“I don’t know? What do you figure? Are we the same? Or vastly different?” This is Jesca Hoop’s first direct...
On the night of the first semi-final of the football World Cup, thankfully there was no cause for concern for...
“We are BDRMM from sunny Hull,” announce BDRMM as they arrive on stage. Indeed they are, and how great they...
“I’ve had it with these motherfucking SNAYX on this motherfucking plane!” Formed in Brighton in late 2018, SNAYX have quickly...
It’s Independent Venue Week and Temples have chosen one of the very best, Birmingham’s Castle & Falcon, to begin a...
Many, many years ago, as a young indie kid, I remember the wait for The Stone Roses‘ second album which...
Come Hell, high water, winter’s cold snap, and a national railway strike, the Opera North shows still go on. Eight...
“Would you like a fisherman’s friend?” says a friendly gig-goer. Blimey, I didn’t think anyone ate those any more, not...
Metric returned to Manchester Academy, although this time at the bigger Academy 2. It’s a decent venue, nicely accessible, friendly,...
What with lockdown, rising production costs, rampant inflation, Brexit red tape, and often dwindling audience figures, the UK’s live music...
The UK’s live music industry remains in a parlous state. Decimated by the initial impact of the coronavirus and the...
If I were to start a debate about what constitutes folk music, it would probably be unwise. (After all, there’s...
It’s Independent Venue Week (IVW), the annual seven-day celebration of independent music and arts venues and all of the people who own,...
We caught Frank Turner, the Lottery Winners and Wilswood Buoys in a repurposed warehouse in the centre of Lancaster.
This was the first time that I had caught The Cure in concert. I’m really not quite sure why it had taken...