Live Review: Ugly Kid Joe / Massive Wagons / Chris Catalyst – O2 Academy, Sheffield 10.11.2022
By Phil Wright Chris Catalyst I must admit, I’d not heard of Chris before, but I was absolutely blown away by his stage presence, and have since found out why he was so confident up there with just the lights and his guitar…. Chris has been part of some brilliant bands over the years, The …
Live Review: TV Priest / Modern Woman / Fraulein – Scala, London 10.11.2022
By Henry Regan Having been on tour round Europe and the UK for the past two weeks, TV Priest were back in London, for a very special hometown show. Although there were tube strikes, this did not stop people coming in their masses to Scala. The King’s Cross venue known for hosting a number of …
Live Review: After The Burial – Manchester Academy, Manchester 11.11.2022
By Sian Connolly To all the metal heads out there, this one’s for you. The Never Say Die Tour well and truly smashed it this year with headlining band After The Burial tearing it down at Manchester Academy. All the way from Minneapolis, the death metal band who formed way back in 2004, are still …
Live Review: Crawlers / Uninvited – O2 Academy, Sheffield 09.11.2022
By Sian Connolly With a late start to the show, nothing was stopping this crowd from bringing the energy. Eagerly waiting for the crawlers to emerge, the sold-out venue, o2 Academy Sheffield, welcomed to the stage Glasgow band Uninvited. The indie/alt group consisting of guitarist/vocalist Gillian Dhlakama, bassist/vocalist Taylor Ray, lead guitarist Bex Young and …
Live Review: Billy Idol – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022
Words by Aidrian Peel Photos by Diego Zuñiga After support from Toyah and Killing Joke (the former I missed and the latter I wasn’t too impressed by, despite two or three good tracks), the stage was set for the return of London-born rock icon Billy Idol, who first made his name as a frontman in the 70s with the punk rock …
Live Gallery: Night Beats – Temple, Athens 14.10.2022
The brain-child of Native Texan Danny Lee Blackwell, Night Beats have just finished a tour where they brought their brand of R&B-inspired Western Psychedelic sound to Europe. Backseat Mafia’s Manos Kalafatelis was there to witness the band on stage at their gig in Athens. By Manos Kalafatelis Find out more via the band’s Website or …
Live Review: Morrissey – The London Palladium, London 09.10.2022
By Adrain Peel The queue down Argyll Street for Morrissey’s sold out gig at the London Palladium on Sunday, October 9, was the longest I’d ever seen for that particular venue – and the longest I’d seen since the line to see Her Majesty the Queen lying in state last month. Such is the admiration …
Live Review: Machine Gun Kelly / Iann Dior / 44phantom – First Direct Arena, Leeds 06.10.2022
Words and photos by Sian Connolly From the depths of Cleveland Ohio, born star Machine Gun Kelly brings his Mainstream Sellout World Tour to Leeds and it was indeed a sell out. Starting off the show with some of his hit songs, rising star 44phantom gets everyone singing along to the likes of “poison”, “hurricane” …
Live Gallery: Parcels – O2 Academy Brixton 30.09.2022
By Henry Regan Formed in Byron Bay, Australia back in 2014, indie-pop 5 piece Parcels were now in the middle of their European tour for the release of their second album ‘Day/Night’ (2021). After making a name for themselves with a Daft Punk collaboration in 2017, and the release of their critically acclaimed self titled …
Live Review: Trinity Of Terror Tour – Andrew J Brady Music Centre, Cincinnati 18.09.2022
By Tiffany Detzel Fall is here, which means Halloween isn’t far behind. Enter the Trinity Of Terror Tour, featuring Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, and Black Veil Brides (with supporting band We Came as Romans)! I can’t think of a better show to celebrate this seasonal transition. On Sunday September 18, the final show …