The line-up for this years NME Awards was certainly a diverse one. The four artists spanned a great variety of genres, ranging from NME cool list topper Azealia Banks’ fast-pace hip-hop via Metronomy’s electronic pop, all the way to the traditional indie of Two Door Cinema Club and Tribes. The combination of such varying artists…
February saw James Morrison’s long awaited return to the stage as he stopped off at Southampton on his nationwide tour. The gig was well received and definitely worth the long wait as fans heard an eclectic mix of singles, originating from his former and current albums. After an hour-long wait, the support act Rainy Boy Sleep…
Opening with a side-splitting anecdote about having spent the afternoon scouring Winchester’s only council estate for the tell-tale signs of a certain kind of salesman (which he described as a BMW in the driveway), Beans on Toast set the tone of what has to have been one of the most entertaining gigs I’ve been to…
The band show off their potential and skill with an energetic performance at a packed out Cellar.
Brand New are a diverse band. Their music covers a huge amount of genres; from the pop-punk tunes of Your Favourite Weapon to the experimental ballads of Daisy so one would expect their gig to be a journey covering a whole plethora of differing emotions that vary with their music. Unfortunately, it felt like something…
I was suitably astonished when I arrived at the Guildhall to see at least 100 teenage fans huddling in their onesies and value priced duvets around the icy cold square. I arrived a few hours early and after speaking to some of them, they revealed they’d been there since 7am! This is a sight you…
Snow Patrol blew the crowd away at London’s O2 Arena following the release of their album ‘Fallen Empires’
The latest ‘next-big-thing’ Howler had a lot to live up to with this gig. With a crowd consisting of people eagerly awaiting to either applaud a band who fulfill the title the press has given them of a ‘Vaccines-Drums-Strokes Hybrid’ or snap up the remains as they fail to reach anything above ‘not bad’, the…
Mike Duce and his gang of rowdy North Londoners have the world at their feet it seems, as 2012 begins to take shape. With frequent radio plays, a near sell-out tour and a potentially career-defining album recording on the horizon, this year could spell big things for the surprisingly shy Duce. The first date of…
Frequency returns for 2012 to prove they are still the absolute top student gig night in the city.
After skipping a year, Metal Hammer‘s Defenders of the Faith tour returned to Southampton; and you’ve got to hand it to the organisers, every year so far they’ve done a pretty good job of getting together a sweet lineup that offers something to tattooed oldies and swoopy-haired younglings alike. Rise to Remain are currently being…
Finally Friendly Fires actually made it to the Guildhall. The long awaited appearance of the disco house trio eventually arrived, after frontman Ed MacFarlane suffered a horrible case of laryngitis. This led to many of their UK gigs having to be postponed to later dates. Supported by the operatic/techno vibes of Chad Valley and the brilliantly…
On a crisp wintery evening, Summer Camp leaves the Joiners crowd feeling warm and fuzzy.
Following the release of their second LP Portamento, The Drums were out to prove something tonight. After album one, many considered them a flash-in-the-pan hipster band stitched together from every generic indie influence under the sun, but from this performance it can be seen that the band’s unique take on pop music has strengthened with…