Category: Live Reviews

Review and photos from Tim Marcus I was back at The Cavern in Raynes Park on Thursday of last week to see one of my favourite blues rock bands, Born Healer. It’s been around seven months since I last saw them here so tonight was both overdue and welcome. If ever the [more…]

Review and Images By Dave Martin Morello is best known as the guitarist for multiple high profile bands including Rage against the Machine, Audioslave and Prophets of Rage. Hailing from Libertyville, Illinois, Morello came to prominence upon meeting Zack de la Rocha in 1991, five years after graduating from Harvard University. He [more…]

Written by Flynn Herondale June 2024 “Welcome to the wettest gig in the world!” Adams shouted to the hyped crowds. They’d been waiting in the drizzle for hours but were no less excited to party with the rock icon. And what a show it was; featuring an incredible supporting band, a set [more…]

Review By Paul Taggart Photos By Barry Douglas There is something elemental about small venue shows. You’re face to face with the performers, there is nowhere to escape! Nowhere to go, there I was in the fucking Cavalera crosshairs and it went bang. Such a place is an intimate gift handed to [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Photos By Scott Anderson Richard Willis Hawley is a singer / songwriter / guitarist / producer from Pitsmoor, Sheffield, England who began his musical journey with Treebound Story whilst still at school. Richard was a real fireball and jumped straight into Britpop outfit Longpigs until their demise in [more…]

Review and photos by Mark Thompson Last night’s gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire was a memorable one, showcasing three bands that brought their unique flavors of rock to an enthusiastic crowd. Here’s a detailed review of the performances by Asomvel, Florence Black, and The Wildhearts on June 6, 2024. Asomvel: Motorhead Reborn [more…]

Written by Flynn Herondale photos By Damien Harvey  Jagwar Twin stuns o2 arena crowd with simple yet striking visuals and vocal performance that captivates from the first note. Roy Wronski’s alter ego – Jagwar Twin – shot to TikTok virality with his 2023 track Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa), cunningly released on the [more…]

Review By Stewart Filbey They have the Power! On Sunday 2nd June, a gorgeous summer afternoon, I made the 2-hour journey to The Apex in Bury St Edmunds to support my very good friend Alex Jenner who would be making her debut as female lead vocalist for the Pop Power Orchestra. This [more…]

Review By Ken Jackson I have sadly missed some great music at the Tuesday Night Music Club these last few weeks whilst I have been under the weather ,however I am so pleased I managed to get there last night to see Krissy Matthews appear at the club for the third time [more…]

Review By Dave Martin By their own admission the Band, led by the Hale siblings, wondered in their early inception as to whether or not they would ever following in the footsteps of their idols and play across the ocean in London. From their early beginnings Lizzy and Arejay have dreamed of [more…]

Review By Dave Martin Mallory Knox is an alternative rock band from Cambridge made up of Mikey Chapman on Vocals, Sam Douglas on bass and backing vocals, James Gillett on Rhythm Guitar, Joe Savins on Lead Guitar and Dave Rawling on Drums. They released four albums over a six-year period from 2013 [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes photos by Glen Parkes Mick Sayce and Bobbie Paisley Cornelius  Rock the Mote 2024: A Fifth Birthday Bash to Remember – Day Three The final day of Rock the Mote 2024 dawned with fantastic sunshine, a welcome change that more than made up for the weather on the [more…]