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Live Gallery: The Night Packers at the Botany View Hotel, Sydney 23.12.2023
The Night Packers are an electrifying fusion of new wave cool, post-punk introspection, and indie rock authenticity.
Live Gallery: WAAX at the Crowbar Sydney, 22.12.2023
Marie DeVita reigns as a tempestuous priestess of punk, unleashing raw, unvarnished anthems to an adoring crowd.
Live Review: Opus Kink – Concorde 2, Brighton 12.12.2023
By Henry Groves I had been lucky enough to see Opus Kink a few times in the past, but none of them lived up to the size of this show. From supporting Chappaqua Wrestling at Brighton’s Rialto Theatre to supporting Black Honey at Green Door Store in the same city. Now they were headlining Concorde …
Live Review: Laura Misch – Komedia, Brighton 11.12.2023
By Henry Groves Heading to the end of her UK tour, Laura Misch had come to Brighton to play a sold-out Komedia Studio. Originally down to play Concorde 2, the new choice of venue was a lot more intimate, and seeing her in such a small venue was something that is unlikely to happen any …
Live Review: Arctic Numpties / Pennine Suite / New Divide – The Leadmill, Sheffield 16.12.2023
The Leadmill came alive on Saturday night with a diverse range of musical acts, showcasing the vibrancy of the local and regional music scene. Kicking off the evening was New Divide, an alternative pop band hailing from Manchester. The crowd was treated to a six-song setlist, featuring original tunes and covers that encapsulated their genre-blending …
Live Review: Decapitated / Obscura / Inferi / The Materia – Club Academy, Manchester 15.12.2023
What better way to spend some time in our beloved intimate basement surroundings of the Manchester Club Academy than with an evening of brutal Death Metal, and with my head, body and soul still reeling from catching this tour as an ordinary ‘punter’ four days earlier in the even more cramped and imposing Key Club …
Live Review: Belphegor / God Dethroned / Atrocity / Monastery – The Corporation, Sheffield 12.12.2023
It was time to head south on this wintery Tuesday evening for what was promising to be an evening of brutal extreme metal courtesy of a four-band bill at The Corporation in Sheffield, and with doors not being until 19.00 I was caught putting two and two together and surmising that the evening would be …
Live gallery: Måneskin, Dublin 14.12.23
Måneskin put on a great performance in the 3Arena in Dublin last Thursday for the RUSH! world tour. The Italian rock band had a lot of energy; running around the stage as well as the venue itself. They paused the show for a couple of minutes in order to reach a smaller stage at the …
Live Review: Ashnikko – O2 Academy, Leeds. 08.12.23
London-based US rapper Ashnikko brought her WEEDKILLER tour to Leeds, and left an indelible impression on those in attendance. Well known for high intensity, energetic shows, Ashnikko’s fans – Demidevils – were hyped from the moment they walked into the building. A sea of black – mesh, lace, net, with the occasional blue-haired tribute here …
Live Review and Gallery: Pop Filter Beautifully Launches Latest Album ‘CONO’ at PBC – 15.12.23, Gadigal/Sydney
On the eve of Friday night, the cozy confines of Petersham Bowling Club’s intimate downstairs room were charged with eager anticipation as Pop Filter, hailing from Naarm/Melbourne, took centre stage to launch their latest album, ‘CONO‘. This release stands as a testament to the band’s dynamic evolution and collaborative spirit, with a lineup that includes …