For decades now, long-suffering fans of the original band have seen The Australian Pink Floyd Show as the best route to a live relaying of their favourite prog rock anthems. With David Gilmour and Roger Waters at an impasse since… Continue Reading
Back in 2021, I saw London duo Nova Twins perform at the (now defunct) Printworks, supporting Sleaford Mods on their Spare Ribs tour. Their unique and vivid blend of electro-metal, punk, and grime had garnered a small but loyal fanbase,… Continue Reading
It’s been twenty years since singer-songwriter Richard Hawley birthed Coles Corner, his most celebrated album, into the world. Released in 2005 and nominated for the following years’ Mercury Prize, it’s a record so beautifully lovelorn, romantic and orchestrally lush, that… Continue Reading
In previous years, Forwards Festival has had an end-of-term feel to it, being the final festival appearance for many of the traders and artists with a hint of autumn in the air. Brought forward by at least a week this… Continue Reading
For the second weekend in a row, Cardiff’s 74,500 capacity Principality Stadium is playing host to a prominent British rock band whose origins lay in the pre-internet age of the 1990s. After last Friday’s official – and apparently rather epic… Continue Reading
(Photo by Holly Bradley) Considering that Britpop-era survivors Supergrass are currently in the midst of UK festival dates marking the 30th anniversary of debut album I Should Coco, it’s one of those facts that drive home that time is passing… Continue Reading
With the promise of successive nights of quality acts, and blissful summer evenings astride Bristol’s scenic harbourside, Bristol Sounds continues to provide a late June treat for local live music aficionados. This year’s event, featuring five headline acts and a… Continue Reading
Perhaps it’s an indictment on my loosening grasp as to the joys lurking within the smaller corners of the local music scene that it took something of a personal vanity project – akin to a Dave Gorman stage show –… Continue Reading