimental, psychedelic and folk music. Sadly, its hard to …