What creates them for fans when they still release music? If you read the previous post you would know I recently went to see Biffy Clyro, again! This was a huge 45,000 audience gig a Finsbury Park. This was part of the promotion tour for their 10th album Futique, yes their 10th album, an album…
Just when you think a band can’t get any better, and that’s saying something with Biffy Clyro they go and raise the bar again! From the first time I finally saw them back 2011 at the Milton Keynes Bowl to every festival appearance and headline tour since they just get better and better, and better!…
The temperature in Southampton was up to 32C degrees (89F), so what’s the best thing to do, go to a 200 capacity sold out gig at The Joiners to see The Skinner Brothers when you know it’s going to be packed, hot, and high energy. It was the best thing to do by a long…
Last night, Paul Draper performed an instore in Southampton promoting his latest studio project ‘Mansun Retold’ where he has reimagined and rebuilt eleven classic tracks and deep cuts from the Mansun catalogue. This was a rescheduled set that was postponed from February this year. On the night he performed great acoustic versions of ‘The Chad…
It was a bucket list night last night seeing Everyone Says Hi at The Railway Inn in Winchester. If you’re not aware of the band it’s the brainchild of ex-Kaiser Chiefs founding member Nick Hodgson who was also the key writer of well known and Kaiser Chiefs defining hits including “Ruby”, “I Predict a Riot”…
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…
If you do not know these names and you see them advertised at a local show or you just come across them streaming you should stop and take a look, there some great music to be found. Ekoh is a rapper from Las Vegas, currently touring the UK with Ryan Oakes, a rapper from Los…
I don’t know how I missed this yesterday on the main UK media channels but my phone seems to have caught up with the world and my feeds informed me that LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is UK’s Eurovision entry for 2006. I will be watching this year, previous years, for as long as I can…
Released on this day 40 years ago, 17 February 1986, The Colour of Spring is the third studio album by English band Talk Talk, written by Mark Hollis and producer Tim Friese-Greene. The Talk Talk albums that came before it had much more of a synthesized pop sound, synthesizers are rarely featured on the album, being replaced by guitar, piano, and organ….
