UK Band
Words – Kahmel Farahani Photos – Various (Andrew Ellis, Nik Reynolds, Sophie Jones and Jason Millerca) “We may be a punk band, but we’re a punk band who cares” says a smiling Frank Carter as the band tune up before the ferocious rendition of Liar. The last few months have […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Death Valley Knights return with their brand new album “Call of the Warmaster Volume 1” . The London based four piece are Jake Thorsen (Guitars/Vocals), Voytek Golbiak (Guitars), Ashley Porter (Bass/Vocals) and Hugo Terva on the Drums. If you’re a fan of the more fantastical side of […]
Frank Carter and Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols today announce special guests The Molotovs, Dirty Blonde, The Kairos, and GIRLBAND!, joining them across their sold-out UK tour this September. Having debuted with three amazing fundraising nights at London’s Bush Hall last month, the foursome […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Photos Kahmel Farahani & Veronica Bergonzini Royal Blood, the duo of Mike Kerr on bass/vocals and Ben Thatcher on the drums, are celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band and what better way than doing it with 2 nights at the newly re-opened Brixton Academy. Royal Blood […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Photos: Aggie Anthimidou Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the seminal Oasis debut album Definitely Maybe, Liam Gallagher has taken up a sold out mini residency at London’s O2 Arena. The thirst for hearing those songs live again is so high that tonight the arena is crammed […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Photos: Aggie Anthimidou For most artists, selling out the Kentish Town Forum in London would be a major milestone. For Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, this probably counts as a small and intimate show. Tonight anticipation is sky high, in no small part because this is […]
Some people have such an infectious love of music and passion for technology that it can get you excited and intrigued just listening to their story. Speaking to Andrei Nicula, the director of Hylight Electronics (Amplification), it’s his childlike passion for amps and speakers that really captivates you. Andrei likes to […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Photos: Dawn Osborne To start the night off in right way, Canadian four piece blues rock back The Damn Truth take the stage with a sizable crowd already assembled. The band look the part and their sound is a very late 60s early 70s one. From the […]
Def Leppard – Sheffield Leadmill Friday 19th May 2023 Words and Pictures: Diamond Dave There are some rock bands that have definite link to the cities they were formed in, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest with Birmingham, London brought us the Sex Pistols and The Clash while my home city […]
Following an International tour as a member of Blondie, former Sex Pistols bassist and Rock Hall Of Fame inductee Glen Matlock has released his long-awaited, timely and politically pertinent new solo album Consequences Coming. As part of the promotional tour for his new album, Matlock took part in an intimate Q & A session […]
British Summer Time Hyde Park returns in big way In a summer schedule of concerts, London usually has more than it’s share to choose from. However a special place is kept for the BST series of gigs that take place every June/July in the legendary space of Hyde Park. Following […]
Words and photos: Diamond Dave I had the pleasure of interviewing Midge Ure in November 2020. We talked about a tour that he was planning called “Voice And Visions” which was going to concentrate on material from his days in Visage and early Ultravox. These shows were repeatedly postponed because […]
