Difford & Tilbrook: @Town Hall, Birmingham 11/11/2014

Was it black coffee in bed as the UK's oddest (double) bedfellows hit Birmingham and Squeeze in some hits (do you see what we...

Review: Signs of Fire – Bottom Of The Well (EP)

New rockers Signs of Fire keeps the Midlands Metal heritage alive Maximum Volume, in the course of its relentless gig attendances,  have caught Signs of...

VIRGIL AND THE ACCELERATORS, Chris Bevington And Friends @Robin 2, Bilston, 12/11/14

Of all the brilliant young blues bands in the UK right now, is this Army Of Three the best? It has to be said,...

BLUES PILLS, The Vintage Caravan, Blackwolf @Oobleck, Birmingham 11/11/14

Hot new multi national retro rock, with a great supporting bill. After a delay in opening the doors at Birmingham's newest venue gives us...

Review: Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band – Black Power Flower (2014)

Vista Chino man turns up the heat on new release. The opening minute of this album, courtesy of “Controllers Destroyer”, takes you right back to...

ELECTRIC MARY, Broken Chords, Mindofalion @Robin 2, Bilston 10/11/14

Monday night knob problems as proudly retro rockers come over for a rare UK jaunt and just happen to bring one of the...

STEVE ROTHERY @Bilston Robin 07/11/2014

Garry checks out Marillion main main Steve Rothery as his solo tour pitches up in Bilston A wet Friday evening in November hardly seems...

MONSTER MAGNET: Milking The Stars – A Re-imagination Of Last Patrol

When is a remix album not a remix album? When it's a "re-imagination" that's when. Monster Magnet revisit last years record in typically odd...

SIKTH, Heart Of A Coward, Idiom @Academy, Birmingham 9/11/14

The long awaited reunion tour crushes Birmingham, with fine supporting cast. Devon's Idiom have created quite a profile for themselves over recent months. Largely...

JOHN MAYALL, King King, Symphony Hall, Birmingham 05/11/2014

Bonfire Night Blues in Brum Support for tonight are King King, a band that are getting a fair bit of press having won the awards...

DEVILSTRIP @Musica, Akron 31/10/14

Devilstrip, soon to be massive everywhere, but currently huge in Akron, play a hometown, Halloween Hootenanny - and MVM had someone there to cover...

BILLY IDOL, The Dough Rollers @Academy Birmingham 5/1/14

Billy Idol returns to UK shores for the first time in ages. Was it a good day to start again? The Dough Rollers are...

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