Tag: rock

Bloodstock 2014

Whereas most crowds will sing the words to a song, Megadeth’s break from tradition a little bit by singing the riffs. ...

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Loitered Lens : Umphreys McGee

Photos of Umphreys McGee live at the Brooklyn Bowl...

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Umphreys McGee : Interview

I think this is when we let it all out. Don’t leave an ounce of anything that we haven’t already used. ...

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Red Fang Free London Show

RED FANG have announced a free show in London to round off their summer European tour dates....

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Thunder on the Left : The Garage

Set to release their debut single, this gig was Thunder On The Left's moment to shine and firmly hammer their tousled blonde stamp on the rock scene....

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Kagoule : The Garage [Live]

Art meets rock, shakes hands with pop, fondles a plethora of sub-genres and fucks post-punk...

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Trioscapes : Digital Dream Sequence

Throbs with a primal, sweaty and utterly invigorating energy that transcends jazz, funk, metal or rock...

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Loitered Lens : St. Agnes

St. Agnes. Their percussive brand of psychedelia tastes of mescaline and tequila sunrise....

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Sebastian Bach : O2 Islington [Live]

If the music was polished, it was in the between-songs repartee where Bach won the crowd over....

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Wolves in the Throne Room : Celestite

One gets the sense that Wolves in the Throne Room are soundtracking the Joseph Campbell monomyth of their own lives, but rather than a Disneyesque prog version, they’re going deeper. ...

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Knifeworld : The Unravelling

Fans of Zappa should find a lot to like about this record, as should anyone who thinks there should be more bassoons in rock. ...

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The Pearl Harts : The Garage, Islington [Live]

The Pearl Harts, a tenacious, rock hungry duo opening the show for Kagoule....

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Loitered Lens : Beast Within UK

This is rock and roll and the brakes can't be put on for a bunch of overpaid kids kicking a ball and falling over a lot whilst people starve to death nearby....

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Tesla : O2 Academy, Islington

No glitter, no razzle-dazzle, but a rapport that oozes sincerity and solid music to follow up. Tesla, Live at the O2, Islington. ...

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Hearts Aren’t for Drowning (Nicole Atkins)

My old label had some suggestions that I sing like Alanis Morisette! I said, 'F*ck that!' ...

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Loitered Lens: Throne

Pictures of Throne live at the Cob Gallery, London...

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Cloud Atlas : Beyond the Vale

It's Heidi Widdop's distinctive vocals that set Cloud Atlas apart from many of their obvious peers, but this album's sound is as much about Martin Ledger's soaring melodic lead guitar...

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Nicole Atkins : Slow Phaser

an album of vignettes that, while emotional, exhibits a diversity beyond the singer's own and thereby transcends the pitfalls of contemporary pop...

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Loitered Lens: Slash and Myles Kennedy

Slash and Myles Kennedy played the House of Parliament in June 2014. Here are some photos. ...

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Jon Edwards, Anne-Marie Helder (Panic Room) : Interview

It’s fun for us as musicians to see how the material subtly changes and develops when you play it live...

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Burning Toward the Light (Lloyd Yates)

Our music comes from what we like. We create our sound from what we like. Lloyd Yates...

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Loitered Lens : Arena

Arena’s brand of heavy neo-prog is as cheesy as hell. But they do the whole thing so well it just doesn’t matter...

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Kid Congo Powers : London Show

If you’ve not yet had the opportunity to see Kid play live I strongly suggest you remedy this by grabbing tickets as soon as you possibly can...

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Trinity Live

Good as Arena were, it was still Magenta who ultimately stole the show, and I can't imagine any other artist begrudging them for it...

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Loitered Lens : Clutch

Chungering brute-heavy guitar chops, full-throttle riffage, support from labelmates Lionize. Clutch at the Forum. Photos....

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The 45s Carlisle / Bitter Strings [Live at The Garage]

A complete sticky lather. ...

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The Sonics : Koko [Live]

Instrumentally and vocally The Sonics still have it and boy oh boy, do they give it to you. ...

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Rush Vinyl Competition

Sign up to our newsletter for the chance to win Rush's legendary debut on limited edition vinyl with loads of extras....

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The Sonics : KOKO

Original garage rockers, The Sonics, blast the plaster off KOKO's roccoco firmaments in a rare London gig tonight....

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Haken [Live, The Garage]

Despite the obvious virtuosity of the whole band there was relatively little in the way of soloing; the strength of their music is in the composition. ...

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