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Live Review: Gary Numan / Divine Shade – O2 Academy, Glasgow 10.05.2022
For over 43 years, Gary Numan has fascinated audiences with his robot-like persona. Part innovator, part plagiarist, Numan has been an icon of electronic music since his chart toping single “Are Friends Electric” came out in 1979. He is a very different artist from those early days, the first few singles and albums feel stripped back compared …
Live Review: The Road to The Great Escape – The Grand Social, Dublin 10.05.2022
The Road to The Great Escape a series of live music showcases held across England cities and Dublin in various venues.I manged to catch the second night in The Grand Social Dublin where on the bill were. Highschool / English Teacher & The Clockworks.Opening the show fall on Melbourne band Highschool, now I think are …
Live Gallery: Sappho at the Vanguard, Sydney
Sappho dazzled Sydney with her swinging pearls and dancing girls.
Live Review: Incineration Festival – The Roundhouse, The Electric Ballroom, The Underworld, The Blackheart, London 07.05.2022
So, my annual expedition down to old London town for the mighty Incineration Fest had been thwarted in recent years for obvious reasons, although this year it was back, billed to be bigger and better than ever and with the addition of The Roundhouse to the venue list, it had all the makings to live …
Live Review: Peach Pit / Sun Seeker – Vicar Street, Dublin 09.05.2022
By Kate Lawlor Opening the first show of their European tour, Canadian Indie band Peach Pit have undeniably set the bar for what promises to be one of their most memorable tours. Hosted in Vicar Street, a departure from their last performance in the Grand Social, Peach Pit have moved from strength to strength, as …
Live Review: Osees / Top Left club – Chalk Venue, Brighton 08.05.2022
Californian psychedelic rock, fuzz-laden sounds come to Brighton to a sold-out Chalk Venue and the dedicated fans were in for a treat! ‘Osees’ formed in California in 1997 and have over 20 albums under their belt and are renounced for their raucous chaotic live shows. The band was formally known as Thee Oh Sees, after …
Live Review: Holy Holy – The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 06.05.22
We’ve interviewed them, reviewed their last album (which was listed by Backseat Mafia in the top 100 releases of last year), and now we had a chance to see the magnificent Holy Holy tread the boards in the much COVID delayed but highly anticipated ‘Hello My Beautiful World’ tour. This was a magnificence performance, buoyed …
Live Review: Joesef – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 10.07.22
Glasgow’s Joesef brings his tour to Leeds tonight, playing to a sold out Brudenell Social Club. The Scot’s alternative indie vibe seemed to find new ways to connect with people over the last couple of years. After smashing a sold out gig in the famous King Tut’s in his hometown, before even releasing a song, …
Live Review: The White Buffalo / L.A. Edwards – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 26.04.2022
With their Dark, rhythmic Country Rock tonnes, ‘The White Buffalo’ finally return to The Kentish Town Forum in London to showcase more of their recent songs from ‘On the Widow’s Walk’ album. To accompany the headliners Californian based ‘L.A. Edwards’, who recently released a new single ‘The Crow’, fitted in nicely with their sun kissed …
Live Review: Helloween / Hammerfall – Manchester Academy, Manchester 04.05.2022
As is becoming an annoying tradition of late, the traffic over the Pennines to Manchester was ridiculous, and this coupled together with an early door time meant that I arrived at the Academy with Hammerfall in full flow. On entering the Academy I was hit with a wall of bodies, it was well and truly …