It’s a theatrical journey, I felt like I was listening to a Shakespearian tragedy. Repelled by the purposefully provoking lyrics from the glass throated voice of Bomar Faery yet drawn to the skillful pop/rock riffs, makes for an oxymoron of a listening experience. If there’s one thing to be thankful for growing up frustrated and [...]

In the context of this festival, a dot could be anything: a venue, a genre, a band, a friendship circle. However you choose to label it, this one-day extravangza of eclectic musical talent has effortlessly joined all the important dots on this Manchester Sunday. It would be impractical to name all the bands on show, [...]

The crowd tonight belied the excitement leading up to the sold out show at Soup Kitchen, they seem pretty serious and subdued to be honest I can’t decide whether they’re too cool for school, hung over from the street party or anticipating the Canadian bands arrival. The perfect paradox to the goddess of light that [...]

It’s that time of Month again. What to moan about? I think not this has been a joyful month. Well. . . . in parts I have managed to write less due to  other obligations such as djing, talent scouting (What does that even mean) and the odd radio appearance. Sounds like I am bragging [...]

The biggest change yet for Soulsavers, the move from full electronic sound to guitars was heard on their album Broken (2009) and now with the addition of big strings and a full gospel choirs ‘The Light The Dead See’ has all the makings of an epic gothic soundtrack. The last album saw Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce, Mike Patton of Faith [...]

The Sahara, not as dry as I thought… I’m surprised to say it’s my first time at the Antwerp Mansion; as such we made a slight error by trying to get in the wrong door. A little wander around – not quiet far enough to find the entrance – and we decided to knock, one [...]

The crowd at this point is keeping its distance which is not all that surprising. There’s something lacking from this area at the roadhouse, I can’t quite put my finger on it, you feel removed from the artist; the giant speakers or barriers perhaps. For some performers I could see this set up feeling pretty [...]

Ready to be captured: Catfish and The Bottlemen We’re all aware of the feeling we get when we’re abruptly ambushed with the ignition of adrenalin – The sudden burst of emotion that equates to nothing more than a free buzz.  But when you take into concept the fact that this band are filling up on a surge [...]

Interview with – The Smokin’ Barrels The tongue wagging process has begun. Noel Gallagher has declared himself a fan and The Smokin’ Barrels are set to ignite. Already getting the nod from the man they call ‘Godlike’, this North East three-piece are ready to blow steam and take a ride on the record machine. Showing they have [...]

Initially feeling slightly out of my element here, I warmed up pretty quickly and even had a little mosh in the end. I stayed clear of the pit action though, something tells me it’s not advisable to join in with a pen in your hand. We arrived just in time to join Jucifer on the [...]