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Live Review: Bruce Springsteen – British Summer Time (BST), Hyde Park, London 08.07.2023
By Adrian Peel ‘The Boss’ returned to Hyde Park for the second of two shows, as part of the British Summer Time (BST) series of concerts, which concluded on Sunday, July 9th, with a performance by Lana Del Rey. Opening for Bruce on Saturday, July 8th, were a band I’ve liked for years but had never seen live, The Chicks (formerly ‘The …
Album Review: Jonny Wickham – Terra Boa: Vibrant new jazz with a Brazilian heartbeat
Well you can’t say that Jonny Wickham’s first solo album lacks ambition. ‘Terra Boa‘, out now via Fresh Sound Records sees the jazz bassist and composer leading a sizeable band through a set of originals that in his words make up a ‘love letter’ to the complex tapestry of Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Added to that he’s …
News: London punks Tripsun push back against colonial attitudes and racism on new single ‘Civilised’
They may not be a new band, but it’s a new era for London quartet Tripsun, who you may know as Triple Sundae – they snipped the old name in half last year, poking their heads out of debut album mode to serve up ‘Chemstrains’. Fast forward almost a year, and said debut album is …
Live Review: Guns N’ Roses – British Summer Time (BST), Hyde Park, London 30.06.2023
By Adrian Peel Following their headline performance at Glastonbury, which drew mixed reviews from critics, Guns N’ Roses – “Every 50-year-old’s favourite band”, according to support act Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders – played a lengthy three-hour set at Hyde Park on Friday, June 30. Before that, a number of acts had spent the afternoon entertaining the crowds across two stages, my favourites being The …
Live Review: Be Your Own Pet – Moth Club, London 07.06.2023
“Back from the dead!” announces Jemina Pearl as she begins the second consecutive night leading Be Your Own Pet in Hackney. Judging by the ragged band of fans before her the previous night was a suitably raucous resurrection of the Nashville punks who first started their love affair with London some 17 years ago. London …
Live Review: Wide Awake Festival – Brockwell Park, London 27.05.23
What a perfect weekend to kick start the festival season, than to head to London, to one of the many one day festivals taking place across the nation with Wide Awake Festival, which is set in Brockwell Park, a stone’s throw away from Brixton tube station. With minimal queues and not so intrusive security, festival …
Live Review: John Fogerty – The O2, London 29.05.23
By Adrian Peel Tonight’s gig from John Fogerty, the legendary singer, songwriter and driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, began with a short video showing an interview with the musician, responsible for many of the most instantly-familiar tunes in rock, revealing how he first started writing songs. He also expressed his delight at owning CCR‘s back catalogue once …
Live Review: Steel Panther / Winger – Kentish Town Forum, London 20.05.23
By Rebecca Bush There is always an electric excitement in the air whenever Steel Panther come to town , you know you are going to have a kick ass time and true to form tonight they deliver!! Joining them on this leg of their ‘On The Prowl’ tour are long standing rock legends Winger. They …
Live Review: Christy O’Donnell – The Waiting Room, London 22.05.23 – 23.05.23
Christy O’Donnell’s first London headline show of 2023 at the intimate Waiting Room, Stoke Newington was not to be missed. Fans who were lucky enough to see him on both days (that’s dedication!) got to see two shows with two different atmospheres. The first show, Christy backed up by his band, brought friends Loi (saxophonist), …
Album Review: Scrimshire – Paroxysm : profound and passionate cinematic soul-jazz from the influential producer/composer.
Some music just has to happen and London producer/composer Adam Scrimshire’s latest, ‘Paroxysm’ (available now from Albert’s Favourites) falls into that exclusive clutch of necessary releases. Well established as a crafter and co-ordinator of cinematic soul-jazz inspirations, Scrimshire’s sound work has always grabbed attention from his early energetic Wah Wah 45s albums up to the …