Tag: bands

• March 9, 2016

  Why Rusty Shipp are the most exciting band of 2016

  Does your playlist need something fresher than an explosion in a Febreze factory?  Do you need to hear the band that Captain Jack Sparrow would most certainly have at the top of his playlist (y’know, if iPods were around back then)?  Has your musical collection struck an iceberg, and now it’s sinking faster than Celine […]
• February 7, 2016

  Bob Dylan, Professional Mumbler.

  The sky opened and started pouring sheets of rain over London as we hurried towards Albert Hall to see Bob Dylan.  We were running a little late, and not being terribly familiar with that part of London, we had a bit of trouble finding where we were going. Was this a sign from the Weather […]
• November 8, 2015

  Battle Vest

  In particular musical subcultures, especially heavy metal, thrash and death metal, the concept of the battle vest is well established, and you will see many 30-40 something men, usually bald and walking around built like a tank, sporting a battle vest at particular concerts and festivals. In the course of trying to work through my […]
• November 6, 2015

  The Bands Bucket List

  So I’ve alluded to my “Bands Bucket List” many times, but I’ve never really gone into the full details. Let me explain. I have a list of bands and musical artists that I would like to see before they kick the bucket. Being on the list doesn’t imply that they are elderly, or that they […]
• October 23, 2015

  My favorite band: NOFX live in Birmingham 2015

  After a whole year of so many different concerts, bands and gigs that I’ve been to (see here to see my other articles on various bands), I wasn’t holding out much hope for NOFX being any good live. What I forgot is that they’re primarily a punk band, and like nearly every punk band (and […]
• June 25, 2015

  My Official Bands Bucket List

  So I keep referring to my bands bucket list when I write about things I’ve been up to.  Today I wanted to go back and explain what it is. You are probably aware that a bucket list is usually something written by people of all ages to ensure that they get to do all the […]
• June 11, 2015

  Anything Can Happen At A Festival…

  It’s anything can happen Thursday and I’m going to Download Festival on a three night camping ticket until Monday.   I have ordered a tipi for the camping to happen in.  When I return, I can tick the following bands off my bands bucket list: (ahem) Motley Crue Billy Idol Kiss Dragonforce Muse Apocalyptica Judas Priest […]
• April 25, 2015

  Why I Risked My Job To See Lynyrd Skynyrd in Concert

  I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd on Wednesday in Manchester. The day after I received news that my mother had died, in December, I saved Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” to my bookmarks bar – so I could reach it from anywhere on the internet. My anchor. Hotel California was next to it – that had […]
• March 10, 2015

  Travel Plans 2015

  Sometimes travel plans just go wrong. Other times they don’t materialise at all. I made a plan to climb 3 mountains during the February half term, and I climbed a grand total of half. How do you so comprehensively fail to achieve a goal? Well, it turns out you can’t climb a mountain when the […]
• January 4, 2015

  The Trouble With Concert Tickets

  I don’t have a regular article for you because I have spent all day today trying to get concert tickets. I have a Bands Bucket List which is a list of bands I need to see before THEY kick the bucket.  It’s quite long, because I haven’t been to many concerts (three and a festival, […]