After a few days in Edinburgh, it was back to the Label Mates festival. Unfortunately, timings hadn’t improved in my
Category: 2015
East Coast were doing cheap tickets to Edinburgh. It was a good offer so I decided to take them up
After Daylight Music, it was off to the Shacklewell again for the second Label Mates day. Oddly starting with a
Sometimes Daylight Music just gets it right. Balancing different genres of music in a way that complements rather than clashes.
Label Mates is a series of 10 evenings of music put on by independent labels at the Shacklewell Arms. I
one of those evenings when the lineup seemed like an odd combination. First up were Giant Swan who danced behind
New bands are in italics Bands I liked: Dolomite Minor, Baby Strange, Happyness, Ex Hex, Honeyblood, Peace, Girl Band, The
Public Service Broadcasting’s new album, The Race For Space, documents the space race between the USA and the Soviet Union.
I’d only got the album the day before and on first listen it’s very good and in some places excellent.
I’d heard a song by Songhoy Blues as part of a compilation and really liked what I’d heard, so I’d
In February, the Roundhouse have a short festival dedicated to new music and encouraging teenagers to get into the music
Girlpool’s album was a late entry in my favourite albums of 2014. So I’d been looking forward to this gig
An interesting mix of music at this week’s Daylight Music. Puzzle Muteson – Falsetto heavy haunting folk music in the
Unlike most, I was both pleased and enjoyed the U2 album that appeared on my iPhone. I know Bono is
After last night’s dip. Back on more conventional territory with another NME Award show. This time Honeyblood at the Oslo