Author Archives: georgeglen

What can I say … promising young punk band play gig with shockingly bad sound. So I can’t really criticise the band, but had to leave half way through it was so terrible. 3/11 – Attended by George, Andy, Billy

The B-52s have been a big part of my life, I love them so much, and I especially love Cindy’s singing … my favourite, though Jan’s is Kate! This gig clashed with First Aid Kit at the Usher Hall. No … Continue reading →

Electronics, guitar feedback, punky, hypnotic, dancy, cool look … Sextile from LA got the new year off to a raucous and enjoyable start. Most memorable for me for style and attitude rather than melodic tunes, we were still impressed and … Continue reading →

With all of us being huge Smiths fans, it would have been rude not to check out Frankly The Smiths from Glasgow, the newest Smiths tribute band on the block. We had seen them play a few acoustic songs before … Continue reading →

Zal is a boyhood hero of mine since 1974 from his fantastic time in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. We are all a bit older (maybe wiser) now, in fact Zal is an amazingly sprightly 68. He gave up playing … Continue reading →

Alladin Sane by David Bowie is Jan’s all time favourite album, so it was with great excitement that we came to see the original Piano player, Mike Garson, reprive that album and other classics. Karen is also a massive Bowie … Continue reading →

I’ve loved Kagoule since I first saw them at Sneaky Pete’s nearly 2 years ago. That was an outstanding gig of 2015 and tonight they were just as good, with a whole bunch of new songs that hopefully will be … Continue reading →

I missed the Downtown Boys in Edinburgh recently so was lucky enough to catch them supporting Priests in Manchester while travelling through. Downtown Boys play an enthusiastic modern punk noise, combining the sound and spirit of X-Ray Spex with political … Continue reading →

I’m enjoying seeing more prominent unashamed political opinions up front from many more music artists at the moment and Shame are a young band pulling no punches. ‘If you’re not angry you’re not paying attention’. Their post punk style suits … Continue reading →