Pushing beat-driven industrial, corrosive metal and electronic body music. Front Line Assembly, the electro-industrial band was formed in Canada in 1986. Their music was introduced to me back in 92 or 93 when a friend at college made me a cassette of some of their songs with some intermix and Front 242 after a conversation…
Another night of metal and Hardcore with friends, Dead Man’s Pistol taking the headline slot supported first by My Black Poison, Badmouth and Throwing Distance. All four bands brought their own sound and each set the bar high, mosh pits ensued and ears were left ringing from the upbeat guttural onslaught. (Take a look at…
I came across this article last night titled ‘Neuroscience Says Music Is an Emotion Regulation Machine. Here’s What to Play for Happiness, Productivity, or Deep Thinking.’ https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-best-music-for-happiness-productivity-studying/91173726 The stand-first is “Neuroscience shows music has big effects on our productivity, performance, and state of mind. Use that to your advantage.” No offence to the author but…
What a success, my local record store ‘Hundred Records’ changed hands back in October last year so a first RSD25 as the owner for the new owner and a great morning was had. I got down there and in the queue at 6.20am and there were approximately 50 people in front of me, some camped…
Every day is a school day! I had done my good deed for the day by donating a sizeable selection of classical and show tune records that had come into my ownership to one of the charity shops that I occasionally find some great donated vinyl in. They had nothing today so after a 20…
It’s coming and as the title says it’s only 10 days away, the 12/04/25 to be precise and I personally can’t wait, I will be at my go to record store sensibly early with my happy face firmly in place, my elation face in one pocket and my slightly annoyed but what else can I…
Lola Young best known to most unless you’ve been living under a rock for the song ‘Messy’ made a heartfelt return to Bristol and SWX on Monday night. The British singer and songwriter from London took to the stage at 9pm in front of a sold out crowd to a raucous applause to deliver and…
I’m a great supporter of support acts, obviously you go to a gig to see the main act and the support is and should be a big part of the evening, they are there to warm the crowd up. Occasionally they are more than that. Tonight was one of those nights. The main act was…
Some haven’t caught onto Yungblud yet, some never will, some are diehard fans ‘Black Hearts Club’ from a near cult like following, he conjures up controversy and love in nearly everything he does. A year or so ago he hit heavy rotation in my house a red duck appeared on a shelf (look that up),…
What was more Impressive? The band or the following? They’ve been around since 2018 and have picked up a strong diehard fanbase along the way and they are only onto their second album ‘Falling Out of View’. I attend a lot of gigs either solo or with one to two friends but for this one,…
