All Tomorrow’s Parties is not your typical music festival. No muddy fields, no stupid hats (well, maybe a couple) and no particularly well-known headliners. Plus, no worries about rain. ATP is back at its spiritual home of Pontins (yes, that Pontins!) in Camber Sands on England’s south coast, which means all the artists will be [...]
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Ben Folds Five @ Birmingham O2 Academy – 3rd December 2012
Until the release of The Sound Of the Life Of The Mind in September it had been a long 13 years since Ben Folds Five released an album, and almost that long since they played live together, so to say their return to a Birmingham stage is highly anticipated may just be understating it a [...]
Rodrigo & Gabriela – HMV Institute, Birmingham – 25th November 2012
If there’s one thing needed on a cold, wet winter’s evening in Birmingham, it’s some duelling acoustic guitars by some incredibly talented Mexican musicians. Luckily, Rodrigo & Gabriela are in town. I first saw Rod & Gab almost a decade ago when they opened for Damien Rice in London and I was blown away by [...]
The Bronx @ The Underground, Stoke-on-Trent – Tuesday 13th November 2012
If straight-up, no-nonsense, immensely enjoyable punk rock sounds like a good way to spend a few hours on a Tuesday evening, then you can’t go far wrong with the boys from The Bronx. Who, by the way, are from California! The band are on UK shores for an all-too-brief tour which misses most of the [...]
Gojira @ Manchester Academy 2 – 7th November 2012
Let’s start this review with a bold statement… In my honest opinion, Gojira are currently the best metal band on the planet. Big words, I know, but each time they release an album, and especially every time I witness their live performances, my belief in that statement only grows stronger. Tonight, in Manchester, the French [...]
Garbage @ The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton – 2nd July 2012
One of the better known songs by Garbage is The World Is Not Enough. As another Garbage reunion rumbles around the UK an apt question may be: when is success and longevity not quite enough? Labelled as an alternative rock band the reality has been that Garbage have evolved into more of a pop band [...]
Mindless Behavior + Conor Maynard + PW @ HMV Institute, Birmingham – 28th April 2012
Boy bands are big business at the moment and Mindless Behavior is no exception to the hype. According to the all-singing, all-dancing American teen quartet, their group name represents self-expression, and it’s this combination of talent and confidence that have allowed them to sell out shows in both the US and the UK. MB – [...]
Korn @ Birmingham Academy – 26th March 2012
There were two types of fans at the O2 Academy in Birmingham tonight – the die-hard alternative metal heads who were waiting for Korn‘s classic hits and the Nu-Metal heads who don’t know what to do with themselves now nu-metal is out of fashion. So, what Korn do, they work with big dance music acts, [...]
Black Veil Brides + D.R.U.G.S. + Reckless Love @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 24 March 2012
Clad in black, leather and chains, black spiked hair, oh and don’t forget the face-paint – tonight in a warm Wolverhampton, all the way from Hollywood, California, comes the crazy world that is the world of the Black Veil Brides. It’s the highly anticipated re-scheduled date, after lead singer Biersack had an argument with a [...]
CANNIBAL CORPSE + Triptykon + Enslaved + Job for a Cowboy @ HMV Institute, Birmingham, 11th March 2012
Cannibal Corpse perform in front of a packed and sweaty crowd at HMV Institute in Birmingham. Support from Triptykon, Enslaved and Job for a Cowboy. Photos – Katja Ogrin TweetShare
