RILEY MARSH FEATHER STAR RED LION WIRKSWORTH DIFFICULT as it can be reviewing solo singer song-writers, one part of Derbyshire band The Collide Riley Marsh did a steering job at this low-key Derbyshire gig. Pulling in a full house to hear your own stuff takes guts,...
LIVE REVIEW KICKIN’ VALENTINA NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS KICKIN VALENTINA at NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS WHILST not on every rocker’s radar, Kickin’ Valentina are slowly getting better at the day job and heading up the ladder. Having seen them at last year’s Stonedead...
LIVE REVIEW THE BITES ROCK CITY, NOTTINGHAM. THE BITES at ROCK CITY NOTTINGHAM MUSICALLY, the landscape has moved up a gear these past few years, with Hollywood stars The Bites being the latest gang to catch the eye. Relatively unknown, this fivesome took the...
LIVE REVIEW ABSOLVA SHEFFIELD CORPORATION ABSOLVA at SHEFFIELD CORPORATION EMBRACING the new bread of rock is a growing trend for some, and from this side of the fence, it’s to be applauded. Not that this Manchester gang are ‘new’ having formed over a decade ago,...