QUITE OFTEN,  it can be a real wrench to drive out to see a band, such was the case when I reluctantly checked into The County to see Sour Mash as the last time I visited the venue the place was pretty empty. Which is no good for anyone! Not that the place was packed this time, reasonably full springs to mind, but the atmosphere was better as opening song Born To Follow by Bon Jovi got the evenin read more....

LIVE REVIEW ORIGIN THE GROUSE, BRAMPTON, CHESTERFIELD. DRAGGING one’s self out into the cold winter air is a big ask, especially when it means leaving behind a nice coal fire. And to be fair, nobody was, but I just had this compulsion to check out Origin, a foursome who cover rock tunes that I was told are slightly different from the main stream. Opening to a packed house with When You Were Youn read more....

Live Review DEF LEPPARD Plus support Sheffield Arena FAMOUS as many know for its past metal refineries, Steel Panther didn’t forge ahead in Sheffield as maybe some would have hoped. With tongues firmly in cheek and doing their best to mimic past decades, this hairspray gang did knock out a few decent tunes, but sadly peppered their set with huge vulgarities. Not clever, when some fans had broug read more....

LIVE REVIEW [SPUNGE] NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY. STRAIGHT AWAY, let me just say that the latest fools from “Talent Shows” have no real future in music. The real deal comes in the form of bands like [spunge] as they kicked off their northern show in Newcastle with Whitehouse and the old favourite Lyrical Content, proving without any shadow of doubt that British music is alive and kicking. Already the read more....

LIVE REVIEW TERRORVISION SHEFFIELD CORPORATION DELVING INTO the wacky world of rock ‘n’ roll, Yorkshire has produced its fair share of successful bands over the years, and in my mind Terrorvision are right up there with the best of them. And I’m not alone, as the Sheffield crowd went mental as the band hit the stage running with Neighbourhood, a belter off their latest album Super Deluxe, fo read more....

Little Giants – Live Review Horse & Groom, Derby GLANCING DOWN at the vast never-ending set-list that was taped to the stage, I’d serious visions of Little Giants still playing at dawn. Describing themselves as funky, country, soul and rock and normally a five-some, violinist Melanie Taylor was absent tonight due to holiday commitments, they opened up with the very rarely heard cover W read more....