Live music is a funny thing. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And yet a good gig can become a legendary gig with the help of the right...more

It's been a long five months waiting for the next Levellers gig but, as always....more

Goth night; two words to fill many hearts with fear and dread but not this one. Being a huge fan of goth fifteen-odd years ago I thought this would be like a journey down a very dark and dry-ice swathed memory lane. Not...more

The first support-slot was filled by New Generation Superstars. Old-school in terms of appearance .. long hair, bandana, sweat bands, white...more

Tribute bands can vary wildly in terms of quality and entertainment-value so its normally something of a lottery when you go to see one. In the...more

Stumbling into Bar 7 at sometime shortly after nine O'clock, I was stunned to find out that the doors to the upstairs venue had only just opened and...more

This is the second year running that the Levellers have played at the National Forest Folk Festival at Conkers. Last year they were electric and....more

This is the second year running that I've been to the Oysterband's Big Session Festival in Leicester. Last year was to see Mark Chadwick and Rev Hammer...more

After what seemed like an eternity of waiting...more

This gig was meant to be at Rock City but it appeared to have been bumped around the corner to its smaller sister-venue, The Rescue Rooms. I'm not...more

As I entered the venue I was given a yellow piece of paper with the words "Welcome to the best live act this planet has ever seen"...more

The Loft is an upstairs bar in The Graduate, Cambridge. The stage is at the far end of the room as you walk in with the bar on the far right wall...more

Buxton strikes me as a fairly pretty place, but this is my second visit and it is snowing again. During the gig, I note that Mark agrees with my thoughts on...more

The Victoria Inn is a nice smallish pub near the train station in Derby, with a 150 capacity back room for live music. The sort of venue that needs to be...more

The first gig of 2006 saw me down at the Windmill for hot newcomers "Super Nashwan" largely tipped to become household names this year. For thosemore

Fifteen or so years ago NMA were one of my favourite bands. Their music touched parts of me that other bands just couldnt reach and it probably alsomore

I've never seen Rock City so crowded for a gig at 7:30. Meeting up at the Tap at 7:00 for pre-gig sustenance I was told that the queue to get into themore

I havent seen the Levellers for almost 5 months and I must say that the withdrawal symptoms have been setting in quite badly recently and Id beenmore

After planning out meeting point at the Tap and Tumbler for 8:00 our plans were thrown into initial disarray by finding out that the first band were to appear atmore

Where to start? Right at the start, I guess. The journey to Scarborough from most places is a long one but its made much more enjoyable when you go bymore