Kasabian
This was a rare chance to see the band before they became the stadium behemoths they are now. It was dank and sweaty, but unless they plunge from grace, I […]
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Paul Weller
A chance to see a British rock ‘n’ Roll icon in a forest was not to be ignored… Date: June 20, 2009 Venue: Sherwood Pines, Sherwood Forest While modern music […]
Jarvis Cocker
As a massive Pulp fan, the chance to review Jarvis was one not to be missed. His wit, onstage patter and deference made this one of my highlights of 2009, […]
MC Rut
I saw this impressive duo support a band whom I cannot recall and so thought I’d see their headline show when they came to town. Good drumming. Date: June 11, […]
Graham Coxon
I seldom give artists a bad review; I try to pick out the positives even in the most dreariest of performances. But I’m sorry Graham, you just didn’t put the […]
Amazing Baby
Based on just one, er, amazing EP, I went along to see what I thought at the time might be a new dawn for grunge…I was wrong. As good as […]
The Maccabees
One of my favourite bands were finally getting the recognition they so richly deserve. The support band for this gig was Mumford & Sons, although we choose to watch the […]
Art Brut
The enigmatic Eddie Argos and his DIY punk crew are one of music’s loveable bands. He doesn’t sing, he just imparts his own little stories into the mic and gets […]
Brakes
Former British Sea Power extra, Hamilton, formed a band with some of Electric Soft Parade and The Tenderfoot and became an amazing force with their quickfire bursts of witty songs […]
The Rakes
Like a mini-Franz Ferdinand, this was the days of angular pop and cheekbones. The Rakes had both and some tunes to boot. Date: April 28, 2009 Venue: Rescue Rooms The […]
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