Only one gig in the UK by Roine Stolt and his Flower Kings, and, of course, it’s a London date? Ah well, it’s another long bus ride down to the nation’s capital, then, for our travelling gigaholic. With the previously announced support Kayak having to pull out due to medical reasons, Rickard Sjöblom and iamthemorning stepped into some pretty big shoes to fill the support slots…
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In an unusual turn of events, Jonny B did not have to travel across the country to get to tonight’s gig. Instead he merely had to walk down the road from his house because, in what is possibly an UR first, I’m here for a gig in Barrow-in-Furness. This small forgotten area of the country is mostly known for its shipbuilding heritage, but as the second biggest town in Cumbria you may be surprised at the calibre of bands that pass through. Tonight is certainly a high calibre event, with legendary glam rock band The Sweet hitting the town for the first time since 1973 to bring us a night of glam goodness. Considering this is right on his doorstep, there was no way that he could miss this one, so he got himself down to The Forum to see what’s in store.
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Our travelling gigaholic’s latest gigging adventure sees him journey back across to Manchester, where he caught an early chat with Jorn, the vocalist and guitarist of Norwegian stoner punks Bokassa ahead of some pretty long journeys in the few days ahead. One support act awaits in the form of Puppy, promising an evening of contrasting rock sensibilities.
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As the year races to its inevitable conclusion, the number of single releases coming our way has slowed down a touch – but that doesn’t mean there has been any decline in the quality of material being released. Far from it, in fact because, as the year progresses, it has become harder and harder to whittle down the numbers from several hundred submissions each fortnight to the dozen or so final choices that we present to you…
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Our top audio-visual selection this week is cheesier than a cheddar sandwich, a glorious slice of Viking metal courtesy of the wonderfully named Brothers Of Metal, and ‘One’ which does exactly what it says on the tin.
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