A full lineup of indie-rock at Heartbreakers on a Saturday night. I wasn’t expecting three acts, the addition of Skäl on the night was a welcome surprise. They kicked the night off with a wave of guitar that made the entire room turn and take notice and just kept going! This alternative rock band from…
It was off to Bournemouth last night to see the Happy Mondays again, I last saw them back in 2024 with a slightly different lineup but you know what to expect, a great gig was imminent! First up was The Farm from Liverpool. I first saw them back in 1991 for The Spartacus tour in…
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…
Took a somewhat unexpected trip to Bristol today, never a bad thing. So how do you make the most of a trip like that? Buy records of course! I wasn’t on my own so just visited a couple of shops that happened to be on the route we were walking. I was passing Astro Vinyl,…
On this day, the 24th April 1995, Oasis released their first number 1 single, Some Might Say. Straight in at number 1, which was obviously a great result for the band but it put a dilemma in my head! What you ask, well here is the track listing. Some of the comments from reddit about…
