Live Review
Live Review: Those Damn Crows & The Cruel Knives, Leeds Stylus. 12th October 2023
Rock, rock and more rock was the order of the night on this midweek encounter with these two out and out rapidly growing and evolving rock ensembles. As the doors opened, and the minutes ticked past towards show time, the cavernous Stylus rapidly filled up with all manner of rockers with each one of them …
Live Review & Gallery: The Ethereal Tia Gostelow at The Lansdowne Hotel -13.10.23, Sydney
Sydney’s iconic Lansdowne Hotel was the scene for a remarkable evening of magic as Tia Gostelow brought her ‘Head Noise’ tour to town. The night, which featured supporting acts Dennis and Pixie, was an eagerly awaited celebration of Tia’s musical journey and her recently released album ‘Head Noise’. Tia Gostelow, an indie powerhouse with Yuwi …
Live Review: The Cult – Spokane, Washington – 11.10.2023
There was a sense of the 80’s as the iconic British goth/rock band The Cult performed this past Wednesday in at the Pend Oreille Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. The pavilion was packed with fans spanning generations to help The Cult celebrate the bands 40th anniversary and their 2022 release Under the Midnight Sun. As lights …
Live Review: Girl Scout – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 06.10.23
When you think about Swedish music, where does your mind go? Sure, there’s the rich heritage of pop (think Abba, Ace of Base) and EDM (Avicii, Swedish House Mafia). Metal too – with Sweden apparently being second only to Finland for the number of heavy metal bands per capita. What about indie-rock though? Not so …
Live Gallery: Funeral For A Friend – o2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester 07/10/23
Gaining popularity in the early 2000s with their energetic live performances and emotional, melodic music, Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend are currently touring the UK to celebrate 20 years since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation’. With support from Dashboard Confessional and Forager, the tour …
Say Psych: Live Review: Gang of Four @ O2 Ritz, Manchester 04.09.2023
words: Le Crowley // photos: Andi Callen BSM was thrilled to witness the infamous Gang Of Four last week as part of their UK tour. The band recently re-issued some of their early works on vinyl and CD including their debut album Entertainment! (1979) and follow up record Solid Gold (1981). Gang of Four was formed in Leeds in 1976 by …
Live Review: Tortured Demon / Red Method / Unburier – Manchester Academy 3, Manchester 05.10.2023
An uncharacteristically stress-free journey across the Pennines landed me in Manchester for an evening of what was surely going to be packed full of uncompromising Metal courtesy of rising Thrashers Tortured Demon and friends. The bill was bolstered by the reliable Southern Death Thrashers Unburier and the rapidly evolving Red Method from the big smoke, …
Live Review: The Joy Formidable – The Clapham Grand, London 28.09.2023
Without The Clapham Grand, I probably wouldn’t even be here. Some seventy years ago my teenage father evaded his home chores and escaped through a Wandsworth window to meet my mum at The Clapham Grand. A secret rendezvous. A night at the pictures. My own hot date tonight is with The Joy Formidable. On arrival I’m first …