Live Review
Live Review: LCD Soundsystem – Brooklyn Steel, New York City 5.12.2021
As a native New Yorker, I have a really embarrassing confession to make – I had never seen LCD Soundsystem live before. Kinda sad, right? But, thanks to their 20-night residency at Brooklyn Steel, spanning from late November to mid-December, I was finally able to correct that. It’s not like I haven’t been a fan …
Live Review: The Darkness – O2 Academy, Birmingham 14.12.2021 plus gallery
After Massive Wagons rock the stage, time passes quickly and though it’s a shame to see that the venue isn’t at capacity, The Darkness’s cult audience sure know how to make it feel like it is. The lights dim and we’re given the very unique experience of bagpipes to start the show meaning only one …
Live review: The Charlatans and Martin Carr, Exeter University, December 14th, 2021 plus gallery
A GREATEST hits tour, from The Charlatans, you say? Actually, I thought: with the increasingly Kafkaesque qualities of everyday life in the political, viral and, it being December, the actual darkness of the UK at the fraying, fag end of 2021, that would be an absolute tonic. Too right I’m in. The Charlatans have been …
Live Review: GIRLI / July Jones / Amber Jay – Arts Club, Liverpool 3.12.2021
On the third of December at Liverpool’s Arts Club Loft, GIRLI, with support from July Jones and Amber Jay, took to the stage for the final night of the Damsel in Distress tour. The incredibly successful nationwide tour, which was entirely self-funded by GIRLI herself, was made possible by a crew of remarkable women and …
Live Review: LIFE – Lafayette, Kings Cross, London 07.12.2021
No mic stand is safe tonight. Mez is magnetic. The LIFE frontman paces the stage, proudly proclaiming “Ey ‘up, we’re from Hull…” before launching into the frenzied assault of Popular Music. It’s the biggest headline show yet for LIFE and the atmosphere is more electric than the nearby Kings Cross rail tracks. This London leg …
Live Review: The Twang / Red Rum Club / The Clause – O2 Academy, Sheffield 9.12.2021
Thursday night saw a trip to the O2 Academy in Sheffield for what promised to be a great night of entertainment, and it didn’t disappoint. First up was The Clause hailing from Birmingham, who took to the stage with a confidence rarely seen in such a young band. They have good reason to be having …
Live Review: Lauren Housley / Robbie Cavanagh – Yellow Arch Studios, 10.12.2021
I first discovered Lauren Housley purely by chance during a pub crawl around Kelham Island! Lauren was playing a free gig at Yellow Arch in the summer and I was massively impressed by the performance. So much so that when the opportunity to review and photograph Lauren’s headline Sheffield gig came along, I snapped up the …
Live Review: Enter Shikari – Mountford Hall, Liverpool 11.12.2021 plus gallery
Tonight, the disco is courtesy of Enter Shikari and there isn’t a person in the room who doesn’t want to be there. Whilst Dinosaur Pile Up & The Nova Twins are getting the crowd ready to for what’s in store, there’s an atmosphere in this student union hall that I haven’t felt in a while; …
Live Review: Gun / The Virginmarys / Gin Annie – Barrowlands, Glasgow 11.12.2021
“I belong to Glasgow, dear old Glasgow town”, they certainly do, and Glasgow belongs to them! The famous Barrowland Ballroom has seen the GUN play many times and will again as the band announced they have released tickets for 2022 already. GUN have always had a “swagger” and they back that up by playing sell out shows. Dante and …
Live Review: Eagles Of Death Metal – O2 Ritz Manchester 5.12.2021
There’s a perceived wisdom with us Brits, that Americans don’t get irony. This is of course not true. It shows up in whipsmart network comedies like Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm, they just don’t use it as much socially as us. We use it to tease our friends. We’ve weaponised the use of sarcasm as …