Tag: susan hansen
BBC
In a carefully lit BBC Radio Theatre, audience members arrive bit by bit.
To have Stereophonics playing a central London venue on a Friday night, and Kind – the band’s brand new album release – reaching the number one spot in the charts makes it a special night with…
Liz Gander
‘I long for a mediocre gig’, Peter Doherty told the NME during a recent video interview. Without agreeing or disagreeing, it isn’t hard to understand what journalist Andrew Trendell and Doherty talked about.
The general vibe of Peter Doherty’s gigs is usually at the extreme end of the…
Trust A Fox Photography
As one of the biggest players in Manchester’s thriving music scene, the Night & Day Café continues to hold its leading position and its reputation for hosting excellent live music experiences and showcasing some of the best bands and artists. At a time when numerous small…
Few British artists are able to match the transformation Ian Brown has undergone during his career as a solo artist.
Counting seven studio albums from 1998’s Unfinished Monkey Business though to 2009’s My Way and now Ripples, a look at Brown’s work reveals his album titles are vital clues to…
Sandy K. Moz
Any musician with the ability to diversify or challenge is always going to be far more interesting than someone who lets convention dictate every move – British guitarist John J Presley certainly does not fit any preconceived ideas adhering to the blues.
Presley’s dirty blues-rock inspires. Adding…
Andrew Cooper
Wales continues to obtain high scores for the quality (and quantity) of guitar bands it produces, and 2019 also marks the year when Cardiff gets to host its first ever This Feeling ‘Big In…’ gig.
A sold-out show at the iconic Clwb Ifor Bach venue tonight (23rd Jan)…
Scandinavian bands emulating the vibe and sound of Anglo-American guitar music, whilst doing something pretty tremendous with it in the process, comes close to being a genre in its own right.
Think of bands such as The Hives, The Raveonettes, Kent, Communions, The Concretes, Sigor Ros, The Wannadies, Iceage and…
Despite taking its name and influence from a 17th-century baroque sculptor, Vanessa Anne Redd’s second album Zumbo Waxes is a vibrant and contemporary one of relevance, focus and ambition.
It’s obvious that Redd has a deep-rooted fascination with what essentially relates to the core of human existence, and naturally leans…
Alan Wells
Since January is notoriously quiet for gigs and live music, it’s encouraging that the relentless gig machinery of This Feeling keeps things ticking over when some of the others are on hiatus.
Hardworking and seemingly tireless, it continues to deliver the best new music to hungry crowds across…
Sam Huddleston
The guitar sounds are distinct. Alt-rock quartet The Wytches continue to bring new dimensions to the design of their immersive, multi-layered soundscapes.
The dark, substantial texture of their songs is skillful and links an understanding of how sound components work together, or against each other, but create something…
Wolf Alice live in London on December 20th, 2018 (Sam Huddleston / Live4ever)
Witnessing the moment when Wolf Alice scooped the Mercury Prize, and to see it spark off a debate about how diverse its shortlist currently is and how much further it should stretch, was interesting.
Suggestions were made…
Blossoms @ Bristol O2 Academy, December 13th 2018 (Jessica Bartolini / Live4ever)
The ability to maintain an independent identity as a band whilst upgrading live sets to O2-size venues and stadiums, playing with the Stone Roses at Wembley and being signed to a major label can’t be straightforward, but Blossoms…
Fontaines D.C. post-show at the Kentish Town Forum, London (Sam Huddleston / Live4ever)
“The whole tour has been great. There has been so many surprises along the way, we weren’t expecting such a big reception in places like Birmingham, but that was mad and Glasgow was nearly as mad as…
Fontaines D.C. live at London’s Kentish Town Forum (Sam Huddleston / Live4ever)
Its remote location may explain why the city of Dublin hosts some of the most individual and compulsive new music, its bands creating sounds of an entirely different energy, pace and attitude.
Fontaines D.C. are already one of…