Author: Diamond Dave
San Francisco The Warfield 27th February 2024 The proposed tour of the US /Canada by Ministry, KMFDM and Front Line Assembly was arranged originally in 2020 just as the world went in to lockdowns because of the covid pandemic. Then some 18 months later it was thought that Helmet would […]
HotWax hail from the coastal town of Hastings and have been on my radar for a few years now and to say that this young and dynamic three piece are riding on the crest of a wave seems like an understatement! Touring the UK and the US with Royal Blood […]
Rebellion….Nothing quite like it really. A sensory overload like nothing else in the festival calendar. The sights, the sounds and the smells of this 4 Day Punk Rock Extravaganza has people from all over the world gathering together in this British coastal town, rubbing shoulders with pensioners on their coach […]
Diamond Dave finds his inner Goth and embarks on vampire shenanigans! Bram Stoker, the Irish author wrote the literary classic “Dracula” in a hotel overlooking the derelict remains of Whitby Abbey in 1897. He was so inspired by the stunning scenery that he even set part of the story here, […]
Quicksand celebrate 1993’s Slip Quicksand released their “Slip” album in February 1993 and it is this brilliant record that is being celebrated in Manchester tonight as the band play it in it’s entirety. It is a special record with each track being greeted enthusiastically by this Mancunian crowd. The set […]
Blink 182 end European tour in grand style The Story So Far have been supporting Blink 182 (and playing some club shows of their own) around Europe since the end of August and hit the stage tonight with great energy and focus showing them at the top of their game […]
Swedish Rockers storm Amsterdam. If someone was to make a list of the greatest live bands they had ever seen, then I feel there would be a fair few who would place The Hives if not at the top of the list, well they would be pretty bloody close. I […]
PiL and Meryl Streek kicked off their UK tour in Sheffield and TotaRock was there Meryl Streek’s album “796” came to my knowledge at the tail end of last year. It is a remarkable record with anger, disgust and in many ways hope seething from it’s very core. The hope […]
Dexy’s premiere “The feminine divine” in Jorvic DEXYS – YORK BARBICAN 5th September 2023 In the 60’s it was the Beatles and the Stones, it was Slade or T-Rex in the 70’s and many more besides. In the 1980’s you could switch on Top Of The Pops on a Thursday […]
Diamond Dave releases his inner punk down by the sea Rebellion….Nothing quite like it really. A sensory overload like nothing else in the festival calendar. The sights, the sounds and the smells of this 4 Day Punk Rock Extravaganza has people from all over the world gathering together in this […]
“It is clear is that both Jim Bob and the band are enjoying the evening just as much as the audience.” Jim Bob is riding in the crest of an artistic wave with his last 3 albums (Pop Up Jim Bob from 2020 was followed by Who Do We Hate […]
The Cult and The Mission toured the UK together in 2012 and this rather incredible bill has been repeated some 11 years later with 3 dates (Cardiff, Halifax and Scarborough). As the band reached Halifax, it was my turn to once again visit my youth and catch this incredible package….it […]
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