Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 3

In the early hours of the morning there had been a shooting at a LGBTQ+ bar in central Oslo, which was a very somber start to the day. There was supposed to be a huge Pride march across the city, but this had been canceled by the police for safety reasons. Despite this, on our … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 3

Video Roundup: We Came As Romans, The 69 Eyes, SikTh, Conjurer, Turbonegro, Grounds

Rounding up the weekend with a quick collection of eye/ear-candy... We Came As Romans - "Wasted Age (Live)" We Came As Romans have just shared the video for "Wasted Age". The track is from the band's new album Cold Like War, out now via SharpTone Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elddy5PYe5w&feature=youtu.be The 69 Eyes - "Christmas In New York … Continue reading Video Roundup: We Came As Romans, The 69 Eyes, SikTh, Conjurer, Turbonegro, Grounds

2012 – The Year in Albums

With the year in gigs covered, it's time to turn to the album releases of 2012. Note that these are just the albums I got - there are countless others, obviously! Albums listed are in no particular order. All That Remains - A War You Cannot Win Keeping their trademark dual vocal sound and with … Continue reading 2012 – The Year in Albums

Year in Review – Gigs (and which were the best?)

Well, December is almost over and it's time to dig through the reviews and see what I reckoned was the live musical high-point of the year. And it's bloody hard, believe me. If you just want to skip down to the bit where I try to make my mind up, scroll down until you see … Continue reading Year in Review – Gigs (and which were the best?)

Turbonegro – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

[full set of images up on flickr] I last saw Turbonegro at Download some years ago for the first and only time. I knew precisely one song ("All My Friends Are Dead") and they impressed me. Good fun, simple songs - a nice way to kill 30 minutes or so. When I saw they were … Continue reading Turbonegro – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow