Reviews
DIIV: NEW CENTURY HALL, MANCHESTER
Shoegaze is enjoying a renaissance of late for both the original bands from the 1990s and those that they have...
LIAM GALLAGHER & JOHN SQUIRE: BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
The Stone Roses inspired Liam Gallagher to start a band…and the rest, as they say, is history. But as the...
THE STRANGLERS: USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
Punk pioneers, The Stranglers, delivered a golden night in Edinburgh to celebrate their 50th anniversary, delighting their fans with a blockbuster twenty-nine track set. Since forming in 1974, the band has had twenty-three top forty singles and nineteen top forty...
BDRMM: VOODOO ROOMS, EDINBURGH
Taking the leap from a literal bedroom project, shoegaze revivalists bdrmm are nearing the end of their marathon 30 date...
OMD: USHER HALL, EDINBURGH
There was an electric atmosphere in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall well before OMD took to the stage. This was only heightened...
NEWDAD: ST LUKE’S, GLASGOW
Spyres were playing their home town when they supported NewDad in Glasgow on Monday 26th February. St Luke’s in the city’s east end. Neighbouring the famous Barrowland Ballroom, this old church, now converted into a vibrant music venue, hosts a...
SLOWDIVE: BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
Anyone expecting Glasgow’s Barrowlands to be filled with 50-somethings tonight has been staring at the ground for too long, the...
Enter Shikari: Edinburgh O2 Academy
Fusion rockers Enter Shikari split up their arena tour with a more modest evening at the sold out O2 Academy...
FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES: BARROWLAND BALLROOM, GLASGOW
It’s a cold dreich Glasgow night in February, the darkness looms in the icy air as I approach the iconic Glasgow music venue, The Barrowlands. Like a beacon of hope – a warm hug on a cold night, the Glasgow...
Spanish Love Songs: O2 Institute 2, Birmingham
Last year saw Spanish Love Songs, the US alt-rockers, release their fourth studio album, “No Joy”, that hinted at glimmers of...