On the night of the Holy Fuck gig I was surprised to find out that the support was coming from Free Blood, Brooklyn based duo John Pugh and Madeline Davy, John being a former band member of !!! (or if trying to say it, chk chk chk!) a band admired by myself for a good [...]
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Reuben + Ghost Of A Thousand + Baddies @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 1st April 2008
It seems like a lifetime since I went to a gig at Academy 2 and I was surprised to find the floor wasn’t somehow sticky. I walked in part way through Baddies set with the room reasonably full. They sound like a slightly louder and less friendly version of The Young Knives and, with their [...]
Look See Proof + Gravity Crisis @ Bar Academy – 31st March
Reigning from a cluster of the UK in which glitz and glamour is the norm, Hertfordshire born band Look See Proof are set to leave a lasting impression on all who they come into contact with. I first saw the lads at a Christmas gig The Twang put on back in December. The whole night [...]
Nightwish + Pain @ The Academy – 29th March
The Academy is already reasonably full before Swedish band Pain open the show with their mix of industrial metal and techno, a sound that is clearly appreciated by the crowd. Their set comes across as professional and well rehearsed, possibly because the band has only one permanent member, Peter Tagtgren, the rest being made up [...]
Blood Red Shoes + Johnny Foreigner @ Birmingham Barfly – 27th March 2008
When I was told to go and review a gig at the Barfly, I didn’t expect to feel like I was in the Arctic. Anyone who was at the gig will agree with me that it was bloody cold. Gigs are supposed to be sweat pits, not freezers. When the first act walked out onto [...]
Be Your Own Pet @ Birmingham Academy 2 – March 26th 2008
I can honestly say I haven’t been to a gig like Be Your Own Pet in what feels like forever. After sticking to the floor for half an hour and having no impression whatsoever made on me by the support band I trotted on over to the merch stand where I was greeted by singer [...]
Dodgy @ Academy 2, Birmingham – 25th March 2008
Academy 2 is one of my favourite venues in brum. There are always a few things I can guarantee will happen. One, that there will be a good sound, two, a good crowd. Tonight was no exception to the rule. As soon as I arrived, promptly at 7.30, very early for me to arrive at [...]
Red Route + Matt Geary + Grand Union Revival + The Dead Fish @ The Barfly – 22nd March 2008
Ever been to a school reunion? Well, that’s kind of what I’d walked into tonight at the Barfly, with all the bands, bar one, being previous occupants of a local school. First up are The Dead Fish, unfortunately for them there wasn’t much of a crowd, at which the lead singer joked, “People at the [...]
Velvet Revolver @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall – 22nd March 2008
It was only two nights ago at the Glasgow Carling Academy that Scott Weiland decided to announce that this would be the last Velvet Revolver tour. Apparently the rest of the band were as surprised as the fans and some “on-stage bickering” flared up. There’s been no official news thus far but judging by the [...]
Breed 77 + Panic Cell + Last Stop China Town + Forever Never @ Barfly – March 19th
‘Tonight you’ve seen the British metal scene’ yells Breed 77’s Paul Isola, and from what we’ve seen tonight, British metal is still at its best. From promising newer bands to the well established headliners, the line up represents what music in this country has to offer for those who like their bands brutal. Forever Never [...]
