There’s nobody doing it quite like Don Broco. In the space of 15 years, they’ve gone from playing small, intimate venues in their local town of Bedford, to selling out iconic, prestigious venues all over the UK, such as the iconic Alexandra Palace. Their latest album, Amazing Things, shot straight …
Read More »Review: The New Roses – Plymouth, Junction
The New Roses/The Outlanders/The Kites Plymouth, JunctionNovember 2023Review and Photos – Rob Wilkins/CeltographyThose who know me, know that I get a real kick out of seeing bands in tiny, grassroots venues, where the beer doesn’t cost as much as a ticket and the crowd and band almost seem to share …
Read More »Review: The Darkness – O2 Academy, Edinburgh
Kicking things off tonight are Bad Nerves, who I’m told have been invited on tour with The Darkness by Justin Hawkins himself, having featured them on his YouTube channel and praised them highly. Bad Nerves are an Essex five-piece knocking out short, sharp punk tunes. The influences are apparent. Stooges, …
Read More »Review: Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons – The Garage, Glasgow
After a bout of guest slots earlier this year alongside Michael Monroe, and Black Star Riders, as well as a busy Summer festival period, Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons are back in full headlining mode with a brand new studio album tucked under their arms. Studio album number three, …
Read More »Review: Death Cult – Electric Brixton, London
The Cult are one of the UK’s most underrated bands. For decades, they have delivered some of the best rock music that stretches from goth rock to glam metal and have also been very mysterious and ominous whilst they do it – vocalist Ian Astbury’s appreciation for Shaman culture lends …
Read More »Review: Corey Taylor – O2 Academy, Glasgow
If anyone wandered in off the rain-soaked streets and wasn’t sure who was packing them in like sardines at the regal old cinema just over the River Clyde in Glasgow, then the rather large letters on the screen behind the band would have served as a clue. Lit up by …
Read More »Review: Creeper – Clyde Rooms, Glasgow
Having recently delivered arguably their best album to date with ‘Sanguivore’ – a luxurious gothic homage to the work of ‘Bat out Of Hell’ creator Jim Steinman – Creeper are riding high on a wave of acclaim that will no doubt see them end 2023 in many best albums of …
Read More »Review: Robin Trower ft. Sari Schorr – Joyful Sky Concert
With the live entertainment business returning to normal after a few dicey years, the live-streamed gig model has (thankfully) taken a bit of a back seat again as musicians get back out there and ply their trade once again in front of an actual audience rather a room of technicians …
Read More »Review: McFly/LostAlone – Alexandra Palace, London
McFly are one of those bands that will constantly keep you guessing. They’ve done surf rock. They’ve done baroque pop. Hell, they’ve even done EDM! And yet, amongst it all, they’ve always been a pop punk/power pop band at heart. On their 7th studio album Power to Play, which was …
Read More »Review: Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Day Of The Dead – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
After relentlessly touring the length and breadth of the UK over the last few decades with the acclaimed (and much loved) musical theatre production Vampires Rock Ghost Train, Steve Steinman has taken a leap of faith and invested majorly with his largest production to date: Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Day …
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