Emerging from ‘the fog’, [Hommes’ near-death experience 2010] ‘…Like Clockwork’ marks the long-awaited return of Queens of the Stone Age. But the wait was worth it. They came back with a shiny guest list! Not that they needed it. In the run up to the release, much was mentioned of […]

The four years since their previous album have seen some major changes for Editors. The lead guitarist Chris Urbanowicz left the band in 2012 due to musical differences and two new members, Justin Lockey and Elliott Williams, joined. Their new album, The Weight of Your Love, is then inevitably a […]

The turn of the twenty-first century saw a boom in alternative rock culture; bands like The Hives and New York’s finest, The Strokes, were starting out strong and building an army of Converse that took their pet ‘indie’ kids everywhere with them. A whole new sub-culture was born, albeit a […]

On a humid Saturday evening at Finsbury Park, The Stone Roses cap off the London leg of their long awaited tour to an eager crowd. To say the least, it’s been a while since most of the crowd last heard these songs live, and the question on my mind is […]

…Like Clockwork is the latest release from one of the front-runners of modern rock music. Queens of the Stone Age have been hard at work writing, recruiting, plotting and producing as their follow-up to 2007’s Era Vulgaris is set for release on the 3rd June 2013. …Like Clockwork has also seen […]

Muse kick off their first night at the Emirates with a bang. A very big bang. Support from Bastille and Dizzee Rascal ensured those in attendance got their moneys worth. The entire 60,000 seats sold out. It was just before 6 o’clock in the evening when the band known as […]

Rather than coming in all guns blazing, the opening track to BOVINE’s new album “The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire” creates a beautiful yet unnerving atmosphere, composed entirely through sustained drones and feedback. As the full force of BOVINE looms ever closer it becomes clear that this opener, […]

Tonight I have front row seats for New Young Pony Club’s long awaited return to the London live music scene (their first London gig in 2000 years, according to lead singer Tahita Bulmer). The show is part of the extremely popular Land of Kings festival in Dalston, and NYPC have […]