So Saturday dawned bright and sunny; the tomorrow, that was discussed yesterday, that is required today to follow the terrific vibes of an emotional day one of Love Rocks IV.
Leaving Basil Fawlty behind in South Devon – no doubt pointing out precisely where the sea is to his confused guests – rapidly ascending prog-metallers Ethyrfield hit the stage, early-doors, at 11am.
See the people feel the power , There was sixty thousand there , just like thunder the crowds began to roar.
Where you there ,did ya know , did ya see all the show, There was magic in the air
Fourty years on those lyrics have soundly resonated across a barren wasteland that the music industry has inhabited latterly.
The very first major camping event of its kind since lockdown, the specially created Download Pilot three-day festival took place as part of the second phase of the Government’s scientific Events Research Programme, this weekend over 18 – 20 June 2021.
Canada has gifted the world with some extraordinary musical talent over the years with Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Rush, Jeff Healey and Oscar Peterson being amongst the many shining lights to hail from the country.
Live music has come back and whilst we’re not filling stadiums just yet, small shows have been happening all over the country, musicians and audiences reacquainting themselves.
Fast rising London combo Kontrol Freaks hit the stage in the basement of London’s Underbelly club and it was a gloriously visceral and ramshackle reminder of the power of amplification.
Two bands with one plan; that plan being a socially distanced co-headline tour across England weeks before the projected lifting of the final pandemic restrictions.
Ambitious? Certainly. Achievable? Most definitely based upon what MPM has witnessed on tour opening night in Southampton and, a week later, in Bristol. Live music is 100% back; a little bit different
Just about a year after lockdown started in earnest, fans of Thunder were treated to a return to ‘live’ music with a pre-recorded online stream TV Special and the date has been in my diary since it was announced some weeks ago.
Friday 12th March saw the release of the new album ‘All The Right Noises’ so the timing ensured the weekend was just going to be one long Thunder-fest.
The King of Modern Blues and one of the most successful and lauded guitarists of all time, Joe Bonamassa pulls back the curtain and lets us into his world in this new film.
Following his path from when he first picked up his initial axe to the present, this is a revealing and absorbing document that charts his rise from school halls through to some of the biggest venues in the world.
There's no doubting the seasons have shifted recently; picking a way through knee-high drifts of fallen leaves on a damp, miserable evening in Chesterfield doesn't sound too rock n' roll to be honest but there's musical excitement afoot.
Time for some reflection, and indeed contemplation as we crunch through the autumnal debris. Much has changed since our last gig back in March; indeed there's a bit of apprehension, slight nerves.
Just when you think you are missing gigs so much you could cry, Those Damn Crows blast onto our screens on a Saturday night, courtesy of Rockpalast Crossroads Festival in Bonn, Germany.
Big Boy Bloater is a well known figure on the blues and roots scene around the world and he has made numerous TV and radio appearances. I first came across him at Ramblin’ Man in Kent back in 2017
Ian is lead singer with Kent based band Gallows Circus, who I first came across at a live gig late last year in Ramsgate. Sold on their brand of blues-rock and Ian’s solid voice
We all know what a crap state the world is right now with the outbreak of Covid-19, the Coronavirus and we all have our own issues in dealing with this terrifying global pandemic
On the eve of the eve of most things being cancelled because of Heineken…. , sorry, Corona virus, metallers in Belfast had a chance to see Anvil play.
Times are changing, with schools closures announced and large gatherings restricted to 100 people indoors and 500 outdoors in the Republic of Ireland
We have a tasty one to close off the weekend here in Belfast, the young blood with M2TM on Friday night and Sunday night sees the hoards of metallers in Belfast