In Hindsight – Live @ O2 Academy Birmingham

Friday 11th July, Birmingham

First up on the stage was Keep the Change, representing the Birmingham pop band scene and doing so very well; the three piece band kicked the night off extremely well. These guys were … Read More

Black Sabbath – Live @ BST Hyde Park

Friday 4th July, London

Hyde Park, as a venue for live music, has suffered a bit of an unfair hammering in the music press these past few years. It’s had to juggle relentless anti-concert campaigning from local … Read More

Calling Festival 2014 – Live Review

Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th June, London

One of the many things I had on my bucket list was to see Aerosmith play live. Call me a cynic, but (given their age) I had mostly given up … Read More

The Rolling Stones – Live @ Circus Maximus, Rome

Sunday 22nd June, Italy

In the breathtaking beauty of Roma’s Circo Massimo, with a sunset that has no equals for colour and warmth, the kings of rock’n’roll The Rolling Stones play this unique Italian date. 70,000 people are … Read More

Emily Dankworth – Live @ Icknield Community College

Saturday 18th June, South Oxfordshire

Emily Dankworth is the youngest jazz vocalist in her family of established singers and musicians.  She’s the granddaughter of Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth, and daughter of Alec Dankworth. Living … Read More

Camden Crawl 2014 – Live Review

Friday 20th – Saturday 21st June, London

Friday

Cymbals are the first band I have the pleasure of viewing live at the Camden Town Brewery, their first show of two for the weekend. Live, the bass is heavier and each … Read More

John Illsley – Live @ The Jazz Cafe

Thursday 19th June, London

Musician John Illsley became famous as bass guitarist for the iconic blues and rock band Dire Straits. They sold over 120 million albums and extensively toured the world.  He’s also received many Brit, … Read More

Violent Femmes – Live @ The Troxy

Wednesday 18th June, London

As if it was yesterday…

When Brian Ritchie started to articulate the unmistakable bass riff, when Brian Viglione followed him slamming his drum and, finally, when Gordon Gano pronounced the fateful words, “When … Read More

John Renbourn & Wizz Jones – Live @ SJE Arts

Friday 13th June, Oxford

Two prominent names in folk guitar to have arisen from the sixties are John Renbourn and Wizz Jones. They’ve been almost continuously active ever since. Together they eclectically fuse contemporary British and Celtic folk, blues … Read More

Trentemøller – Live @ Royal Festival Hall

The Dane’s progression from minimal techno bedroom producer to full-blown rock entity has been covered to death – he was incorrectly pigeonholed as a techno DJ and has always been about full band dynamics, got it? – … Read More