Reviews

All hopes of having the hottest festival in a decade are called off after the thunderstorm and you just have to accept to layer up a bit to stand the chilly winds that plague the campsite at the moment. But I’m used to it. If you have survived the mayhem years of 1997 and 2007 a little drizzle isn’t much …

Monday arrived and there were a few interesting metal bands to cover later in the evening, and as the line-up is dominated by hip hop or RnB I felt I just have to be there. However, the weather gods weren’t on our side this day and sent a thunderstorm our way. Security was running around to make sure the camps …

Roskilde Festival is the festival happening of the year for some of us. I find it hard to belive that this is the 30th time I’ve been at the festival – every year since 1992 save for the canceled pandemic years – but I now know why I never bought a house or a flat because here’s where I invested my …

Terra doesn’t want to become Sweden’s favorite rock band, but unfortunately, they’re already well on their way. The fact that Terra still picked out such a small venue as Nefertiti for their release party tells us two things. Either all big venues were booked or it’s a deliberate choice. I want to believe in the latter. Ok, here’s the situation. …

After a long, grey winter, the sun has come out and graced the pavements of Manchester – finally! The start of summer in the city greets you with open arms. An air of eagerness and excitement that you can almost taste. This air filtered in from outside into the walls of the 02 Ritz as fans waited in anticipation for …

I walk into Manchester Metropolitan University’s largest music venue – the Academy – greeted by fans, young and old, dressed in lycra, leather and long, flowing hair, held back by bandanas. To the sound of Winger opening the night, one fan makes ‘devil horns’ at me. I slip through the crowd towards one of the bars to get a better …