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Blues, But Well Beyond Niche. (Rebecca Downes)

10/02/2016

Walking the line between classic and contemporary, Believe by Rebecca Downes brings a fresh voice to the blues mileu. Review...

Maybe the world has finally caught up (Skunk Anansie at The Forum)

09/02/2016

A triumphant homecoming from Skunk Anansie at the Kentish Town Forum, February 2016. Review...

Confrontational, Awkward and Compelling (Scalameriya and VSK)

08/02/2016

Perc Trax Limited continues its dancefloor mission with teh confrontational pairing of Scalameriya and VSK. Codex Europa reviews....

Tous Ensemble, Melody Gardot at the Southbank

07/02/2016

Uncancelled and unbowed. A review of Melody Gardot at London's Southbank the night after the Bataclan...

Looking for The Outstanding in The Astonishing (Dream Theater)

04/02/2016

Dream Theater remain hugely important to Progressive metal and rock, but does their latest album add to their legacy? Review...

Have You Hugged a Musician Today?

03/02/2016

Kanye doesn't like things near his bum, but otherwise, musicians need love. An essay on how to be a good fan....

Peau froide, léger soleil (Vainio & Vigroux)

01/02/2016

A review of the Cosmo Rhythmatic label's third release: Vanio & Vigroux's Peau Froid, Leger Soleil...

Loitered Lens: Killing Joke (HMV)

31/01/2016

Photos of Killing Joke instore at HMV Bond Street. 23rd October 2015. ...

Taste, restraint and Donna Summer. The goth-metal way. (Aghast Afterglow)

28/01/2016

Classically trained female vocals, Donna Summer covers and guitar shred which sounds like 'Yngwie Malmsteen with a sense of taste and restraint'. Aghast Afterglow's debut album has to be good....

Dark, Relentless Glory: Monthly Metal Medley

27/01/2016

In the midst of death... Heavy Metal, that most persistent and insidious weed, offers up new releases from Witchcraft, Ghost Witch, Gomorrah and Conan. We review....

The Illusion’s Reckoning (Mantra Vega)

26/01/2016

After two years of writing and recording, Mantra Vega release The Illusion's Reckoning. Worth the wait? Tim Hall reviews....

Loitered Lens: Three Days Grace

24/01/2016

Photos of Three Days Grace kicking off their European tour at The Forum, Kentish Town, January 15th 2016...

Barbican Babel (Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, live)

23/01/2016

Bemusement ensues at the London Jazz Festival, as jazz legend Terence Blanchard gets lost in the E-Collective. ...

Solid musicianship rather wasted: Resurrection Kings

19/01/2016

Resurrection Kings' Chas West has a great old-school hard rock voice of the sort you don't hear enough of, and sounds as though he'd excel... given stronger material...

Loitered Lens: Killing Joke, BBC Maida Vale

17/01/2016

Photos of Killing Joke Live at BBC Maida Vale 2015 ...

Loitered Lens: The Damned (O2 Islington)

15/01/2016

The Damned, Islington Academy, December 2015...

We get so much respect, but we get jealously too (Thundermother)

15/01/2016

Swedish accadacca influenced rockers Thundermother ride the rock lightning....

When Society Starts to Eat Itself: Dystopia (Megadeth)

14/01/2016

Lyrics decrying the state of today's society delivered with a backdrop of technically precise and relentless thrash, Mustaine and his boys prove that there is still life in the Megadeth machine. ...