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It’s fair to say I’ve seen my share of really good concerts, be it Frank Turner, Springsteen or The Gaslight Anthem. And they all hold a special place and a definite spot in the top 5. But sometimes a gig is not just good, or epic, or awesome, sometimes it hits you right in the…
Read MoreAmerican indie punks Modern Baseball make a triumphant return to the UK with their show at Camden’s Electric Ballroom. It might have been a cold February night in London, but the temperature inside Electric Ballroom was rising in anticipation for Modern Baseball’s return to the UK. After the band had to cancel a string of…
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Sorry for the delay in getting this up. Totally thought this had gone up already. 🙂 What a treat this was. As a die-hard Frank Turner fan, this was not only something very special, a dream come true and thoroughly enjoyable, but also in aid of a fantastic cause. Everything about this gig was absolutely…
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It’s a homecoming treat for The Maccabees with three sold out shows at O2 Academy Brixton after their fourth studio album ‘Marks To Prove It’ was released just after their smashing main stage performance at Reading Festival last year. Having formed over 12 years ago in their hometown of London, the indie band have slowly…
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For those of you that don’t know who Will Young is – think Pop Idol ca. 2002. Will won the first series of the British version of American Idol. His latest album 85% Proof has hit Number 1 in the UK charts and even 13 years after his first big success, his fans still love…
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London’s favourite troubadour and songwriter Frank Turner returned to his hometown of choice for the last gig of his UK tour. Turner’s tour kicked off in the US in September just after the release of his latest album Positive Songs For Negative People and a small in-store gig tour just before that. Playing the biggest…
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Remarkable singer-songwriter Billy Bragg stopped over for two nights at Islington’s magnificent Union Chapel and we headed down on a cold, rainy Monday night to warm our ears with the sounds of Bragg’s guitar. Billy Bragg, in his 30-plus year-long musical career, has always been known for voicing his political views on any given platform,…
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Alabama Shakes finished off the European leg of their tour with two sold out shows at O2 Academy Brixton on 18 and 19 November. And what a tour finish it was. The show kicked off with an almost heroine-like entrance by lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard as she picks up her blue guitar and…
Read MoreEvery Friday night St. Moritz, just off Berwick Street in Soho, hosts BLOW OUT in their basement club. The club is lovely, it’s a small cellar venue, a little creepy to walk into, but once you’re downstairs all is cozy and homey. It was the Velettes’ first single release party and The Boy Jones supported.…
Read MoreI wrote this a few weeks ago but never got around to posting, so here we go. x Dear Gaslight, For the past three and a half years you’ve been an integral part of my existence. Constantly on repeat on my iPod on my way to uni, on my way to work. Constantly in…
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High Fives & Stage Dives 