The beautiful glass-fronted Perth concert hall looks warm and welcoming surrounded by twinkling Christmas lights, bar staff visible, lined up, ready to start sticking some money in the tills. Unfortunately, despite the queue snaking around the street by 6.30, the doors remain stubbornly closed til 7, and it is …
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If you were to ask the average fan of The Damned to name their favourite record, it will more than likely be a toss-up between two; 1980’s The Black Album and 1982’s Strawberries. Both albums helped the London punk legends seek further success within the punk rock community, thanks to …
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Those Damn Crows / Sophie Lloyd / HimalayasCardiff Utilita ArenaSaturday 14th December 2024It feels somewhat fitting that my final gig of the year that I turn 60, is to travel home, to within a few hundred yards of where I was born, to witness the coming of age of …
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As much a regular Christmas fixture as train strikes, memes suggesting that “You can’t say Merry Christmas anymore”, and guys leaving Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve, GUN are back at The Barras for their annual knees-up. This time around they come bearing gifts in the guise of a new studio …
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California-based roots rock band, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, whose core is the dynamic duo of Greta Valenti & Robin Davey, have a house & motown-style recording studio on one of the coolest streets in Riverside, California. Riverside California was once the richest city in America for being the …
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Fresh from a sold out show in London at the Electric Ballroom and a headlining appearance at Planet Rockstock, globally renowned rock icon and founding member of Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, returns to the UK in May 2025 for a series of headline shows. In addition to headlining BEL-AOR Rocks …
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It’s that time of the year when thoughts turn to end of the year polls, and summations of what has gone on in the previous 12 months. Some fantastic albums saw the light of day in 2024, and team member Dave put the gravy boat down long enough to come …
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Affable Welsh rock squad THOSE DAMN CROWS are levelling up for the festive season by dropping not only a brand new single from their forthcoming new album God Shaped Hole, but by announcing a very special string of underplay headline dates for March 2025. Available on all DSPs now, fans …
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There’s a brand-new date that needs to be added to the festival calendar. NOVACAINE FESTIVAL 2025 makes its debut in Sheffield, England, on Saturday 4th October. The event promises to be an electrifying day of music, creativity, and community. NOVACAINE’s goal is to support and showcase new music and foster …
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Potent UK metallers, SYPHA, have announced themselves with their engulfing new single and video, Limbo. The track is lifted from the band’s blistering debut EP, Borderland, which arrives on Friday 24th January. Get the lowdown on the band, below: What are the origins of Sypha? We originally met in music …
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