Author: Dawn Osborne
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It’s the anniversary of Holloway Hell at the Lexington on Pentonville Road, but before the house band and guests start the cover song fun, the featured band playing originals is Trophies of Man fronted by Flash Sawyer formerly of King Lizard and featuring Dave Winkler of Star Circus on guitar. […]
The Electrics kick things off with their post punk guitar based rock with great saxophone playing that adds an immediate injection of hi-energy pizzazz. I loved the punky version of ‘Because The Night’ they inserted into a song called ‘Broken Hearted Lover’. ‘Dead Boy’ is like something that might have […]
GLAM! When Superstars ROCKed the World, 1970-1974 by Mark Paytress published by Omnibus Press. As someone who remembers the UK glam era, although a small child, it was a fantastic era when the music took off in an all persuasive way. My memories are mostly of watching all the glam […]
Friday Things did not get off to a good start when two hours after general doors everybody was still standing outside the stadium. I was also disappointed to find that although I appeared on the Stadium map to have a good ticket in the stands, my view was very restricted […]
We have to thank BST for bringing Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram to our attention as he’s a bit of a prodigy having won a Grammy being only 23 and having performed in the White House at age fifteen. He already has two albums out ‘Kingfish’ delivering excellent Muddy Waters style Delta […]
Having a gig at an old theatrical venue always adds to the sense of occasion and tonight at the London Palladium is no exception. Steve Vai also breaks the gig into two sets with an Interval which is also eminently civilised. What is not traditional is the large electronic screen, […]
Creeper are a new band for me and first impressions are memorable. Singer Will Gould cuts a striking figure with a body like a ballet dancer. Tall with a jet black quiff and razor sharp cheekbones he knows how to strike a pose (and facially looks a bit like Alice […]
The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry have today announced an exciting co-headline UK arena tour for 2023. This upcoming tour will see one of the UK’s most well-loved rock heroes play alongside the legendary Kentucky–based group Black Stone Cherry. These two titans of rock will hit the road in 2023 […]
