Live Review: A Farewell to The Bluetones

Tuesday night at the Shepherd's Bush Empire saw what was billed as The Bluetones' final ever performance. I thought at first that I had missed my opportunity to see the band but luckily a new final date had been added for the 27th to top the tour.

Let's Get Classical...

In preparation for Classical Week next week on Gigseen TV, I've decided to give you 'classicalphobes' a little introduction to the genre that brought us such historical greats as Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn - and that's just for starters!

Little Bits of Crap News: Midweek edition 17.08.11

So here we are. Another week's Crap Midweek news. Yep even I can't believe how crap the midweek music news is.

1.) Kiss get kicked off the Michael Jackson Tribute Gig

Sorry but what the hell were Kiss doing on it in the first place?

Little Bits of Crap News: Midweek edition 10.08.11

I've just had one of those random moments wondering 'what else' goes on in the world. Like most middle aged men I love news about music, cars, gadgets, but I really love news about real people, real news! You know the 'something nice happened to aunty Marge' after she helped stop the kids robbing the local Kebab store kinda stuff. It's great!

Let Us Remember...

During times of turbulence music, it seems, can be a source of solace, a temporary release from tense environments and relief in the knowledge that you're not alone. But music can also be a stark reminder of reality and present social contexts.

An Ode to the Humble Concert Ticket

Last night I found a load of old concert ticket stubs that I'd stored away for some reason. I found some of them I just quickly looked at and threw down, then others I held for longer, plucked a long lost memory out of the emptiness that is my brain and smiled for a while, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sonic Youth, Living Colour, The Wonderstuff. The list goes on.