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The View + The Law + Last Gang @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall – 18th February 2009

Due to a cock-up in the box office I only arrive at the Wulfrun Hall in time to see the last few songs of four-piece Last Gang’s set. What I do see is enough to assure me that this is a band that, while being very tight and not doing anything wrong, seems to be [...]

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The Hold Steady + The Mark Inside + Mr Bones and the Dreamers @ The Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton – 15th December 2008

I arrived very early at the Wulfrun Hall so it was a nice surprise to find there was an extra support band playing – local band Mr Bones and the Dreamers. I hadn’t encountered them before but certainly plan to again. Despite being a young, and relatively new band, they played an impressively tight set [...]

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Okkervil River + Mr Bones and the Dreamers @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall – 10th November 2008

Wolverhampton City Centre is heaving tonight.  The car parks are full, the ring road is a mass of cars, all crawling to the Civic Centre.  The cars stop outside the Civic Hall, drop the kids off and then disappear:  posh-pretty pop boys The Feeling are playing the Civic and they are cashing in on the [...]

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Duff McKagans Loaded + The Loyalties + Voodoo Johnson + Wild Youth @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall – 19th September 2008

I arrived at the Wulfrun just in time to see the end of Wild Youth’s set. If you aren’t aware of these guys, they are 4 teenagers from the West Midlands with possibly the most ridiculous hair you’ve ever seen on teenage boys. With a style that’s a cross between The New York Dolls and [...]

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Black Sabbath Announce “Best of..” Album

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward,– four names that resonate throughout rock’s recorded history as clear and sublime [...]

Win A Pair Of Tickets To See The Enemy in Coventry

  Coventry boys The Enemy will be playing two hometown headline shows at Coventry Cathedral Ruins on 21st and 22nd May [...]

The Coronas + Murray James + The Midnite Bonfires @ Birmingham Ballroom – 6th May 2012

You may yet to have heard of The Coronas, but, in their native Ireland, they are a seriously big deal. [...]

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 [...]

The Toy Hearts – Interview

Hannah and Sophia Johnson are sisters from Birmingham, who front the band The Toy Hearts. Together with their father Stewart, [...]

Influential Synth Pop Band, Blancmange, Return To Birmingham

One of the truly original English Synth pop acts and a major influence on everyone from Hot Chip to Metronomy, [...]