by James McCartney
The glass is always half full rather than half empty as far as The Frank and Walters are concerned. Their optimism and self belief were…
by Johnny Mango
I feel something of an imposter tonight at the Empire. I may own two Idlewild albums but I certainly don’t live and breathe them like...
by admin
This was not a normal gig. Upon gaining free entry to Shoreditch Town Hall, Menlo Park audience members proceeded through a dimly-lit passageway illuminated by...
by Johnny Mango
“Just play Yellow and then feck off!” heckled an obviously bored member of Coldplay’s audience at the ‘Bush Empire last night. Harsh, but was it...
by Michael Hubbard
Supported by up-and-coming Irish band The Marbles, Cork’s finest took to the stage amid the customary football chant of “We are we are we are...
by Michael Hubbard
Transelement are a youthful fullsome threesome from Lancashire, full of angst and with some great pieces of music with which to let the angst flood...
by Andrew Pycroft
I went to the gig after listening to the Soulwax album once and being relatively impressed. This was first time I’d attended a gig at...
by James McCartney
I left Punchestown feeling distinctly downbeat and subdued long before the final encore. My expectations of Radiohead’s last show in Dublin had been high… a...
by Andrew Pycroft
When I heard that Radiohead had announced a European tour, I bought tickets straight away over the internet and then the day after they announced...
by Michael Hubbard
Following an excellent acoustic set by two softly-spoken Irish chaps which included a cover of A-Ha‘s Manhattan Skyline, Whistler took to the stage of the...
by Michael Hubbard
Something new, something different, not run-of-the-mill, an interesting direction. These are perhaps the words that ran through the minds of some the top brass of...
by Helen Wright
This was an eagerly awaited gig – the chance to hear the recently formed band Lupine Howl. Born from the ashes of Spiritualized and just...
by Michael Hubbard
In a tiny venue up some stairs in Camden we found four people on a stage. One of them looked fairly ordinary, one looked like...
by Helen Wright
If the crowd at the Forum and recent press reports are anything to go by, a lot of people out there think Saint Etienne are...
by Michael Hubbard
Who were those strange people in the very tall hats and very short… shorts? When The Garage’s doors finally opened and when nearly everyone had...
by Michael Hubbard
Black Box Recorder must like the Union Chapel. This is the second time in less than a year they’ve played here, having supported Smog in...
by Michael Hubbard
Quiet, reflective acoustic music came to Camden, with Neil Halstead and his Mojave 3 bandmates wending their way through a set list of old and...
