Legendary, Mancunian rock group Puressence are performing a huge hometown show at the Albert Hall on Saturday 29th June 2024, their first live date in over 11 years! I cannot remember exactly when or how I discovered this band, it is a distant memory, so I know I have been a fan for a long time. It…
A Wednesday night in Bristol, Johnny Marr with Gaz Coombes in support. A 2 hour drive followed by queuing in light rain, thanks O2 priority for putting their priority queue out in the elements, it wasn’t even a light mist really by that point really. The setlist The Encore I almost feel that I need…
I saw lucky enough too see Gaz Coombes recently on March 14th of this year perform a one man show to a small audience in Southampton. This time there was a band, a five piece band, the same but different!. My image but sadly not my setlist. Gaz Coombes came onstage and had roughly 45…
I remember returning back to my student digs and my flatmate was playing this album, I hadn’t heard it at that time, somehow the radio play had passed me by but this sound didn’t! The track playing was ‘The day we caught the train’ and I was an instant fan. The band was Ocean Colour…
Sounds a better title than Drum and Talent. Like a close-nit group of lads putting on a show for their mates and showing just how good they are! The place was bouncing! Always loved Drum & Bass and a great MC is a sight to behold, seen many over the years and rap music is…
“I think that people just want to turn the faucet on and have music come in. They’re not really concerned about all the romantic shit I thought mattered.” – Trent Reznor https://www.loudersound.com/news/nine-inch-nails-trent-reznor-streaming-mortally-wounded This is a quote I picked out of an interview with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on Loudersound.com, there is a longer conversation…
Sunday, Monday, whatever the day, when these guys come to town you can but smile, and yes I going to say it, be happy! Shaun Ryder is his usual calm self, often hidden from view by Bez walking the stage with Rowetta dazzling in silver. She took to the stage from the off, her voice…
The only thing missing was the hair! I can’t talk. With original signer Stephen Holt up front supported by Clint Boon on backing vocals, you know you’re in for a good night. Founding member and guitarist Graham Lambert stood next to Oscar Boom, yes, son of Clint on Bass and featured drumming from Kev Clark,…
The twenty something year old next to me said to me “that’s one of the best live acts I’ve ever seen” and we’d been chatting for half an hour about a serious list of bands we’d seen. And he’s not wrong! Formed right back in south-west London in 1985 but to me and most outside…
Couple of hours free on a Saturday afternoon and large eclectic collection of records, what to play? 1st – Radiohead – Ok Computer You cant go wrong with such an iconic gamechanger of an album, generally an album I begin with and then decide where to go next. 2nd – Fink – Perfect Darkness Always…
