Author: Andy Thorley

BIOHAZARD, LIFE OF AGONY, LYLVC @ O2 INSTITUTE, BIRMINGHAM 2/03/2025

The AI backstory that plays before LYLVC arrives hints at the fact that this band contains— to borrow a line from Bob Dylan— multitudes.Opening...

THE VAPORS – WASP IN A JAR (2025)

Forty-five years after their debut, The Vapors return with Wasp In A Jar, their fourth album and second since reforming. Instantly classic and effortlessly...

REVIEW: A DAY TO REMEMBER – BIG OLE ALBUM VOL 1 (2025)

"It's not worth winning if you can't win big" – so sing A Day To Remember on "Lebron," a track from their surprise new...

OPETH, GRAND MAGUS @ SYMPHONY HALL, BIRMINGHAM 28/02/2025

The Symphony Hall, as is noted more than once tonight, is a very, very nice venue. It is, though, given its all-seated nature, a...

REVIEW: BLACK SPIDERS  – CVRSES (2025)

"Don't think I'm ready," says Pete Spiby before "Never Enough." Mate, behave. You were born ready. Black Spiders are the most rock 'n' roll...

REVIEW: WILL WILDE – THE BLUES IS STILL ALIVE (2025)

"When it comes to playing harp now, I am the finest on the scene. When it comes to making love, I am the best...

SETH LAKEMAN @ WARWICK ARTS CENTRE, COVENTRY 26/02/2025

The story of this gig comes in the last song of each half.At the end of part one, Seth Lakeman is roaring through his...

REVIEW: KIP MOORE – SOLITARY TRACKS (2025)

The first thing you notice about Kip Moore is his voice. It’s an instrument in itself—gritty, soulful, and unmistakable. The second, at least with...

REVIEW: PATTERSON HOOD – EXPLODING TREES AND AIRPLANE SCREAMS (2025)

"Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams" is Patterson Hood's first solo record in 12 years.If you're reading this review, I'm going to skip right ahead...

REVIEW: DEAN OWENS – SPIRIT RIDGE (2025)

I'm on record as saying that Dean Owens is the best storyteller of his type on these shores.The problem with statements like that is—even...

PANTERA, POWER TRIP, KING PARROT @ BP PULSE LIVE, BIRMINGHAM, 23/02/2025

Kevin "Bloody" Wilson's "Absolute C**t of a Day" ushers out King Parrot. And to be fair, if your Sunday is sub-optimal, then his fellow...

REVIEW: THE HELLACOPTERS – OVERDRIVER (2025)

The Hellacopters are so desperate to rock that they begin "Avenger" with a crescendo, and "Token Apologies" only gets better from there.Everything that is...

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