There’s a difference between being billed as a support act and a special guest. Kula Shaker, with their established reputation and singular style, made it clear they were the latter. From the moment the stage […]
Having won a scholarship to study at Eton College, Frank Turner always had potential. Along with his work ethic, sincerity and willingness to get people to participate and come together, his impact has been nothing […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
The rise of Palace cannot be attributed to record sales. Their latest LP Shoals entered just outside the top 50, 29 places higher than their 2019 sophomore effort Life After. Palace’s success is down to […]
Everyone in the shy of five thousand capacity Brixton Academy was frozen solid. Many were still wearing coats, hats, scarves and gloves. Following a politically charged historical film short, The Levellers then addressed the stage […]
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes will bring their ferocious live experience back to the O2 Academy Brixton in an exclusive virtual gig streamed on MelodyVR. The immersive show, dubbed ‘Brixton By Request’, will feature the […]
There has been a lot of international excitement with Placebo’s “A Place for Us to Dream – 20 Years of Placebo” tour. There was dismay when Placebo cancelled and didn’t reschedule the Perth leg of […]