Questions were being asked last night about whether or not Morrissey was in good enough shape to carry on touring, after a year that has seen various illnesses keep him down, and whether he’d deliver a full show at the Royal Albert Hall last night. Those who were there probably needn’t have worried. Reports suggest [...]

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Max
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It feels like an age since Elbow finally stopped touring for The Seldom Seen Kid. Their most recent and career-defining album, and also the one that put them in the mainstream, was accompanied by a tour that lasted a whole year and a half. Whilst the band is now winding down, they’ve also revisited their [...]

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Max
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The Prodigy‘s return to the big league has pretty much been sealed today with the news that the reinvigorated dance band will play a show at the Milton Keynes Bowl on the 24th July 2010, the biggest headlining date ever. It will also be an all-day event with various support bands. It’s just a shame [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2009 by Max
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Remember the Spiderman musical that is going to be soundtracked by Bono and The Edge from U2? Remember when the whole world reacted with ‘WTF?’ Well it got delayed once before and the big news is that it has once again been delayed. The hold up is being blamed on constant technical and production issues [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2009 by Max
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I’m not really into metal music that much. I don’t despise the genre (for reasons I’ll come to in a moment) but it’s just never really grabbed me and I don’t proclaim myself to be an expert that much. There are some exceptions though. Opeth’s last album, Watershed, was one of the more rewarding albums [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2009 by Max
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