John Finnemore’s Flying Visit – Preston Guild Hall, 21 May 2018
❉ Paul Abbott revels in John Finnemore’s world of silly imagery, to-and-fro knockabout routines, nested gags and an obsession with amusing animals.
live review
Gig Review: Speak and Spell – Music for the Masses, Islington O2, London, 23/09/17
❉ We review and chat with Europe’s premier Depeche Mode tribute band, at their Saturday 23 September 2017 gig.
Gig Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Brix & The Extricated
❉ Less a gig, more an elating sonic attack.
Pet Shop Boys – Brighton Pride 2017.
❉ Costume changes? Check. Incredible staging and light show? Present. A mixture of songs old and new? Yes.
The Skids: 40th Anniversary Tour – Roundhouse, London, 16 June 2017
❉ The Skids, Scotland’s finest New Wave export, are resoundingly back.
The Stranglers + Ruts DC: Nottingham Rock City, March 13 2017
❉ The Stranglers have seen off all competition, to emerge as the living embodiment of how to do alternative rock that defies categorisation.
Camille O’Sullivan Sings Jacques Brel: A live review
❉ Camille’s residency at Wiltons Music Hall in London’s East End is “a rollercoaster of emotion”, writes poet Ange Chan.