It is odd that throughout 1993 and ’94 Counting Crows’ debut album was never off my stereo, only for circumstances to intervene, and even hearing Duritz’s voice would bring back painful memories… “3500 miles away and what would you change if you could?” still echoing in my ears. For almost fifteen years I chose not [...]
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Emmure + Chelsea Grin + Attila + Obey The Brave @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 8th April 2013
When a tour comes to town under the moniker, The Mosh Lives Tour, you know that you’re in for a rowdy evening! Tonight’s gig is headlined by New York deathcore merchants, Emmure, who are back in Birmingham a few short months after opening for Parkway Drive at The Ballroom. Academy 2 is packed out with [...]
Kodaline @ The Institute, Birmingham – Tuesday 2nd April 2013
When just one person approaches a stage with a guitar, it’s often tricky to avoid the feeling that you have unwittingly stumbled into an open mic night where you will be forced to stand up. The quality of the subsequent performance tends to be the deciding element for the verdict as to whether that is [...]
Biffy Clyro + City & Colour – Birmingham LG Arena – 21st March 2013
It’s taken 18 years but it seems like Biffy Clyro are in danger of becoming the biggest rock band in the UK any day now. With a number one album in the bag, Ayrshire’s finest arrive in Birmingham for the second night of their first arena-filling tour and there is a definite sense of occasion [...]
Deftones @ Rock City, Nottingham – Saturday 16th February 2013
It’s fair to say that Nottingham Rock City is a fairly iconic music venue, it’s played host to the likes of Guns ‘n’ Roses and Nirvana and tonight it’s time for Deftones to take to the stage and do what they do best. Up first are post rock types Three Trapped Tigers, unfortunately I only [...]
Interview – Frightened Rabbit
Stumbling around Oxford with a friend at Christmas-time is a fun thing to do, especially when you have three glasses of high quality wine in you. It was in this cheerful and moderately gobby state that I was introduced to an Oxford journalist who, it seemed, had only one mission in mind that evening. At [...]
Brad @ O2 Academy 2, Birmingham – Saturday 9th February 2013
This is Brad’s first time touring the UK since their formation in 1992 and the sense of anticipation in the air is palpable. However, before the twenty year wait is over we are subjected to New Killer Shoes who describe themselves as “a fusion of 90s grunge, pop, punk & indie rock with a dash [...]
Evil Alien + Bipolar Bears @ Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – Friday 8th February 2013
First up, I agreed to do this as a last minute favour, for Mr Brum Live, when the intended reviewer dropped out. As such, whilst my knowledge of leftfield/experimental hip hop and psychedelic/stoner rock is reasonable, my toe dipping into the world of electronic music only goes about as deep as Portishead, LCD Soundsystem and [...]
Kendrick Lamar @ HMV Institute, Birmingham – Friday 18th January 2013
It appears gangster rap is making a comeback. Straight outta Compton, a good kid from a mad city has emerged with an album hailed as the “most impressive hip hop album in years.” Kendrick Lamar was in Birmingham tonight to mark the release of the critically acclaimed “Good Kid Maad City.” Despite the foot of [...]
The Sword + Lonely Kamel @ Wolverhampton Slade Rooms – 6th January 2013
After a quiet period for gigs over Christmas and New Year, it’s good blow those cobwebs away and to to start the 2013 gig season off with something loud, epic and nonsense-free. And tonight, Wolverhampton gets not one, but two bands who rise to the occasionally perfectly. Tonight’s main support, Lonely Kamel, are playing their [...]
