Live Review
Live Review: Killing Joke – Eventim Apollo, London 09.04.2022
Be afraid. Two candles flicker at the back of the stage. Those flames can never burn brightly enough to pierce the darkness and break the sense of foreboding. It’s Hammersmith outside and pure Hammer horror inside the Apollo tonight. This climax to their ‘Honour the Fire’ tour is the band’s first wanderings for three years …
Live Review: Sunflower Bean / Lime Garden / Prima Queen – Komedia, Brighton 11.04.2022
Sunflower Bean play out their ferocious live energy punk style inspired set at the Komedia for their final UK tour date. Lead singer Julia Cummings brings her psych guitar riffs to Brighton just in time for the imminent release of the third album ‘Headful of Sugar’ due to be imminently released in May. Bring on …
Live Gallery: Teen Jesus play pre-Easter show in Sydney
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers play high-energy pre-Easter Gig in Sydney.
Live Review: Ghost / Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats / Twin Temple – AO Arena, Manchester 09.04.2022
The fact that Ghost have now become a worldwide phenomenon is testament to the diversity of the Ghost brand, and the pop laden rock riffs and catchy sing along make up of their hits and back catalogue. First night of the Imperatour sees the Swedish rock machine descend upon Manchester along with about nine thousand …
Live Review: Everything Everything – O2 Academy, Birmingham 09.04.2022 Plus Gallery
It’s a shock to see that the room is barely at half capacity but this audience are about to make this Birmingham venue feel more than full. Within a matter of minutes, the production and sound quality is made abundantly clear and matches perfectly with the talent of everyone on stage. Johnathan Higg’s range is …
Live Review: Skunk Anansie – Rock City, Nottingham 07.04.2022
Tonight it is Rock City, Nottingham for British rock band Skunk Anansie with the tour marking the 25th anniversary of the band – slightly delayed again due to Covid. Formed in 1994, they consist of four members – Deborah ‘Skin’ Dyer (lead vocals), Martin ‘Ace’ Kent (guitar), Richard ‘Cass’ Lewis (bass) and Mark Richardson (drums) …
Live Review: Royal Blood / The Amazons – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 29.03.2022
Royal Blood have just completed their huge UK arena tour, including their biggest headline show at London’s The O2. Ellen Mae with camera in hand caught the band and support the act ‘The Amazons’ whilst they played Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.
Live Review: Twister / Misery’s Smile – Corporation, Sheffield 08.04.2022
A trip to the Corporation in Sheffield on Friday to see Twister for the second date of their much anticipated UK tour. I first discovered Twister last year when I attended Winter Rocks Festival, they hugely impressed me, so much so that I sought out their music and have followed the band’s progress over the …
Live Review: The Lovely Eggs – Heaven, London 08.04.2022
From Lancaster, The Lovely Eggs are a Husband and Wife duo Holly Ross and David Blackwell deliver a noisy and sublime punk style set at their biggest headline show to date at Heaven in London. The show coincides with the bands last album released two years ago in lockdown which also the reason for tonight’s …
Live Review: Allt, featuring Julie Fowlis, Zoë Conway, Éamon Doorley & John McIntyre at Kings Place
Allt appeared live at Kings Place on April 1 2022 I’ve long been a fan of the inimitable julie Fowlis. The impressive Scottish songstress, multi-instrumentalist and storyteller has a kind of presence that makes you feel at home, whilst casting everyone spellbound with her immense musical gift of a voice. It was only that more …