Death Valley Scars – Live @ London Lexington

Sunday 12th May

The most shocking Shock Rock show London has seen in a while!!!

Death Valley Scars are a Cult Industrial Shock Rock band from London England and this is their first show in their home city. The band that contains Dan Devour (Vocals), Chris Parker … Read More

Thea Gilmore – Live @ The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 8th May

It’s sometimes said that critically acclaimed Thea Gilmore is one of the few British world class female singer-songwriters. She took a break after the birth of her second son, in the summer of 2011, but remains … Read More

XXYYXX, Blackbird Blackbird, Slow Magic, Giraffage – Live @ KOKO

Saturday May 7th

Premier culture platform The Playground is pretty renowned for its meticulous event curation and promotion, but nothing could have prepared me for the sublime KOKO takeover on Saturday night. Although it was the immense lineup (courtesy … Read More

Skid Row – Live @ HRH AOR Festival

Rotherham, April 6th

Opening with ‘Slave to the Grind’ you think you would be instantly impressed but it falls a little flat and ‘Big Guns’ is much better with singer Johnny Solinger not having the vocal range to hit all the notes, but don’t think … Read More

Civil Twilight – Live @ The Borderline

London, 9th April

Alternative rock band Civil Twilight are a quartet from Cape Town, South Africa. Now Nashville based, they’ve developed their career as a progressive live act and are often compared with U2, Radiohead, and Muse.

Brothers Andrew … Read More

No Bragging Rights – Live @ London Underworld

London Camden Underworld, March 29th

I’m going to be balls-out honest here, I don’t really like metalcore; I’m probably more than a little biased against it.  I was very sceptical when I was asked to cover this band, but … Read More

Ghost & Gojira – Live @ Brixton Academy

London, 24th March

An icy chill enveloped the crowd queueing around the hallowed walls of Brixton Academy on that March evening, and not even the sight of the gruesome twosome down front dressed as Pikachu and Eeyore could lift … Read More

Lapalux – Live @ Dance Tunnel

London, 21st March

Texture. As Downed In Sound recently pointed out, ‘texture’ is a word used a lot when referencing Lapalux’s music. In fact, it’s used an awful lot, dominating most Lapalux reviews, press releases and blurbs. He adds … Read More

Taking Hayley – Live @ Bicester Courtyard Youth Centre

Oxfordshire, 15th March

Horay!!! it’s bubblegum Pop Punks Taking Hayley in a little town in Oxfordshire and their playing in a youth centre. The kids really got down for this in the right fashion… sing-a-long anthems and boyish good looks and guitarist that looks … Read More

Nosaj Thing – Live @ Village Underground

London, 14th March.

LA’s Nosaj Thing doesn’t frequent the UK nearly enough, so credit is due to Earnest Endeavours and Black Atlantic for enticing him over for this show at East London’s best venue (yes, better than XOYO, and certainly … Read More