THE BEST OF GROHL AT REAL TIME LIVE CHESTERFIELD REASONABLEY FULL venues are always pleasing and The Best Of Grohl didn’t dampen or disappoint the enthusiastic crowd at Chesterfield’s premier venue. Opening up in raucous fashion with the Queens Of The Stone Age hit...
DOGHOUSE AT THE LOFT MATLOCK FILLING venues can be daunting; especially for local gangs, as even when everything’s free support isn’t always there. Thankfully, Matlock’s The loft was full as the Doghouse boys made some noise with The Mac at the back kicking his...
METAL AT THE EDGEFOLD CLUB MATLOCK BILLED AS a three band rock extravaganza it was heartening to see a good turn out at this well-established venue, the first time I think they’ve actually had a full blown metal event, as foursome Dreadnought hit the stage running....
WITHIN TEMPTATION NOTTINGHAM ARENA HOLLAND is a fine place and over the years has produced several strong bands, none more so than six some Within Temptation. Hailing from Waddinxveen in the south of the country, full production and confidence led this popular gang...
THE STRUTS NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY MAKING HOME overseas might not be the best idea for a British band, but it doesn’t seem to have harmed The Struts that much, as another packed Rock City show proved. Welsh wonder boy and drumming machine Gethin Davis got the crowd...
THE LAZYS STAR & GARTER MANCHESTER AT THE time of writing, Aussie rockers The Lazys were an unknown entity but following my belief of a simple name might be worth seeing, Manchester’s Star & Garter gave the calling. Whilst not the cities largest venue, this...
TERRORVISION THE ACADEMY MANCHESTER WITH NEW music out, We Are Not Robots, a 12 song studio album the first in about a decade, naturally, Terrorvision would be hitting the road to promote and publicise, with this tour being some of their biggest shows in years....
AVALANCHE DRUID INN BIRCHOVER GROWING UP and slowly immersing oneself into music many localities had several rising stars. Frontrunners in Derbyshire were Saracen, who very nearly hit the big time and for my money heel snappers Avalanche came a very close second, a...
ANOTHER YEAR, another festival and one that’s becoming a firm favourite is STONEDEAD FESTIVAL NEWARK, and whilst not as sunny as past events it nevertheless proved to be a winner, as this year we had Yorkshire boys Saxon as headliners. Opening proceedings were The...