Kendrick Lamar has announced he’s heading out on a World Tour on the day he has dropped his critically-acclaimed new album “‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’. Kendrick will be joined with Baby Keem on all dates and Tanna Leone on select dates. The tour kicks off in America on the 19th July before going […]
Continue ReadingMAXÏMO PARK SHARE NEW SINGLE “GREAT ART” AND ANNOUNCE SÏNGULAR TOUR.
Indie legends Maxïmo Park have shared a new single as a one-off 7″ vinyl “Great Art” whilst providing details of an upcoming singles tour called “Sïngular”. Over the last 18 years, Maxïmo Park have released seven studio albums which have spawned 27 singles. This October they are heading out back on tour where the setlist […]
Continue ReadingLIVE REVIEW: Skunk Anansie – Bristol o2 Academy, 19th August 2019
Skunk Anansie are celebrating 25 years since the release of their debut LP, “Paranoid and Sunburnt”. Rather than taking the popular approach of playing that record in full, they are using the opportunity to honour the catalogue they have built up over that period. Lead singer, Skin, tells the sold out crowd that they have […]
Continue ReadingLIVE REVIEW: Nile Rodgers & Chic – Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester, 9th June 2019
Disco legend, Nile Rodgers, explained to the crowd that a few years before tonight’s gig, he was diagnosed with cancer. He decided at that point that he was going to “write more songs” and “play more shows” than he ever had before. He jubilantly declared that he was “100% cancer free” and a celebratory roar […]
Continue ReadingREVIEW: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena – 2nd Feb 2019
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls made their return to Cardiff Motorpoint arena as part of the UK leg of the “Be More Kind” world tour. Despite being at this very venue in both 2014 and 2017, with the latter date being support for Blink-182, a lot has changed in such a short space of […]
Continue ReadingLive Gig: Gang of Youths at Bristol Thekla
Australia’s Gang Of Youths have been getting the attention they deserve in their home country for a while now but they’re starting to get it overseas here too.
Continue ReadingLive Gig: Frank Turner at Bristol o2 Academy
Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls are one of the most reliable, exciting and just generally fun live acts around. A Frank Turner concert is a special one, and one of those artists you need to see live to properly understand what makes him special.
Continue ReadingLive Gig: Arcade Fire at Birmingham Genting Arena
Indie rock band Arcade Fire provided one of the best live performances I have ever seen. Not only are the band incredibly talented multi-instrumentalists, frequently swapping instruments with each other in between songs but they embraced the spectacle of an arena show – performing in a wrestling ring in the “round” with phenomenal lights and screens.
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