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Live Review: Bauhaus – Brixton Academy, London 19.08.2022
There’s soaring inflation, public sector strikes and a cost of living crisis and somewhere in Northamptonshire the band Bauhaus are taking that angst and discontent and creating a goth classic. Bauhaus – or Bauhaus 1919 (as they were initially called) recorded their classic Bela Lugosi’s Dead amidst the industrial strife and political instability of Britain …
Live Review: Fever 333 – The Academy, Dublin 23,08,2022
Fever 333 ( the 333 represents the three core principles that the members view the band to stand for: community, charity and change.) doing their thing at Dublin’s Academy and do it they did, ok numbers in attendance might have been a little low, but as its the bands first time in Ireland that’s expected and …
Live: Reb Fountain – The Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch – 18.8.22
The iconic Isaac Theatre Royal fuses historic architecture, modern comfort and rich acoustics which set the canvas for Reb Fountain to express her art masterfully, theatrically and flawlessly. Jazmine Mary warmed the crowd with their visceral noir-folk sound, offering a psychedelic and moving teaser of some of their tracks from the album “The Licking of …
Live Review: Stiff Little Fingers / Ricky Warwick and the Fighting Hearts -The Academy, Dublin 20,08,2022
Words: Max Falvey // Pictures: Ian Mc Donnell “Astonishingly, this is our 45th year of doing this thing!” Belfast punk legends Stiff Little Fingers made their valiant return to Dublin’s Academy last Friday night for their long awaited ‘20/20 Vision Tour’, ripping through a career-spanning 19-song set including their undeniable punk classics and some new …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 14.08.2022
As the news broke overnight that due to the unfortunate illness of a member of Life Of Agony, the main stage had had a slight change in proceedings, Skarlett Riot had been plucked from the Sophie Stage lineup and were now opening the Main Stage, wow, kudos to Bloodstock for allowing one of the ‘smaller’ …
Live Review: Noyou / Picnic / Violectric – The Independent, Sunderland 19.08.2022
By Adam Littlemore Another great night at The Independent starting off with the first act Violectric, who I remember seeing perform at this very venue a few years ago and they were awesome. Tonight they didn’t disappoint once again getting the crowd up on their feet singing and dancing. With the crowd still buzzing second …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 13.08.2022
What better way to start a Saturday than with a healthy slab of brutal Death Metal and today’s slab comes in the form of Danish batterers Baest. I was keen to catch these Danes again ever since I reviewed their last offering, ‘Necro Sapiens’, and today my wishes had been answered. Again, a healthy crowd …
Live Review: Villagers / Sola – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 20.08.2022
Unfortunately all good things come to an end! so it was the last show in this years series of shows at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre Kilkenny bringing an end to eight fantastic nights of outdoor music that run through out July & August in what has been described by many bands as one of, if not probably …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 12.08.2022
So, with the heatwave well and truly entrenched I made my way to the arena for the first full Bloodstock day and my first main stage band of the weekend, Heart of a coward. As I stood in the pit awaiting their arrival, I looked around and their seemed to be a lot of like-minded …