Live Review
Live Review: Badly Drawn Boy / Liam Frost – Sheffield Memorial Hall 12.05.2023
Sometimes beautiful things are difficult to get to. Often though, when you take the trouble to search through the things obscuring it, getting in the way of it even, it makes it even more worthwhile. That was the case on Tuesday night in the back of Sheffields City Hall, the Memorial Hall, when’s couple of …
Live Review: Billy Idol – Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY 12.09.2023
The resurgence of all things Gen X reached a high point last year with “Running Up That Hill” becoming ubiquitous 37 years after its release. It also served as a reminder that the MTV generation wasn’t entirely one-hit, fluorescent wonders and there is a lot of music worth revisiting. This was also a golden age …
Live Review: Leeds Festival (Plus Gallery)
August Bank holiday sees the annual pilgrimage post-GCSE and A level results to the hallowed turf of Bramham park. This year, in an exciting turn of events, sees a big yellow ball in the sky… could we be set for a rain free festival? Friday started with the incredibly talented Hot Milk who have just made …
News: The Wombats will headline reopening of Liverpool’s historic Arts Club
You don’t need me to tell you how much music is part of the fabric of Liverpool. Nowhere is this truer than down Seel Street, where you’ll find the historic Arts Club, a creative hub since 1814, when it was the only English arts institute outside of London. Surprisingly closed earlier this year, after having …
Gallery: Living Colour and Extreme at The Forum 10.09.2023
Living Colour and Extreme played on Sunday 10 September to a sold out Forum in Melbourne. View galleries of the show by Suzanne Phoenix below.
Gallery: The Wedding Present / Lucy Gaffney – Limelight, Belfast 07.09.2023
The Wedding Present are currently on their 24 Hour Songs tour and taking in a number of Irish venues, one such venue was Limelight in Belfast with Lucy Gaffeny in support slot and David McEneaney was there catching the action. Lucy Gaffney photos: The Wedding Present photos:
Gallery and Set-lists: Sacrosanct Dublin – a night of Post-punk & Goth Rock, This Eternal Decay / Siberia / Long Night / The Nosferatu – The Soundhouse, Dublin 09.09.2023
Sacrosanct Dublin kicked of their first night of Post-punk and Goth Rock nights in The Soundhouse Dublin. The frist night of hopefully many more of these shows nights and judging by the turn out i cant see why another night wont be on the cards.On the line-up for this first night were, This Enternal Decay …
Live Review: Royal Blood – Concorde 2, Brighton 05.09.2023
By Henry Groves I don’t think there is ever anything better than a Resident record release show. This time they were presenting Royal Blood at Concorde 2 down on the seafront in Brighton. For a band that had recently played on that very beach to thousands of people, to see them in a venue like this …
Say Psych: Live Review: Manchester Psych Fest 2023
The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest was back for its 10th edition, and BSM was privileged to be part of the 15 hour spectacle. The festival announced its biggest and most ambitious line up to date, with venues scattered across the length of Oxford Road. It also added more holistic pursuits …
Gallery and Set-list: Obituary / Pest Control – The Academy, Dublin 04.09.2023
On the 4th Obituary brought their Barely Alive in Europe & UK 2023 tour to Dublin. David McEneaney was there to capture the action and by all accounts it was a blistering night and loud as! Opening proceedings were Pest Control from Leeds UK. Pest Control photos: Obituary photos & set-list: Redneck StompSentence DayA Lesson …