By Kane Power (@ElHeavio) 1/6/2015, Power Lunches, London Downstairs at Power Lunches in Dalston, someone has distilled the aroma of a sweaty band practice and infused it into five of those fancy air fresheners that you plug into the wall. All the plugs are turned on and the guy in...
By Kane Power (@El Heavio) 30.5.2015, Student Union, University of London Header image credit: Joe Watson Photography I’ve seen Converge only once before, at Hevy Festival in 2012, and that was a messy, drunken affair at best. My memory of that night was a very serious, very loud, aggressive presence;...
Leeds-based bruisers Blacklisters have earned a reputation as a formidable live act through aggressive, confrontational performances riddled with dark humour, drawing comparisons to The Jesus Lizard and Pissed Jeans. Over the past few years, the quartet have deservedly earned their reputation as one of the UK's most confrontational and aggressive live...
With less than 3 months to go until Creamfields takes over the Cheshire countryside, an array of new acts and an all new arena has been added to this year’s already colossal line up. First up is 3 Are Legend aka Dimitri Vegas, Steve Aoki and Like Mike. Following their...
By Kane Power (@ElHeavio) 21.5.2015, Islington Assembly Hall, London It’s a nice spring evening in Islington and I’m outside the fantastic Assembly Hall drinking beers on a park bench, waiting to go see a band with my wife. That sentence alone makes me smile a little. It’s exactly what I want...
By Felicity Evans Hit show Hannibal returns to Sky Living for a third season on Wednesday, 10 June. Just what is it that’s so incredibly tasty about the critically acclaimed drama? "Psychopaths are not crazy. They are fully aware of what they do and the consequences of those actions." Hannibal...
By Will Bateman (WillBateman6611) 22.5.2015, Village Underground, London Leon Bridges takes to the stage with effortless cool, dressed 50s smart with a shirt and bow tie, guitar in hand, launching into his set with one of his lesser-known songs, the swinging and jiving “What Can I Do?” His on-stage-banter is...
By Kane Power (@ElHeavio) Faith No More is like an old friend that has shown up at your door with a good bottle of 18-year-old whisky. You are so excited to see them again that you get blind drunk and hug more than usual, wiping away tears and promising not...
By Julia Prigmore (@JuliaPrigmore) 19.5.2015. Hard Rock Cafe, London The Back Room of London’s Hard Rock Café seems an appropriate setting for the preview of Ben Montague’s new album ‘Back to Paradise’. Set for release next month, the album is the Kentish musician’s fourth, and tonight provides an ideal opportunity...