There is something funny about gigs in churches. Maybe it’s that bit in the Bible about not worshipping false idols, but this is where we find ourselves, on a mild night in December. The occasion for several hundred people to convene isn’t anything to do with religion, well unless you…
The music industry has begun to resemble an echo chamber fuelled purely by nostalgia. The announcement last week that, compared to a year ago, vinyl has outsold digital downloads for the first time since the two formats were set against each other, did not illicit the cries of joy…
Emmy the Great lives up to her name Emma-Lee Moss, AKA Emmy the Great, has had a great year. She’s released her strongest, and most immediate, album to date, Second Love. She’s also quite possibly pulled off the double, by releasing ‘Go Far’, a very strong contender for…
“There aren’t any ‘real’ rockstars today,” is a common complaint that I seem to hear more frequently with each passing year. On their latest tour celebrating their album, Kentucky, and first return to Brighton in almost three years, Black Stone Cherry take that idea, blow it out the…
Hometown shows carry great significance for bands, but even more so for The Slow Show. Signing to a German label (Haldern Pop Recordings) has led to an forced absence from Manchester, and despite a rapid build up of European followers after extensive continental tours, they’ve gone largely unnoticed in…
People argue that the Pixies are venturing slowly beyond the realm of their capabilities as a band. With the loss of Kim Deal in 2013, the jury has been out on Francis and co. Indie Cindy struggled to convince critics that they were the same without her and Headcarrier…
They were out in force tonight. The old guard of Brighton's great and good (and perhaps not so good), to help celebrate 40 years of punk. 40 years since The Damned released the very first UK punk single ('New Rose'), and 40 years (almost) since the very first UK…
Shows in the capital tend to carry a reserved atmosphere in comparison to the rest of the UK. This comes as no surprise when you consider the vast amounts of disposable income present in London, which leads to hordes of gig goers with no emotional investment in the performer's…
Following the release of their latest album last month, Remixes, the Manchester-based nine-piece The Mouse Outfit dropped by The Haunt on Friday night slap bang in the middle of their tour and, without much prior knowledge of the band, I was eager to check out this funky hip-hop super…
In the city where acid house was formed, a proponent of its younger Balearic brother took to the stage. Roosevelt’s self-titled debut album never quite captured the magic of his first EP Elliot, nevertheless, I was still intrigued to see how the German performer was going to transfer his…