Young Guns at Electric Circus
I love music. I love going to gigs. I’ve been to lots of gigs. I’ve seen many of my favourite bands. But for years now, Young Guns have my topped my list of bands I haven’t yet seen,…
Review – Circa Waves: Young Chasers
Long live the indie rock! Regular readers of this blog shouldn’t be particularly surprised by my choice of album this week – the debut album, Young Chasers, from Circa Waves. In a world of dance/electro/pop/R’n’B music, I seek…
Farewell to The Blackout – This Is It Is It Tour
If there’s ever a time to give it your all at a gig, it’s on a band’s farewell tour. And that’s just what happened on the Glasgow stop of The Blackout’s ‘This Is It Is It’ tour this…
Currently Listening – March 15
Most of my music posts on here tend to be album reviews, or posts about concerts I’ve been to, so I thought I’d try something a little different today. This will also be a much less wordier post…
Halestorm at the Barrowlands
The Barrowlands is one of Glasgow’s most legendary venues. So many amazing bands have played there over the years, and it’s the location of many fantastic stories. And it has this reputation for a reason. It’s a great…
You Me At Six & All Time Low: Arena Tour
Earlier this week I went to see You Me At Six and All Time Low on their co-headline tour, and it was pretty damn awesome. I’ve seen All Time Low once before, and this was my fourth You…
Being in a Band: The Blink-182 Drama
So I’d imagine that most people have heard about the Blink-182 drama that hit the news this past week. As a self-professed music addict, I thought I’d chip in my two cents on the story. I’m not going…
Review – Light You Up: All We’ve Ever Known
(Source) Pop punk, but not as you know it. Music genres have a tendency to be a bit too prescriptive sometimes, so it’s refreshing to come across a band who get called ‘pop punk’, but undoubtedly extend into…
Review – Fall Out Boy: American Beauty/American Psycho
(Source) If you’re looking for a band to produce the same record over and over again, you’ve come to the wrong place. Fall Out Boy’s latest offering, ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’ (click for Amazon link), the follow up to…
Music I’m Looking Forward To in 2015
So yesterday, after getting lost in a bottomless pit of YouTube videos, then whipping out my bank card multiple, I found myself having pre-ordered four new albums. In light of that, I thought I’d share some of my…
