Planet Rock – Winters End 2023, Trecco Bay. Day 3.
Looking around the venue on the Sunday ‘morning’ there are certainly some there who may have drunk slightly more than they anticipated they were going to the previous evening (again?), some even have facial bruising, gained apparently by successfully face planting whilst falling off the benches situated outside the venue, damned good effort Sah! Onto […]
Focus get back on the road – UK dates announced for April, June & July.
I saw Focus play live in Liverpool around the time that Focus II (aka Moving Waves) [not to be confused with Focus 11 – see below] was released . This album, and the iconic single, Hocus Pocus, got played to death during the university years that followed. Fifty-odd years on and they’re back again, fulfilling […]
Katatonia with Solstafir & Som: Twilight Burials – Manchester O2 Ritz
Going into this review is going to be a weird one, you have three bands here that kind of differ from each other in quite a few ways but also bring each other together at the same time. We have Solstafir along with Katatonia supported by Som; Katatonia have taken remorseless doom and they make […]
Planet Rock – Winters End 2023, Trecco Bay. Day 2.
Saturdays festivities started with The Forged Hearts, who hail from Northern Ireland. They describe themselves as a ‘female fronted, classic rock inspired band’ and had travelled just to be at Winters End. The first two tracks (I Touched The Fire and Stupid Games) rattled the addled brain cells of those pissheads who were still hanging […]
Planet Rock – Winters End 2023, Trecco Bay. Day 1.
“Any festivals you want to cover, particularly in the first few months of the year, then let me know?” Those were words from Reg that led me to Planet Rocks Winters End Festival, a little all in one rock festival, held in Porthcawl, Wales. Where? Well that was my first reaction when I heard Trecco […]
IMPERIAL AGE – The Dome, London
Do you ever get that feeling when things do not seem to work out, whatever good you try to do? This is what Imperial Age must have felt while organising their last, almost four years in the making, tour, after Covid (twice), the Russia-Ukraine war (more below) and (ongoing) visa problems that kept the band […]
Album Preview – AVATAR – Dance, Devil, Dance. Full review to follow . . . .
Avatar have recently released their 9th Studio album, the previous being Hunter Gatherer being released in 2020. Three years ahead we’re welcomed with their brand new album Dance Devil Dance! The best way I can describe this album from start to finish is badass. It’s a straight up front to back badass album, so many […]
Black Flag & Total Chaos – O2 Ritz, Manchester
American punk band, Black Flag are back in the UK on an insane 7 day UK tour. Tonight they take over Manchester’s O2 Ritz with special guests Total Chaos to start the night with a bang. With an insane 19 song set list this is going to be a night of classic punk rock to […]
Jamie Lenman announces new UK tour dates for April & May.
Following the success of Lenmania in Manchester recently, Jamie Lenman has put together a new, short tour of England. Taking in spots from Plymouth to Leeds and from Bristol to London make sure you get out to see him when he’s anywhere near you – or even if he’s not particularly near you. If you […]
Loz Campbell‘The Heartbreaker Tour’ – 7 UK Headline shows in February in support of the forthcoming ‘Loz Campbell’ EP.
Singer and guitarist Loz Campbell is delighted to announce that she will be taking her stellar band out on ‘The Heartbreaker Tour’, a 7-date Headline UK jaunt in February 2023 in support of her forthcoming self-titled EP. The EP is available for pre-order from 25 January and will feature 3 studio tracks and 2 live favourites and is […]