Reviewer's Retreat
Blowout Presents: Sœur / No Violet / Parkview UK / The Tribeless - Live Review Saturday night I ventured up to my local music venue Jacs...
A Welcome in the Ill Side
We’ve come to the conclusion that Dr David Davies must have been a big supporter of the Temperance movement when he was alive. Why else...
Lucky for Some
Friday the thirteenth lived up to its reputation a few years ago. I’d called in the surgery to pick a prescription and bumped into my...
Ride the Highway West
Friday’s gig was postponed at the last minute as Digital Criminals had called in sick. Instead of having a quiet night, we unleashed a...
Keeping the Faith
The dust had barely settled from John Otway’s assault on the place when Day Two of the Easter eggstravaganza got underway. I was in the...
The Man in the White Shirt
Remember last Friday’s gig, when I described the Atomic Superman as ‘bonkers’? Well, they were just the warm-up for last night’s...
Synth and Glam Rock?....80's day 2
The rest of the 80s Weekend had a lot to live up to after Friday night’s craziness. Fortunately, it came up to expectations – and then...
Back to the Future
Friday was the first night of our Massive 80s Weekend – and it kicked off the extravaganza in grand and (somewhat bizarre) fashion. I got...
A Hair of the Dog
My birthday dawned white and crisp and even. Not especially deep, but deep enough to unleash the usual chaos. For the second weekend...
Happy Deathday, Dr Davies
Before Saturday’s shenanigans got underway I knew it had the makings of a messy weekend. For one thing, it was Dr David Davies’s Deathday...