You never forget your first. Be it a first crush, first love, first pet, first car, etc., you never forget it. For this reviewer, his first was Monday, 19th November 1979 at the Apollo Theatre, Glasgow. The first baptism in the cauldron of live music. Aged 12. Motörhead, ‘Bomber’ Tour …
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After a quickfire UK outing during the Summer daylight, The Duke of Spook is back on familiar territory with a tour that falls during the spooky season. Where it seems all is well with the undead world now that Wednesday 13 is out of the sun and holding court in …
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Sold-out shows. Venues upgraded. Waiting lists for tickets. It would seem that Canadian outfit The Birthday Massacre are onto something over this side of the Atlantic. With so many different genres attached to the sound that the six-piece makes (dark wave/electronic/dark-pop/goth/rock), it can often cause pigeonholers’ heads to explode, but …
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As far as years go, 2025 has been pretty good for French organic farmers by day, DIY blues rock duo by night, The Inspector Cluzo. A new studio album (their 10th), ‘Less Is More’, was released to great critical acclaim. Several live dates in Europe opening for Neil Young, and …
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As Glenn Hughes alludes to midway through his barnstorming set, promoters don’t like this kind of tour from him. They want a Deep Purple-related anniversary tour that they can splatter all over the billboards: like the “Glenn Hughes presents…Classic Deep Purple Live” tour from a few years back, that kind …
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As Those Damn Crows mainman Shane Greenhall mentions from the stage during the Welsh chart toppers set, it’s almost two years to the day since Those Damn Crows last played this venue. And the hugely likeable frontman seems genuinely taken aback that the 1,250 venue is much busier than last …
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Grammy-award-winning duo Larkin Poe have gone from strength to strength over the last decade, the old-fashioned way: by constantly bettering each album that they create, and building a community vibe along the way. Hell, they have managed to make the cavernous and often cold and inhospitable 2,500 capacity O2 Academy …
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Five UK shows in five days for blues rock guitarist Ally Venable in support of her recently released sixth studio album, ‘Money & Power’. Tonight, it’s the turn of the ankle-breaking cobblestone, streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town to pay homage to the young Texan who is certainly making waves in …
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When this reviewer first encountered Sons of Liberty, the “Old bull, young bull” fable (complete with F-bombs) was used to amplify the point that, on a festival line-up of younger acts, the Bristolian five-piece represented the wisdom and patience of the old bull of the often-used metaphor for experience vs …
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The challenge of getting mid-sized bands to Devon may finally have an answer as we head to the new venue, Arena in Torquay, to catch Fury supporting Metallica tribute band Metallica Reloaded. First impressions of the new venue are positive. A large bar area with street food and merch stand …
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