Live Review
Live Review: The Lottery Winners / The Covasettes / Jonny Blade – O2 Academy, Leeds 27.02.2025
Words and photos by Phil Wright Thursday, 27th of February, took me to the Leeds O2 Academy for a night with ‘The Lottery Winners’. The Mancunian quartet just keep going from strength to strength with brilliant catchy songs and Thom Rylance holding an awesome stage presence. Thom’s humour is so on point, taking the mick …
Live Review: Mandrake Handshake – No.90, Hackney Wick, London 28.02.2025
There’s that scene in the film High Fidelity when record shop owner Rob boldly claims he’ll now flog some records as he pops a Beta Band EP on the turntable. We watch in wonder as the vinyl heads become entranced by the music. These days that plot would surely feature a Mandrake Handshake record. So …
Live Review & Gallery: Metro Feels Like Manchester as Courteeners Take Over – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 05.03.25
There was no mistaking the excitement in Metro Theatre ahead of Courteeners‘ headline show, and the air was thick with a cacophony of British accents. Fresh off their Yours and Owls Festival set the weekend prior, Courteeners were primed to deliver the kind of night their fans had come to expect, anthemic and unrelentingly joyous. …
Live Review: Circa Waves / Peace / Corella – O2 Academy, Leeds 25.02.2025
Words and photos by Alfie Dook Things have been ramping up for music in 2025, and while there are many great tours to come in the summer, some bands haven’t waited around to treat us, most noticeably for me personally and a lot of people, has been the Circa Waves Death and Love 2025 tour. …
Live Gallery: Ice Cube’s Legacy Roars On at the ICC Theatre, Sydney 7.03.2024
Ice Cube Brings the Fire to Sydney—Even a Cyclone Couldn’t Stop Him
Live Review & Gallery: Shame Revel In Punk Devotion, Giving Australia Stage Dive Sermons – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 04.03.25
I’d heard along the grapevine that Shame’s set at Yours and Owls Festival was the one to catch, best of the weekend, unfiltered punk energy carrying the day forward ahead of headliners Fontaines D.C. Naturally, expectations were sky-high as I navigated the winding corridors of Metro Theatre and slipped into the cavern that is Metro …
Live Review: Squid – The Leadmill, Sheffield 22.02.2025
On a chilly February night, a packed out Leadmill paid host to a dynamic show by experimental post-punk outfit Squid. The band seamlessly navigated through their diverse catalogue, blending together contemplative, hypnotic and energetic moments throughout their set. Ollie Judge’s (vocals/drums) urgent vocals and driving rhythms anchored the performance, while Laurie Nankivell (bass guitar/trumpet) and …
Live Review and Gallery: Fontaines D.C. set the harbour alight at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, 06/03/2025
Fontaines D.C.‘s current live tour promoting ‘Romance’, their latest album, is nothing short of a thrilling, raw, and relentless assault on the senses, reaffirming the band’s place at the forefront of post-punk. The Dublin five-piece, renowned for their ferocious energy and compelling lyricism, have managed to push themselves into new territory with this record, embracing …
Live Gallery: Buck Meek at the Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 5.03.2025
Big Thief’s Buck Meek Brings Haunting Beauty to Oxford Art Factory
Live Review + Gallery: CAVALERA – Roseland Theater – Portland, Oregon 2025.02.27
Brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, founding members of the legendary Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, are currently on the Third World Trilogy tour, celebrating the band’s first three albums: Schizophrenia, Bestial Devastation, and Morbid Visions. Each night, their setlist features fan favorites while showcasing much of 1987’s Schizophrenia. The tour is making its way through …