Concert: The Pogues – Red Roses For Me 40th Anniversary Performance Venue: Hackney EmpireDate: 3 May 2024 I was fifteen when I first heard Streams of Whiskey and, even then, I knew I’d remember the moment forever. I listened to the record, as I always did, on the player in my bedroom, the contents of which already betrayed […]
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Concert: His Lordship Venue: Edinburgh Cabaret VoltaireDate: 17 May 2024 They say to be in the eye of the storm is the last place you might want to be, but that’s where I and others in the sold out Edinburgh crowd found ourselves the other night. And boy, was it a fuckin’ blast!! His Lordship brought their unique brand of
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Album: Bright CircumstanceArtist: Blue Rose Code I took my time in considering whether to review Bright Circumstance, the new album from Blue Rose Code. The main reason being that sometimes the spiritual elements of a piece of art lose something in the telling. The intangibles that reveal themselves to each individual in their own way
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Album: ‘66’ by Paul Weller | 24 May 2024 On the 16th March 1984, I got up at a ludicrously early hour for a slovenly nineteen-year-old. It prompted raised eyebrows in my household because it was so far removed from my usual behaviour pattern back then. The reason for this normative departure? The release of
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Headline: Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band Support: Jack Valero Venue: Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Church, GlasgowDate: 2 May 2024 The venue for this gig was a new one for me but due to its excellent acoustics, hopefully it will be the first of many to attend there. The Mackintosh Church originally came to life in
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Thousands upon thousands of musicians struggle over chord progressions and melodies, amassing notebooks crammed with poetic observations and figurative expressions in an attempt to shape a song. Occasionally, when the clouds of artistic struggle part, the chords and words become attracted to one another forming a structure. Chorus and verse align transforming these thoughts into
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That summer feeling… Show #297 Beautiful People (Stay High) – The Black KeysSunshine of Your Love – 5th DimensionMore Than a Friend – Adam and The RegentsBack on 74 – JungleGangsters – SpecialsCountry Lane Lament – The New LeavesWork – Fat White FamilyBBL Drizzy – King WalloniusNewby Street – Michael Head and the Red Elastic
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Into Creative recently sat down with James and Kriss from the band His Lordship to discuss their recently released debut album, upcoming tour and their experiences over the years playing with the likes of The Pretenders and The Pogues, as well as the title of their limited edition live album (or not the title as
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Barry Adamson is a busy guy. Having released nine solo albums to date, number ten, in the shape of Cut To Black will drop on 17th May 2024. Early singles preceding the album have been nothing less than sensational and with an upcoming tour in support of the new record, life is good. Many will be familiar
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Concert: Gun Venue: Dunfermline, PJ MolloysDate: 27 April 2024 Music obsessives and scholars of physics are unlikely bedfellows. Let me explain. ‘String theory’ binds the love of chords and harmony with how the fundamental constituents of the universe interact. Theoretically, particles vibrate with harmonies played on strings, chemistry is the melodies, the universe is the symphony of
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