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Paul Weller
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LIVE REVIEW: Paul Weller at Royal Hospital, Chelsea

June 20, 2022 Michael Barron 1

When Tom Jones kicked off the 2022 Live at Chelsea festival at the Grade, I listed Royal Hospital Chelsea, the weather couldn't have been more idyllic for the series of open-air concerts in the courtyard....

Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
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ALBUM REVIEW: Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation

June 20, 2022 Michael Barron 0

As late as 2018, when Porcupine Tree frontman and founder Steven Wilson was asked about the band's chances of reunion, he responded, "Honestly, I would say zero… I'm proud of the catalogue; it's there, it...

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LIVE REVIEW: Simply Red at Royal Hospital, Chelsea

June 20, 2022 Michael Barron 0

When Tom Jones opened the first of 2022 Live at Chelsea in the open-air courtyard concerts, he had perfect weather where all eyes could be on the stage instead of up in the sky out...

Skunk Anansie
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LIVE REVIEW: Skunk Anansie at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London

June 18, 2022 Michael Barron 0

In 2019 XS Noize was invited to Meltdown, the world's longest-running artist-curated festival. A series of live events, including Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Johnny Marr and Mystery Jets, was curated by Nile Rogers. Grace Jones...

tom jones
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LIVE REVIEW: Tom Jones at Royal Hospital, Chelsea

June 16, 2022 Michael Barron 0

The Grade I listed Royal Hospital Chelsea has now been the home of the Chelsea Pensioners for 330 years. The hospital receives funding from a grant-in-aid from the government; it needs to make up annual...

Kula Shaker - 1st Congregational Church Of Eternal Love And Free Hugs
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ALBUM REVIEW: Kula Shaker - 1st Congregational Church Of Eternal Love And Free Hugs

June 4, 2022 Michael Barron 0

From the introduction, the listener transports to the fictional 1st Congregational Church Of Eternal Love And Free Hugs, supposedly set in Little Sodbury, 14 miles from Bath, where Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills used to...

Amyl and the Sniffers
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LIVE REVIEW: Amyl and the Sniffers at Brixton Academy, London

June 2, 2022 Michael Barron 0

The four-piece pub rock and punk rock band Amyl and the Sniffers not only came all the way from Melbourne, Australia, they also brought New South Wales band Pist Idiots along as the opening support...

LIAM GALLAGHER announces huge Knebworth Park show & ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ album release date 2
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ALBUM REVIEW: Liam Gallagher - C'Mon You Know

May 26, 2022 Michael Barron 0

Liam Gallagher is a huge Manchester City fan who uses the Manchester City chant at gigs. He has now borrowed Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling's catchphrase "C'Mon You Know" for the title of his new...

TRAVIS
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LIVE REVIEW: Travis at Camden Roundhouse, London

May 23, 2022 Michael Barron 0

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Travis' third album, The Invisible Band, this LP was remastered by Emily Lazar and reissued at the end of 2021 in two limited-edition formats. Described by lead guitarist/banjo player...

Anvil - Impact is Imminent
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ALBUM REVIEW: Anvil - Impact is Imminent

May 20, 2022 Michael Barron 0

The media coverage of Anvil over their forty-plus years in the music industry has been a poisoned chalice for the Canadian trio. On the one hand, they have been parodied as pioneers whose songs, including...

alt-J
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LIVE REVIEW: Alt-J at Brixton Academy, London

May 20, 2022 Michael Barron 0

Changing your name for legal reasons can be a nightmare for bands, but it can lead to brainstorming innovative ideas that would not have otherwise emerged. Whilst not the first artist to do so, Alt-J,...

Radiohead: Life in a Glasshouse
Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: Radiohead: Life in a Glasshouse - John Aizlewood

May 18, 2022 Michael Barron 0

Consistency, work ethic, teamwork, innovation and the ability to evolve musically by defying trends have made Radiohead an international success story. After all, how many bands that found their footing in the early nineties still...

Belle and Sebastian
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LIVE REVIEW: Belle and Sebastian @ Rough Trade East, London

May 16, 2022 Michael Barron 0

From writing a song about a “Funny Little Frog”, the Glaswegian septet have been known for their entertaining live antics. At the 2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival the band invited actors John Hamm and Zach Galifianakis...

The Divine Comedy
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LIVE REVIEW: The Divine Comedy @ The London Palladium

May 5, 2022 Michael Barron 0

Neil Hannon came on stage dressed in a plain suit, a matching plain tie and a white shirt. Now 51-years-old, he barely looked a day older than when he posed with similar attire for the...

Leonard Cohen: On A Wire - Philippe Girard
Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: Leonard Cohen: On A Wire - Philippe Girard

May 3, 2022 Michael Barron 0

There are several milestones including being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and winning copious awards (including a BRIT) which define the success of an artist. Leonard Cohen not only achieved these,...

the snuts
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LIVE REVIEW: The Snuts - Live at Brixton Academy, London

May 3, 2022 Michael Barron 0

It’s seven o’clock in the evening and the doors to the Brixton Academy have just opened and the queues are longer than a snake on the Nokia 3310 game that’s about to meet its maker....

Bowling for Soup
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Bowling for Soup - Pop Drunk Snot Bread

April 25, 2022 Michael Barron 0

How did Bowling for Soup come up with the title Pop Drunk Snot Bread for their latest eleventh LP? The Texas-based quartet wanted to base the title around the “Pop Punk’s Not Dead” theme. When...

Bowling For Soup
Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Bowling for Soup at Brixton Academy, London

April 24, 2022 Michael Barron 0

Twenty years ago, when Bowling for Soup entered the top ten single charts with “Girl, All The Bad Guys Want”, the British public fell in love with them and vice versa. There was immense sadness...

Reef
Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Reef at Kentish Town Forum, London

April 19, 2022 Michael Barron 0

With Reef’s latest material going in a heavier, rockier and almost AC/DC direction, it seemed appropriate for the first support act to be a rock band dressed in black. Whilst their name doesn’t have black...

1984
Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: George Orwell’s 1984 - Adapted by Matyáš Namai

April 7, 2022 Michael Barron 0

Whilst it’s been over 70 years since George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) died, his legacy appears to be eternal. We are barely in the first quarter of 2022, and Orwell has already been referenced copious...

Pavement - Twilight Terror
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Pavement - Terror Twilight Farewell Horizontal

April 7, 2022 Michael Barron 0

The opening sentence "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…" from the Dickens classic A Tale Of Two Cities best summarises Pavement's atmosphere when they made their fifth and final...

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