Another great night at The Joiners in Southampton kicking off with local band Dead Freights in the first support slot. Truth be told, this band is the reason I was there last night. I’ve seen Dead Freights before at a different venue so knew what to expect, I was not disappointed. A great thing about…
No idea what to expect here from the second support of the night. The stage was cleared from the previous support act, a guitar band, a guitarist walked on stage followed by the folding stands and three boards full of from what I could see equalisers? samplers? There was definitely a MacBook front and centre…
“I wanted to build an experience where anybody can be completely themselves, with their friends, their family or completely on their own. BLUDFEST will blur the lines of genre and destroy the limitation of imagination. It will be a festival that cuts the corporate bo****ks and is all about the people. “My plan is to…
On this day, the 19th of March 1990 Depeche Mode released Violator, their seventh studio album. Is it a PERFECT album? . . . . Yes! For many this was their way into Depeche Mode as a band to follow. The success of the single Enjoy the Silence and this album cemented them for many…
It’s 1994 and a man that is brutally murdered, comes back to life as an undead avenger to seek retribution for his and his fiancée’s murder accompanied by an epic soundtrack!! Sound familiar, yes it was The Crow! A cultural phenomenon, a tragic story, a myth, a legend, a perfectly created vision of the original…
Virtuoso – A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit. I’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time. The last time Gaz Coombes played local-ish it clashed with a birthday so I couldn’t attend. This didn’t clash, the venue was perfect, Papillon in Southampton, the stars had aligned. Ralfe band,…
The Bends was released ‘on this day’ March 15th 1995 I’ve seen a number of posts today about Radiohead’s album, some with the attached question, “What’s your favourite track on the album?” This was one of those albums you just bought straight away without hesitation, it was a must have but to be honest at…
Biffy Clyro are going to play their first three albums in their entirety at special London and Glasgow shows. Biffy Clyro have announced details of a string of shows in London and Glasgow, dubbed ‘A Celebration Of Beginnings’ and featuring performances of their first three albums in full. The special shows will be taking place across…
Flew on the Friday, back on the Sunday, about 40000+ steps completed as we walked everywhere aside from a couple of necessary Ubers. We were not there for music, (sadly) to watch or buy, but that didn’t stop a couple of passing purchases including a great salt lamp to sit near the turntable that I…
One of those / my defining albums, I’ve written a lot about The Farm on a previous post about their new single – read here. This is worth saying. Released on this day 4th March 1991, where has 33 years gone. Spartacus is the debut studio album by British band The Farm from Liverpool, released on 4…
