Live Reviews

Yes Overcome Sparse Crowd at Stone Free Festival, O2 Arena

By Every Record Tells A Story on June 18, 2018 • ( 9 )

It was the climax of the Stone Free Festival at the O2 Arena, and the 20,000 seater was less than a third full. Perhaps a reflection of the bill which veered from Supertramp to Megadeth but stuck to a “classic… Read More ›

Arcade Fire: So Good, They Can Make Even Wembley Arena Shake

By Every Record Tells A Story on April 12, 2018 • ( 4 )

Arcade Fire have overcome many obstacles in their path over the years. Grabbing the attention of the world through their indie-released debut LP Funeral; delivering credible follow ups to one of the decade’s most critically acclaimed albums, and then dealing… Read More ›

Belle and Sebastian in Health and Safety Regulation Flaunting Shock: Live at the Troxy

By Every Record Tells A Story on March 18, 2018 • ( 1 )

Stuart Murdoch walked out intrepidly into the crowd last night during “Dear Catastrophe Waitress”. It’s a Belle and Sebastian crowd, so it’s a friendly, unthreatening and relaxed crowd, more likely to offer him a Tunnock’s Wafer than trouble. But then… Read More ›

So. Much. Joy. The Hold Steady Live In London

By Every Record Tells A Story on March 10, 2018 • ( 4 )

In a week that saw the demise of the NME’s print edition after sixty-odd years, it is reassuring that some traditions remain. The country is still run by incompetents, it’s impossible to find a telecoms provider whose call centre isn’t… Read More ›

Gaz Coombs Unveils Songs From New Album At ULU

By Every Record Tells A Story on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

It has been quite a journey since Gaz Coombs began his rock career as the teenage lead singer of…. The Jennifers. Signed to Nude Records in 1991 – the contract signed by his mum as he was too young –… Read More ›

Sweet Billy Pilgrim Launch Stunning New Album At St Pancras Old Church

By Every Record Tells A Story on January 20, 2018 • ( 2 )

As the dystopian nightmare of 2017 fades, to be replaced with fresh, new dystopian horrors with a shiny “Made In 2018” badge on them, we find ourselves looking for a fresh start. And what better way to find a fresh… Read More ›

Fleet Foxes Swap Columbia University for Brixton Academy

By Every Record Tells A Story on November 28, 2017 • ( 6 )

Seattle. Early 2000’s. Robin Pecknold meets Skyler Skjelset at school and they bond over a love of Mike Wilson, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. They form a band, and give it a quirky name that people will remember and could… Read More ›

Queens of the Stone Age – Live In London

By Every Record Tells A Story on November 22, 2017 • ( 5 )

Josh Homme has come a long way since his formative teenage years when his band, Sons of Kyuss, filled the hot, star-filled Palm Desert sky with cacophonous noise, bonfire smoke and teenage attitude, playing gear powered by generators to a… Read More ›

Beck Pays Tribute To Tom Petty With Cover of American Girl: Live at The Electric Ballroom

By Every Record Tells A Story on October 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

A new album by Beck is something to be celebrated, and the man himself has been in London all week to promote the new LP “Colors”, an upbeat, shiny, modern pop record, a million miles removed from its predecessor, the… Read More ›

Ty Segall: Live at The Coronet, London.

By Every Record Tells A Story on September 2, 2017 • ( 2 )

Gentrification. “The process of renovating and improving something so that it conforms to middle-class taste”. Or “the process of making a person or activity more refined or polite”. Last night, the thankfully ungentrified Ty Segall and his ungentrified band played… Read More ›