I have to admit, Slam Dunk is one of the highlights of the musical calendar for me. Lots of my favourite bands and lots of my friends all in one place for a whole day. I mean, what more can you ask for really? For more years than I'd like to remember I've been heading out to Leeds for day one ...
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Live Review: Bowling For Soup at Nottingham Rock City
I haven't been to a gig in Nottingham for a long, long time. In fact, the last time I graced Nottingham Rock City with my presence was when I went to visit a school friend in uni there and we went to see Feeder. I won't even begin to contemplate how long ago exactly that was! *feeling old!* Get ...
Blink 182 Live at The O2
I’ve been lucky enough to see Blink 182 a few times. Some of my fondest live music memories are from their shows. When they returned from their “hiatus” I even drove to Glasgow to see them play. I’ve always been a Mark Hoppus girl; he can do no wrong in my eyes. So although it may not have been ...
Community Festival, Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park isn’t one that I venture to very often but the lure of a one-day festival and a heap of North West based talent on the line up drew me in and I was really pleased I made the trip over to get there. Community Festival was my first and, so far, only foray into festival life this summer. ...
Music Matters At Selfridges
Music has always been a huge part of my life. Especially live music, from street teaming (does anybody else remember when that was a thing?) to working at The Barfly in Liverpool I've always been in my element when I've been somewhere close to live music. So, I'm sure you can imagine how gutted I ...
Video Of The Week: Frances – Grow
I hadn't actually ever heard any music by Frances before this and I will be actively hunting out some more. I thought this song was actually really beautiful but more importantly the video shares a message that really needs to be spread as widely as possible. Frances has teamed up with Refuge to try ...