Live Review: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, 31st July 2007

Leeds City Varieties. Support: Euros Childs and Dave This happened quite a while ago (nearly a month), so I am going off memory here. Despite the City varieties hosting a surprising amount of gigs from cultishly popular bands in the last few years, this was the first time I had ever been to the theatre.Continue reading “Live Review: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, 31st July 2007”

Live Review: The WiLDHEARTS, 2nd May 2007

Leeds Rio’s. Support: Sign, G.U. Medicine Without too much in the way of exposition I will just say that this was the best gig I have been to in a long time. That fact is made more impressive by the context in which it is written: I have been going to quite a few gigsContinue reading “Live Review: The WiLDHEARTS, 2nd May 2007”

Live Review: These Arms Are Snakes, 5th December 2006

Leeds Cockpit. Support: no idea I’m terrible when it comes to gigs nowadays. Too many pass my by due to my indolence, from Down and Dungen to Tool (with Mastodon in support). I, after a lot of soul searching, passed up Neurosis in London in favour of seeing Genghis Tron, here in Leeds. And whenContinue reading “Live Review: These Arms Are Snakes, 5th December 2006”

Seeing Bob, part one.

Set List Bob Dylan, 16th November 2005Manchester Evening News Arena I finally got to see Bob, and what a show it was. My journey of getting into Bob was a long and awkward one, but has ultimately led to enlightenment and much enjoyment. When I started university was when I first decided to buy someContinue reading “Seeing Bob, part one.”