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On the eve of their biggest headline show to date (at Alexandra Palace in London) Bristolian post punk quintet IDLES released their first live album, A Beautiful Thing, recorded in Paris at Le Bataclan in December 2018. Before we even get to the record Le Bataclan is, of course, famous for less positive reasons than... Continue Reading →
Every now and again a gig comes around that seems to catch everyone's imagination more than the usual and, a few months ago, when St James Concert Hall announced they'd booked the awkwardly but brilliantly named Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (aka PigsX7), this was certainly the case — then when it was... Continue Reading →
Despite this being my fifth time seeing Tiger Army this was my first time seeing them in my usual gig going location of London - on their last UK tour I caught them in Manchester and otherwise attended Octoberflame in 2015 and 2017 at The Observatory in Santa Ana as well as seeing them at... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show On my BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands show for November 2019 we had a live session, a preview a new album and a listen to some of the acts I caught at BBC Music Introducing Live earlier in the month. Hot off their latest tour and... Continue Reading →
After a run of bigger gigs both in Guernsey and further afield there was something refreshing about heading back into a smaller venue on a cold November night to catch what was billed the next chapter in the supposed ongoing conflict between the mods and the rockers (albeit tonight in the form of grungers) as... Continue Reading →
Along with all the panels, seminars and masterclasses live music from upcoming artists was a big part of BBC Music Introducing Live and this was highlighted by two 'headline' events. One was a night of dance music broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Friday 1st November headlined by Annie Mac and Pete Tong but also... Continue Reading →
While we have been spoiled somewhat with notable and highly enjoyable live music events so far this year every now and then one comes along that stands out from the rest and St. James Presents... The Space Pirates Of Rocquaine is certainly one of those. From the Lord Vapour's Buds In Bloom to WaterColour Matchbox... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show featuring the session Thanks to BBC Music Introducing I have, over the past few years, had the privilege of visiting some historic locations, from BBC's own Broadcasting House to Abbey Road Studios and of course Maida Vale Studios. This though was the first time a band I've been... Continue Reading →
For the best of the last forty years Mark Le Gallez, and a rotating, suitably motley, crew of collaborators have been carving a furrow in Guernsey's music scene that have taken them as far afield as Germany and California across a number of bands and the latest St James Presents... show highlighted four of them... Continue Reading →
