For years, a certain types of “expert” have insisted that Merseyside doesn’t have a real rock and metal scene. You’ve must have heard the lines: “Liverpool’s a pop city,” “Rock or Metal never took root there,” “It’s all indie bands…
Author: Gregg Howarth
I'm a live music obsessive. Happy to shoot anything with a pulse. Crowd, stage, band, and I'm in. From rock, through indie to electronic, new wave and dance. I've spent over a decade and a half chasing the thrill of a perfectly captured live moment, from British Superbikes to live gigs, and Weshootmusic has finally given me the opportunity to review and shoot all of my favourite genres as well as revisiting the genres I swerved or stubbornly ignored as an angry punk/rock teen.
The Albert Hall in Manchester carries over a century of atmosphere in its bones. Originally built in 1910 as a Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall, the venue still wears its history proudly. From the horseshoe balcony to the stained glass windows…
This year marked the 10th anniversary of Irlam Live, and somehow, despite living only 40 minutes away and loving live music all my life, this was my first ever year attending. After this weekend, I can say it won’t be…
Tonight was a local one for me. A ten minute walk along Oldham Street after getting off the Metrolink at Market Street to Gullivers, which has been part of Manchester’s musical DNA since 1865, when it first opened on as…
Archive Liverpool, tucked into the beating heart of the Baltic Triangle, is exactly the kind of room where a debut EP lands with maximum impact. The 175 capacity space feels intimate without being cramped, modern without losing its DIY soul,…
Somewhere in the midst of the most memorable year of 2020, a song kept appearing on Planet Rock which grabbed my attention. A catchy, hooky number called ‘Oh, Miss Carolina’ to be exact. There was something in the melody, the…