Rating: Just two days before the release of their extremely long-awaited and anticipated debut album, ‘That’s Your Lot’, Blaenavon took to Birmingham’s Hare and Hounds to erupt frenzy and excitement amongst their Brummie fans. Before the band has even taken the stage, a small group has gathered down front already dripping in sweat from their …Read More
With summer fast approaching, Valefest stepped up their promotional campaign in the Duck and Scholar pub on Thursday night, hoping to pique the interest of first year students most of whom will be unaware of the festival’s charms. This follows on from the Wednesday night’s launch party pt.1 at the packed out Bristol Pear, which …Read More
When hearing the name Kate Nash most people think of her as the one-hit-wonder of the Lily Allen-esque tune ‘Foundations’. However, her ability as an artist goes far beyond just being able to produce a quirky tune with a lot of swearing, and it looks as if she’s set to come back with a bang. …Read More
Rating: After the success of their first LP ‘Be Slowly’ in 2014 the release of ‘Simplicity’ had been long awaited on the indie scene. So much so that you could smell the anticipation on the sweaty kids that piled into Birmingham’s Rainbow Warehouse to get an earful of the new album live in their hometown …Read More
Rating: Jack Garratt is one of the most exciting up and coming artists in the music scene. Winner of the 2015 Critics Choice Award at The Brit Awards he is on the road to a chart-topping career with the award previously being awarded to Adele, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding, Tom Odell, Sam Smith …Read More
When I heard that JB had added an extra date for a concert in Birmingham, I took it as a sign. For a second, I could actually imagine myself being a part of the audience, singing and dancing to his songs. The tickets had started running low and I had to decide whether I should …Read More
I’ll begin by admitting that my principal reason for covering Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s (oh wow that’s going to be a mouthful) gig was entirely down to learning we were from the same home town, attending schools just down the road from one another. Imagine my shock when listening to BFL before the show that he …Read More
“If Queen and the Who are Rock Operas, then Gilmour and Pink Floyd are Rock Symphonies…” Going into this I should be clear that I have two major biases towards David Gilmour’s performance in the Royal Albert Hall. The first is that the tickets were a gift as I was there as a charity spokesperson for …Read More
Rating: The mesmerising moment when Adele rose up in the centre of the arena completely isolated, captivating the audience completely with her breath-taking voice, serves to highlight her standing as one of the greatest singers of the current age. The Arena Tour was labelled ‘An Evening with Adele’ and even from the highest seats …Read More
Sitting on the edge of Kings Norton, the Tower of Song feels as an old lyric come to life. The dim lights, old furniture, and paintings of musicians plastering the wall, harkens back to a bygone time where the room would be filled with smoke, liquor, and music. The Tower will and always will be …Read More
