There are many things to like about This Is The Kit. There’s the relaxed and easy way singer and songwriter Kate Stables has with the audience and her band members, typified by the way she walks onstage in a Jeremy… Read More ›
It’s in Essex, it’s about the size of the kid’s field at Glastonbury, and it only costs £15 to get in (take that, austerity Britain!) but this weekend 16,500 festival goers experienced a mellow, friendly atmosphere and saw some great… Read More ›
Ah, the British summer. As elusive as a politician’s answer. In days of yore, at the slightest sniff of a sunny weekend, the Great British Public would, in a futile attempt to keep the kids quiet for five minutes, hop… Read More ›
King’s X, a three piece band from Texas, are hugely influential, have a large and loyal fan base, and last night played a show in London for the first time in six years. They are, perhaps the archetypical Cult Band. … Read More ›
Their biggest ever show. 80,000 fans. It’s a far cry from their humble origins. Leaving school in 1979, Martin Gore worked as a bank clerk for Nat West in Fenchurch Street, saving the money he earned to buy a Yamaha… Read More ›
When we think of thrash metal, we think of certain things. The “Big Four” of Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. We may also think of album covers that feature skulls… …or demons… …lead singers who dress like monks… …albeit there… Read More ›
We don’t always turn to the leading lights of progressive music for our daily dose of politics (see: Phil Collins 1997), so it was interesting to hear Steve Hackett’s thoughts on world events last night. This happened mid-way through his… Read More ›
In 1975, a British rock writer went to see an unsigned band called The Ramones at The Performance Studio as part of a report for the NME in on the burgeoning scene in New York’s CBGB club and the surrounding… Read More ›
Chris Davidson was a bit pushy. He was also not the tallest boy. He wanted to join a band at school called The Perfumed Gardener. Rehearsals were in the school hall at the not very rock n roll time of… Read More ›
With Record Store Day this weekend, the record collecting fraternity is faced with many quandaries: a) How can I afford the 4LP Deluxe Box Set of a 1975 Bruce Springsteen concert? b) Even if I could afford it, given that… Read More ›
Tonight is a Tuesday. Kasabian’s beloved Leicester City are being knocked out of the Champion’s League. It’s surely no coincidence that the band don’t take the stage of Kentish Town’s Forum until seconds after the final whistle… They might be… Read More ›
…and a discussion of Record Collector’s Logic. Also: The Great R.E.M. CD / Vinyl Hunt… Have we reached peak vinyl? Should we all pile in to CDs now the price is a tiny fraction of the cost of vinyl? Is… Read More ›
The Great R.E.M. CD Hunt (Part 2) In the last article we asked some of the fundamental questions of the universe. For example: With the re-release of Paul Weller’s Stanley Road for no less than £32.99, have we reached Peak… Read More ›
The Great R.E.M. CD Hunt (Part 1) As with many bad ideas, this one started in a pub. History is littered with Bad Ideas That Started In Pubs. The Pet Rock was an idea that began in a pub, naturally…. Read More ›
By the end of this article there’s a decent chance one of these four acts will be your new favourite band…. Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent may not be the first location you think of to set up a record… Read More ›
