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Live Review: Guns N’ Roses – British Summer Time (BST), Hyde Park, London 30.06.2023
By Adrian Peel Following their headline performance at Glastonbury, which drew mixed reviews from critics, Guns N’ Roses – “Every 50-year-old’s favourite band”, according to support act Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders – played a lengthy three-hour set at Hyde Park on Friday, June 30. Before that, a number of acts had spent the afternoon entertaining the crowds across two stages, my favourites being The …
Live Review: Be Your Own Pet – Moth Club, London 07.06.2023
“Back from the dead!” announces Jemina Pearl as she begins the second consecutive night leading Be Your Own Pet in Hackney. Judging by the ragged band of fans before her the previous night was a suitably raucous resurrection of the Nashville punks who first started their love affair with London some 17 years ago. London …
Live Review: Wide Awake Festival – Brockwell Park, London 27.05.23
What a perfect weekend to kick start the festival season, than to head to London, to one of the many one day festivals taking place across the nation with Wide Awake Festival, which is set in Brockwell Park, a stone’s throw away from Brixton tube station. With minimal queues and not so intrusive security, festival …
Live Review: John Fogerty – The O2, London 29.05.23
By Adrian Peel Tonight’s gig from John Fogerty, the legendary singer, songwriter and driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, began with a short video showing an interview with the musician, responsible for many of the most instantly-familiar tunes in rock, revealing how he first started writing songs. He also expressed his delight at owning CCR‘s back catalogue once …
Live Review: Steel Panther / Winger – Kentish Town Forum, London 20.05.23
By Rebecca Bush There is always an electric excitement in the air whenever Steel Panther come to town , you know you are going to have a kick ass time and true to form tonight they deliver!! Joining them on this leg of their ‘On The Prowl’ tour are long standing rock legends Winger. They …
Live Review: Christy O’Donnell – The Waiting Room, London 22.05.23 – 23.05.23
Christy O’Donnell’s first London headline show of 2023 at the intimate Waiting Room, Stoke Newington was not to be missed. Fans who were lucky enough to see him on both days (that’s dedication!) got to see two shows with two different atmospheres. The first show, Christy backed up by his band, brought friends Loi (saxophonist), …
Album Review: Scrimshire – Paroxysm : profound and passionate cinematic soul-jazz from the influential producer/composer.
Some music just has to happen and London producer/composer Adam Scrimshire’s latest, ‘Paroxysm’ (available now from Albert’s Favourites) falls into that exclusive clutch of necessary releases. Well established as a crafter and co-ordinator of cinematic soul-jazz inspirations, Scrimshire’s sound work has always grabbed attention from his early energetic Wah Wah 45s albums up to the …
Album Review : Raffy Bushman – Silver Lines : a reviving reminder of the beauty of bop told with a new dynamic.
London based jazz pianist, composer and music educator Raffy Bushman has resumed his annual message to the listening public with the ‘Silver Lines’ EP, available through Bridge The Gap, and looks set to add more credit to his burgeoning reputation. Following two sharp focused piano trio albums, 2020’s ‘Look Up’ and ‘Beginner’s Mind’ from 2021 …
Track Review: Girls In Synthesis – I Know No Other Way
Lauded London-based trio Girls In Synthesis last week unleashed a new stand-alone single ‘I Know No Other Way’, ahead of a string of live UK/EU dates. Following on from their second LP The Rest Is Distraction, ‘I Know No Other Way’ sees the band strip back some of the atonal, noisy elements of their sound …
Live Review: Hot Mulligan / Arms Length – The Garage, London 27.04.23
By Henry Groves Although this was a small 600 capacity venue, it didn’t stop crowds queuing to make sure they got a good spot in the Highbury music venue. By the time the support, Arms Length, came on, the venue was already near capacity. I did think it was because Hot Mulligan don’t tour the …