On a bloody cold December night, I found myself dithering and weaving through Manchester’s streets, heading toward the city’s iconic Art Deco landmark, the O2 Apollo. Once a grand variety hall, now a Mecca for live music, its glowing friendly…
Category: ROCK
Back again at the countries largest indoor arena to sample the auditory delights of the Welsh indie-rock wonders, The Stereophonics. With a career spanning nearly three decades, they’ve sold over 16 million records worldwide, earned multiple UK number-one albums, and…
Britpop legends Cast returned to the Liverpool Olympia for a sold-out show celebrating 30 years of All Change. This was my second visit to this stunning Edwardian venue having just covered Manchester bass-slayer and all-round indie royalty, Peter Hook and…
📞 First Wave Announcement The first wave of artists have been announced for Stockton Calling 2026! Mark your calendars for Saturday 4 April. 70+ incredible artists across 7 stages in the heart of Stockton town centre, and we couldn’t be…
English Teacher – 2024 Mercury Prize winners for their debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’, two sold-out nights at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse alongside many others on their headline tour, and yet, many people still mutter “who?” upon hearing their names….
Last night, Manchester’s Academy 3 played host to a spectacle that defied genre, gravity, and good sense – And thank the metal gods for that. Evil Scarecrow, Nottingham’s finest (and possibly only) metal parody band to have penned an ode…