Rolo Tomassi
I’d discovered these a few months earlier and was instantly mesmerised by their energy, noise and playfullness. Not to mention Eva Spence: a pretty girl, with a gut-wrenching howl. You […]
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The Clone Roses
This band thrived before the real thing decided to reform. They were the next best thing and provided the filling in the gaping Stone Roses-shaped holes which existed in many […]
The Young Knives
The besuited trio of geek-rockers are still a favourite of mine to this day, even if they do sit awkwardly with the zeitgeist. Sod the zeitgeist. Date: March 31, 2009 […]
The New Beautiful South
Not the old Beautiful South, but the ‘New’ bunch. ‘New’ meant without Paul Heaton essentially. The tracks were the same, but they were missing Heaton’s iconic brogue. Date: March 25, […]
Pete Doherty
I must admit, I went along to this gig expecting it to be bad. I expected a drunk, possibly stoned mess to appear before us and for him to maybe […]
The View
Having seen Kyle in an inebriated state outside the venue, I had a feeling this would be a ramshackle set. Ramshackle was the understatement of the year… Date: October 24, […]
The Subways
Chicks with guitars. You can’t beat ’em, and The Subways’ blonde bombshell Charlotte Cooper is not only mighdy purdy, but she can’t half make her guitar howl. Date: November 24, […]
Death Cab For Cutie
Great name, great band. Not quite at their peak, but not over it either. Date: November 15, 2008 Venue: Rock City Death Cab For Cutie’s appeal rose ten-fold a few […]
The Automatic
Post-Monster, and after the departure of their scream-core element, Pennie, there was a lot riding on this gig. Date: October 4, 2008 Venue: Rescue Rooms When a mediocre indie band […]
White Lies
I managed to catch this band before they became a dark cloud in the glittery sky of pop a couple of years later, which included a sold-out show at Rock […]
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