Nile Rodgers & CHIC – Southampton Summer Sessions
With the sun setting behind Southampton Guildhall, a summer Sunday evening was transformed by the sound of Disco. With the sunshine, Deco and Sophie Ellis-Bextor warming up the crowd superbly, the crowd were eager for the headliners.
Primavera Sound 2024
Day 1 Review Primavera Sound 2024 kicked off with an eclectic mix of performances, each bringing a unique…
Review: Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love
Fans of the sometime Pulp guitarist who have followed his solo career in the twenty ten years or so will find a Richard Hawley they are very familiar with on his new album, his ninth, In This City They Call You Love. He lays down dollops of reverb on both his voice and his guitar, sounding at times like a lower-pitched Roy Orbison or a less twangy Duane Eddy. Hawley loves his 50s and 60s ballads and he reworks a well-worn song structure, without really adding anything modern.
Review: Big Special – Postindustrial Hometown Blues
On occasion there comes an album that speaks to the times, resembles the present moment and captures the emotions of a generation. ‘Post Industrial Hometown Blues’ does exactly that, it gives the words to describe the shared malaise, the perils of precarity, daily drudgery and pharmacological escapism.
Preview: Primavera Sound 2024
Since its inception in 2001, Primavera Sound has been a beacon of live music, continuously evolving and shaping the cultural landscape of Barcelona. Over the years, the festival has grown from a modest one-day event in Poble Espanyol to a globally recognised extravaganza, firmly establishing itself as a cornerstone of the city's vibrant music scene . After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, Primavera Sound roared back in 2022 for its 20th-anniversary celebration. Now, in 2024, the festival gears up for its 22nd edition.
Night Currents Festival to arrive in Portsmouth
Night Currents Festival is a brand new music event coming to Portsmouth on Saturday the 7th of October, showcasing the UK’s most exciting established and rising talent. Ten acts will storm the South Coast to play across 2 stages at Portsmouth's iconic music venue The Wedgewood Rooms and The Edge of The Wedge, with zero clashes between artists.
Hamish Hawk – The Joiners
It had somehow been years since I was last at the Joiners, so a trip out to see…
Vistas – The Beautiful Nothing EP
Edinburgh Indie band Vistas released their new EP ‘The Beautiful Nothing’ this week. It follows their second album released back in 2021. The five new tracks will breathe new life into the bands future performances and will likely feature in the bands setlists for many years to come.
Gracie Abrams – The Level Nottingham
Last week, U.K. fans were swept away with dizzying surprise and delight as Gracie Abrams announced an impromptu, limited run of special, intimate acoustic shows in Southampton, London, and Nottingham.
UB40 – Wembley Arena
However UB40, who’ve ploughed very commercial tangents themselves amongst their fifty chart breaking singles, still retain some grit and homespun timbre. Forty three years since Chrissie Hynde spotted them in a Birmingham pub and asked them to support The Pretenders, the band is on its postponed 2021 tour, with its first non-Campbell frontman, Matt Doyle, formerly of Kioko, at the helm.