After interviewing DJ Fresh and meeting his band, there was a lot of excitement for his full live show in Portsmouth. Beginning with a smooth, well-received performance from grime artist Maxsta, who is certainly one to look out for over the coming months, the crowd were warmed up with newly released ‘Pop Off’. He was…
The second Frequency of the year showcased a variety of talented acts despite some unfortunate and unavoidable technical issues
Maxïmo Park deliver a stonking 23-track setlist which doesn’t fail to get the crowd bouncing.
First up was Vicki Musselwhite, a local musician armed with an acoustic guitar and a pretty damn good voice. Her songs tended to be quite slow paced and deliberate, with a strong soulful voice. Despite warning us that her next song was only a few days old and apologising in advance if she forgot the…
As I arrived at the Guildhall, I was greeted by the sight of dozens of chubby men in their thirties wearing purple leopard print leggings and hairmetal wigs. I figured this night would be nothing if not entertaining. I remember finding Steel Panther’s first album Feel the Steel very funny a few years ago, I…
On the twentieth night of her tour, Lucy Rose’s gig at The Joiners was “the one with the most character”. Despite a few technical issues that were not-so-subtly glossed over and a glitch resulting in Lucy Rose cleverly transposing the guitar part as she went, the night was a success. Support act Pete Roe really…
When I was 18, I divided my time fairly evenly between being an awkward bastard, revising for my A-levels, and thinking that being able to legally drink alcohol was absolutely mental. This is why, when Jake Bugg stood before me performing a perfect rendition of his hit ‘Two Fingers’ just two songs into his set,…
A sold out Joiners show is pretty impressive, but it seemed all too easy for 19-year old Southampton lad Seán McGowan, who pushed the venue’s capacity to the limits, and had disappointed fans who hadn’t managed to secure a ticket. They were warned it would sell out! Of course a lot of hard work went…
19 year old singer turned heart throb Conor Maynard played the O2 Academy in Bournemouth on Friday 2nd November 2012. A date in which all the Bournemouth based Mayniacs would have had circled in their diaries ever since their parents paid for the tickets. Upon arrival to the venue there were already at least 100…
My first experience of the Trinity Centre couldn’t have been met with better music. Mercury Prize winners Alt-J were on tonight’s schedule, and the support band were a three piece female band from Liverpool called Stealing Sheep. I’m not one to usually enjoy female vocal harmonies [insert chart pop rubbish girl band here] but these…
Dog is Dead have come a long way since their school days together in Nottingham. This five piece have recently released their debut album All Our Favourite Stories and it is filled with soaring guitar rifts that echo the likes of Two Door Cinema Club and Bombay Bicycle Club. They are full of energy on…
I reluctantly dragged myself down to Southampton’s Guildhall to see Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule that make up Rizzle Kicks. Having bought my ticket months and months ago I had nearly forgotten about the gig as the date got closer and closer. Unfortunately I missed both the support acts, Little Nikki and Mikill Pain but…
Heading into the Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth, I was excited. Not only was I excited about the prospect of a leisure centre gig (Don’t you just love the smell of chlorine?), I was excited about seeing the musician who, in 2009, created one of my favourite albums ever, Two Suns. Bat For Lashes doesn’t tour…
Fresh off the back of being named ‘Best Band in the World Today’ at the Q awards on Monday; Muse turned up on Saturday with everything still left to prove. The 2nd Law was hailed by some as their best album; others (myself included) said it was their worst—but yet everyone expected this tour to…