27th – 30th June 2024Review and photos – Rob and Danni Wilkins“Where do you fancy going on holiday this year?” I asked my other half back at the start of the year.“How about France? We can get the ferry across and maybe head down to spend a fortnight in the …
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“I don’t know if you have ever lost your voice on the morning that you are supposed to play a show, but we are going to do our fucking best…and that’s way better than having to cancel this shit, right?!” Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) is having issues with …
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Hanger 18, Swansea May 2024Review and photos Rob Wilkins Friday review HERE Saturday review HEREStill going strong and after a nice, chilled Sunday lunch we head back to Hanger 18 for day three of this superb little festival. Opening today are another of the Battle of the Bands winners, White …
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For two nights only, the UK was treated to a state visit from bona fide Aussie rock royalty in the guise of legendary Cold Chisel guitarist/singer Ian Moss. Before heading down south for a show in London, it was the turn of Glasgow and the much-lauded venue King Tuts Wah …
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After slaying all before them at this Summer’s Download Festival, British-based multi-national trio Calva Louise are flying high. Revolver Magazine are on their side, as are Metal Hammer. Kerrang Radio digs them, same with BBC Radio 1’s Introducing Rock Show. They are set to light the stage up at 2000 …
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Station 18 Festival – Day 2 Hanger 18, Swansea Review and all images – Rob Wilkins Day 1 HERE The joy of small festivals such as this is the possibility of finding new music that grabs you, but I didn’t expect that to come from the first band as Day …
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After marauding through Europe for almost a month with a mixture of headline shows and festival appearances (a tough act to follow, for sure), Body Count brought their run of 21 shows dubbed the ‘Merciless Tour’ to an end with an incendiary performance at Glasgow’s sprawling SWG3 complex in the …
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Considering how much of a road warrior he is; surprisingly, the current ‘Invocation Tour’ by acclaimed British guitar-slinger and singer-songwriter Troy Redfern is his debut headlining jaunt. A staple of the live circuit, mostly as an acoustic one-man band (Troy is one of those guys that proves that fellas can …
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Hanger 18, Swansea May 2024Review and photos Rob WilkinsWhen I was a younger human, a long weekend at Download, in a muddy field, with 100,000 others, was the dream. Finding new bands, surrounding myself with music and like minded souls, enjoying a beer or two. Heaven! Now, age and common …
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After wowing with her all-too-brief supporting set opening for Greta Van Fleet on their arena tour late last year, Hannah Wicklund is back in the UK and Europe for the last leg of her ‘Hell in the Hallway World Tour’. For fans of the South Carolina-born artist it’s been a …
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