Tag Archives: London

Gig review: SQUEEZE – Roundhouse, London, 22 November 2024

Posted on November 25, 2024 by andynathan
SQUEEZE- Roundhouse, London, 22 November 2024

It’s a tribute to the virtue of good songwriting and refusing to follow fashion that Squeeze have joined the select group of bands to be celebrating their 50th birthday (albeit with a few breaks apart). And yet, as Glenn Tilbrook … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VINCENT FLATTS FINAL DRIVE – Slim Jim’s Liquor Store, Islington, London 4 October 2024

Posted on October 7, 2024 by petefeenstra
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Tonight is the sort of gig that restates the true staples of rock and roll, namely the holy trinity of a great band, a welcoming venue and receptive audience. Birmingham’s Vincent Flatts Final Drive is the kind kick ass band … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CASSIDY PARIS – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 7 August 2024

Posted on August 30, 2024 by andynathan
CASSIDY PARIS- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 7 August 2024

Australian singer Cassidy Paris is almost a veteran at 21, having recorded her first EP at 16, and chalked up a fair few air miles since including to the UK. She’s played at various festivals and support slots but summer … Continue reading →

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Interview: ROB LAMOTHE

Posted on July 9, 2024 by jason
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Singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Rob Lamothe rose to fame as the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles rock band Riverdogs. His soul-stirring debut solo album, ‘Gravity’ (1996), introduced an introspective side to his songwriting, exploring the human experience and … Continue reading →

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Album review : PALLAS – Eyes In The Night (The Recordings 1981-86, 7CD boxset)

Posted on June 21, 2024 by brianmc
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Cherry Red [Release date : 28.06.24] You have to credit Cherry Red with their even handed approach to reissues/remasters. No offence to fans of neo-Prog band, Pallas, but the band is not front page news, and never have been, but … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TIM ARNOLD ‘Super Connected’ – The Cockpit Theatre, London, Tuesday 4 June 2024

Posted on June 13, 2024 by jason
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Where do we start with effect of screen addiction and the role social media plays on one’s mental health? This is what singer/songwriter Tim Arnold has been researching for the past seven years culminating in the release of his latest … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA – Royal Albert Hall, London, 4 April 2024

Posted on April 10, 2024 by andynathan
JOE BONAMASSA- Royal Albert Hall, London, 4 April 2024

As he told us midway through the set, it’s now 15 years since the relatively inexperienced Joe Bonamassa gambled in following in the footsteps of his blues rock heroes at the Royal Albert Hall. It capped a meteoric rise, just … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BYWATER CALL – The Grace, London, 9 October 2023

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Davoski
Gig review: BYWATER CALL – The Grace, London, 9 October 2023

I had seen Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes, the driving force behind Bywater Call, supporting Robert Jon and The Wreck back in February. I was mightily impressed, and particularly bowled over by Meghan’s voice. So this tour with the full, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 5 October 2023

Posted on October 12, 2023 by andynathan
WISHBONE ASH- Islington Academy London, 5 October 2023

Wishbone Ash’s autumn tour with its London date at the Islington Academy has been a fixture on the gig calendar for many years, and more often than not these days seems to mark a significant milestone. I was one of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 16 September 2023

Posted on September 20, 2023 by andynathan
MARTIN TURNER- 100 Club, London, 16 September 2023

After a number of tours celebrating classic Wishbone Ash albums, founder member Martin Turner and band have now spent most of 2023 marking the 50th anniversary of ‘Live Dates’-  their first live album and the swansong for the first era … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STRAY – 100 Club, London, 14 September 2023

Posted on September 18, 2023 by andynathan
STRAY- 100 Club, London, 14 September 2023

He may be – according to the title of his own memoirs –  a rock’n’roll survivor but Stray founder member Del Bromham has not lost his musical  creativity. The band have just released a very welcome first studio album in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE WHO, O2 Arena, London, 12 July 2023

Posted on July 17, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
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On the verge of their sixth decade as a band and The Who really have nothing to prove but still don’t care about what they’re being told by others. This is The Who and they’ll do exactly as they want. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023

Posted on May 15, 2023 by andynathan
BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023

For Big Country, their debut album ‘The Crossing’ is rightly regarded as a classic, spawning three hit singles and countless other fan favourites, and establishing that signature bagpipe style guitar sound. For the current line up it is also the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 4 May 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by andynathan
JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 4 May 2023

Guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick seems to have been everywhere recently. After FM’s December tour with the Dead Daisies and January dates with Band of Friends, his third solo album ‘Dead Man Walking’ was released to critical acclaim including in these pages … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 23 April 2023

Posted on May 9, 2023 by david.wilson
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 23 April 2023

It’s hard to believe that Kenny Wayne Shepherd was a mere 18 years old when he wrote and released ‘Trouble Is..’. A mature, complex blues rock album launched into the world as part of an exciting vanguard of fresh-faced US … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ANA POPOVIC – Islington O2 Academy, London, 10 March 2023

Posted on March 17, 2023 by jason
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The last vestiges of winter still had its cold tendrils curling around the country, falls of snow and a chill wind was everywhere, even in the midst of London town. Things though in Islington had rapidly heated up, the arrival … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THOSE DAMN CROWS – Islington Assembly Hall, London – 24th February 2023

Posted on March 3, 2023 by david.wilson
THOSE DAMN CROWS – Islington Assembly Hall, London – 24th February 2023

The Assembly Hall had a celebratory atmosphere about the place and a keen sense of anticipation was in the air ahead of Those Damn Crows. Support came from fellow Welsh rockers, James And The Cold Gun who helped to bubble … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE NEW ROSES – Camden Underworld, London, 1 December 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022 by andynathan
THE NEW ROSES- Camden Underworld, London, 1 December 2022

It’s been a case of making up for lost time for German rockers The New Roses.  I’d been highly impressed by their headline London show at this same venue in late 2018 and the following year’s ‘Nothing But Wild’ was … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DANNY VAUGHN – The Grace, London, 4 December 2022

Posted on December 18, 2022 by andynathan
DANNY VAUGHN- The Grace, London, 4 December 2022

Danny Vaughn was one of those troubadours who made lockdown life more bearable for rock fans with his ‘Vaughnsday’ on line acoustic performances from his living room.  The pandemic had interrupted his usual busy schedule, whether solo, with Tyketto or … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SQUEEZE- Hammersmith Apollo, London, 19 November 2022

Posted on November 28, 2022 by andynathan
SQUEEZE- Hammersmith Apollo, London, 19 November 2022

Squeeze’s hit making days may be long behind them but the band have a remarkable longevity: as Chris Difford mentioned from the stage, he and Glenn Tilbrook have now been writing together for 50 years. However rather than being reduced … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TEIGER – Strongroom Bar, London, Thursday 10 November 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by jason
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It’s a mark of just what a buzz there is around Teiger that, despite transport strikes hitting the Capitol, people had seemingly made their way by planes, trains and automobiles to Central London’s Strongroom Bar and packed the place out. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KINGDOM OF MADNESS- 100 Club, London, 28 October 2022

Posted on November 10, 2022 by andynathan
KINGDOM OF MADNESS- 100 Club, London, 28 October 2022

When Mark Stanway abruptly quit Magnum midway through a tour late in 2016, a significant trinity was broken up, as he had been the longest serving band member after Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin, his keys playing a big part … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 21 October 2022

Posted on October 31, 2022 by andynathan
WISHBONE ASH- Islington Academy, London, 21 October 2022

Classic rock’s golden age is now giving us half century celebrations of bands and landmark albums. One such – indeed my all time favourite album – is Wishbone Ash’s ‘Argus’, which was voted album of the year by Melody Maker … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN SLOMAN – Two Rivers

Posted on August 14, 2022 by brianmc
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Red Steel Music [Release date: 12.08.22] John Sloman’s ninth solo album is a tale of two cities. His life has been a neverending musical quest to find success and certitude. All the time torn between his hometown of Cardiff, where … Continue reading →

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Gig review: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – 02 Arena, London, 20 June 2022

Posted on June 28, 2022 by andynathan
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT- 02 Arena, London, 20 June 2022

Nearly 50 years since they first emerged, there seems to be an endless  appetite for the music of Queen- just look at your Freeview channel schedules packed with documentaries or archive concerts. Indeed public interest in them reached arguably its … Continue reading →

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