To Kill A King

W/ SHIELDS & THE EDMONSONS – SCALA, LONDON. 10TH APRIL, 2013. The night we’ve been waiting for, To Kill A King. As doors crawl ever closer, a queue of very excitable people begin to form, eagerly anticipating how tonight will unfold. The Edmonsons’ are first to play; they create a funky blues vibe different to […]

Madina Lake

The Garage, London.  2nd December, 2012. Photo credit: Sarah @deargravity_     Maybe wanting to give themselves and hardcore fans a sense of closure from the past couple of years, wanting to wrap up the trilogy, or maybe just craving a bit of fun—Madina Lake play From Them, Through Us, To You in its entirety, […]

Canterbury

Canterbury KCLSU, London. 09/02/12     It is the final night of Canterbury’s headline tour and the largest venue so far—the KCLSU. Proxies are the openers tonight and their electro-pop and enthusiasm is addictive.  Second support comes from Straight Lines,  the four piece from Pontypridd, Wales. Their pop punk aesthetics goes down a treat and they […]

Panic! At The Disco

Brixton Academy, London 2/2/12 A sold out Brixton Academy gives high hopes for the final night of P!ATD’s UK tour.  7pm, 12 hours after people began queueing, the temperature plummets and the doors finally open; people spill into the venue in the masses. The first support comes in the form of  local band BIGkids. Their […]

London

Let’s go to London, grab your dancing shoes. Awoken once again to the sound of my alarm, which I hastily turn off so as not to wake Sarah in the bed next to me. It’s freezing cold, but I brave to warm cocoon that is the worn, much used single duvet of the Travelodge, and […]

The Super Happy Fun Club.

For the Chicago band The Super Happy Fun Club, their opening slot on Madina Lake’s UK tour is their first trip across the pond.  The tour, commencing in Portsmouth (8th November) sees them opening with song ‘London’, showing up-beat pop-punk at its best. These fun loving musicians really live up to their name.  They cannot […]