Japanese Breakfast goes deep at Roundhouse
Japanese Breakfast’s brilliant Roundhouse show is the musical equivalent of a long-term relationship: nuanced, enriching, and totally worth the emotional investment.
Muse are bigger than ever at Milton Keynes Bowl
Muse have always believed bigger is better, which makes them the perfect band to fill Milton Keynes Bowl. Nils van der Linden is dazzled by the spectacle: a visual feast backed by oversized performances of their juggernaut songs.
The Mars Volta embrace the mysterious
The Mars Volta weave their way through moods, styles, tempos, intensities, and volumes with seemingly no effort at all. Nils van der Linden witnesses one magic trick after another at Troxy.
Sigur Rós are full of surprises
Sigur Rós debut a new orchestral show at Meltdown on the same day as surprise-releasing their first album in a decade. Nils van der Linden experiences a double celebration at Royal Festival Hall.
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Bat For Lashes takes big risks
Bat For Lashes introduces new songs, unveils a new emphasis on physical expression, and takes multiple other risks in her Meltdown performance. The result is a spectacle to remember.
Warpaint are a joy at Meltdown
Warpaint bring finesse, expansive sonic explorations, and obvious joy to their Meltdown Festival performance.
Far From Saints are transcendent at EartH
Far From Saints’ performance EartH is all about joy, celebration, just a little heartache, and performers having so much fun it’s infectious.
The Wedding Present can’t slow down
The Wedding Present celebrate the release of their 24 Songs collection with a thrilling live show encompassing new songs and classics, all performed and received with the same passionate intensity. Nils van der Linden, attending his first gig by the Weddoes, is so blown away that he’s ready to join the fan club.
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Depeche Mode live for today on Memento Mori
The fifteenth Depeche Mode album, Memento Mori, is a unified, focused collection of incredibly strong songs created amidst personal loss and global tragedy.
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Marcus King aims high
Marcus King mashes up southern rock, blues, soul, jazz, gospel, and classic country as he treats a sold-out O2 Forum Kentish Town to extended renditions of his own songs and masterful reinterpretations of standards.
Pixies pack everything into Roundhouse gig
Pixies pack 37 songs into two hours at a sold-out Roundhouse gig that showcases absolutely everything the band are about.
Chappaqua Wrestling come out fighting
Chappaqua Wrestling frontmen Charlie Woods and Jake Mac detail their path from school friends to debut album, Plus Ultra. Along the way they discuss song writing, addressing the big issues, and the importance of mindless fun.
The Hold Steady throw a killer party
Tonight, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate. The Hold Steady have hit their 20th anniversary this year. The band are weeks away from releasing […]
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Hell Is For Heroes can still climb mountains
Hell Is For Heroes treat an incredibly enthusiastic Eventim Apollo audience to a blistering set featuring ever-potent classics, two brilliant new songs, and a lead singer clearly still hooked on crowd surfing.
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The Black Angels hypnotise
The Black Angels create a fully immersive, deeply hypnotic experience in Shepherd’s Bush Empire with their fuzzed-out Texas take on psych-rock.
Yungblud combines spectacle and intimacy
Yungblud wraps his first UK arena tour with a thrilling Wembley show that combines newfound spectacle with a familiar intimacy.
Bilk bring chaos to Omeara
Bilk bring the chaos to Omeara with a sweat- and adrenaline-soaked show full of moshing, crowd surfing, and punk-fuelled anthems about being young.
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Fields Of The Nephilim come alive in the dark
Fields Of The Nephilim embark on another dark voyage as they perform their landmark 1988 album The Nephilim in full.
The Cure give their all at Wembley Arena
The Cure wrap their Lost World Tour of Europe with three Wembley Arena shows that are all about astonishing new songs, the mood swings of an epic back catalogue, and a celebration of the big pop hits.
The Gulls take flight
As The Gulls take over The Camden Club to launch their new EP, Nils van der Linden and Simon Reed witness a band capable of delivering one thrilling surprise after another.
The Hu rumble like thunder
The Hu complete their five-month world tour in support of new album Rumble Of Thunder with a unique show at London’s Roundhouse that unites cultures, traditions, languages, and musical genres.
Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti talks creativity, drive, and Sinatra
Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti tells Nils van der Linden about the band’s current arena tour, their new album Pawns & Kings, juggling multiple creative projects, his left turn singing Sinatra songs, and “being the most boring guy in a rock band, ever”.
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