Latest Music Reviews
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Great Escape Festival 2010
Brighton, UK
12-15/5/10
The biggest new music festival in the UK apparently and not just a Camden Crawl
in Brighton. Oh there’s lots of conferences too...
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Diana Vickers
Scala, Kings Cross, London
12/5/10
X-Factor lady and seriously successful solo star, Diana Vickers, plays her
signature London show with all the top record execs in tow...
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Daily Music Guide Reviews
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Download 2009
Donington Park, EMA, 12-14/6/09
The biggest metal festival in the UK rolls out the big names as Slipknot,
Manson, Bizkit, Faith No More and er.. Def Leppard rock the racetrack.
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Ronan Keating (Non DMG)
Royal Albert Hall, London, 11/3/10
Everyone’s favourite faithful husband plays a leg of his solo tour, but brings some old
chums for the ride...
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Goldie Lookin Chain
Dingwalls, Camden, London, 24/3/09
The Newport rap icons descend on London for the only Capital date of their ‘ASBO 4 Life’ Tour...
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Simply Red
02 Arena, Greenwich, London, 2/4/09
Mick Hucknall’s one-man outfit (with a very big supporting band) play their last big gig of
their farewell tour...
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Benjamin Taylor
The Social, Oxford Circus, London, 23/3/09
The son of two musical deities branches out on his own to play this “supportive” media crowd a few tunes...
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Cargo, Shoreditch, London, 2/3/09
The brightest thing to come out of Denmark since, well... Carlsberg Export play
a one-off London gig.
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Keane
The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, 13/2/09
The boys from Battle cap a meteoric rise to stardom with the final date of their
‘Perfect Symmetry’ Tour.
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Alain Clark
The Pigalle Club, Piccadilly Circus, London, 10/2/09
The Dutch soul sensation brings his epic brand of smooth grooves to the
smoothest club in town.
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Monkish
The Purple Turtle, London, 11/1/09
The colorful comedy band play a gig at presumably where ‘Buzzcocks’ is filmed...
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Andy Mackay and The Metaphors
The Pigalle Club, Picadilly Circus, 18/11/08
Former Roxy Music saxophonist’s new toy...
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Teitur
The Danish Ambassador’s, Knightsbridge, 6/11/08
The Faeroe Islands’ biggest export and Denmark’s biggest import...
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BMI Sessions
Cobden Club, Westbourne Park, 29/10/08
Nell Bryden comes to prominence in the influential industry gig.
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Thalia Zedek
Corsica Studios, London, 5/10/08
Southern stylings in quite an unprepared venue.
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Wired Desire
The Fly, 29/9/08
The retro Scottish rockers showcasing opening EP, ‘Barely Illegal’
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Get Well Soon
Luminaire, Kilburn, 28/9/08
The talented Konstantin Gropper brings his musical project to London.
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The Parlotones
Camden Barfly, 15/8/08
South Africa’s biggest export come to the boil in this sweaty, underground venue.
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Seatwave Reviews
Below are all freelance reviews for the now-defunct Seatwave Music section.
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Ava Leigh
London Astoria, Tottenham Court Road, 4/11/08
The “reggae Lily Allen” plays one of the final gigs at the historic venue.
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Motown Revue
Pigalle Club, Picadilly Circus, 16/10/08
Patrick Allen’s energetic and soulful tribute featuring Kele le Roc.
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Live Music Reviews
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Music-On-Air Live
Lark in the Park, 14/12/06
I discover the likes of Electric City and The Rain on a stormy night in North
London.
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Music-On-Air Live
Lark in the Park, 21/12/06
I discover very little in my final gig for the defunct MOA Live.
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Download Festival 2007
Donnington Park, Derby
Linkin Park, Guns N’ Roses and the inevitable Iron Maiden performance...
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Lily Allen
Hammersmith Apollo, 12/3/07
Lily plays a homecoming gig to all her “people”
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Glastonbury 2008
Home Farm
Mr. Miller reports back from his first jaunt in the mud...
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