Author: Adam Graver
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Craig Finn releases new single “It’s Never Been A Fair Fight” | Announces instore performance at Rough Trade East on October 18th
CRAIG FINN HERALDS AUTUMN TOUR WITH NEW SINGLE: “IT’S NEVER BEEN A FAIR FIGHT” LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO FILMED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT BROOKLYN, NY’S MURMRR THEATRE U.K./EUROPE HEADLINE DATES BEGIN OCTOBER 10TH NEW ALBUM I NEED A NEW WAR AVAILABLE NOW Craig Finn will celebrate his upcoming European and U.S. tour with…
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Review: The Classic Way of Things – Sounds Like a Storm
The year is 2019. Social media is the most beautiful thing in the world, we can communicate freely, link up with friends we never thought we’d se again and share instant news and funny videos with loved ones. It’s also the most powerful tool for manipulators, governments and egotists making…
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Single Review: That’s My Ego – Faux Pas
Faux Pas face up to self-medicated sedation with ‘That’s My Ego’ The York music scene is one that most would describe as “underground” only due to the fact, nobody outside of York really knows it exists. With few quality venues it’s difficult to make a name for yourself outside of…
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Live Review: A View From The Bridge – York Theatre Royal ★★★★★
Linguistically and theatrically, few things irritate me more than the overuse of the term “modern classic”. For me, to be deemed a “modern classic” not only does the piece of work need to be a quality piece of literature/art but it needs to have stood the test of time, transcending…
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Music Review: Dutch Mustard – Drive
Drive is an apt title for this EP from London four-piece Dutch Mustard as all three tracks have a real driving rhythm and force to them. Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine are the obvious comparison but Dutch Mustard are certainly more than a replica or nostalgia band with their songs…
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The Twang join Shed Seven on Winter Tour
The Twang have spent over a decade defying expectation. From their beginnings in their Birmingham home town, vocalist Phil Etheridge, bassist Jon Watkin, guitarist Stu Hartland and drummer Ash Sheehan continue to wow audiences and win new fans with their electric live shows. Having released four studio albums since 2007 they are…
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Review: Shrek the Musical, York Grand Opera House – ★★★☆☆
Five years ago, the Palace Theatre in Manchester was host for an exceptional run of Shrek the Musical. I attended the opening evening then and was so impressed with the transition from big screen to stage that when Shrek was announced for a run at York Grand Opera House under…
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Review: Malory Towers, York Theatre Royal – ★★★★☆
In the technological age we are currently living in, you’d be forgiven for thinking books and paper literature was on the way out. Some works of fiction though, are timeless, and Enid Blyton’s novels will remain children’s and parents’ favourites for decades to come. The most successful book series of…
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Review: The Night Watch, York Theatre Royal – ★★★☆☆
Reading the programme for The Night Watch, Director Alastair Whatley poses the question, “How many of us wish we could replay moments of our lives again?” There are so many occasions we all have in our lives that we’d wish to do this for; happy times to replay, worse moments…
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Festival Review: Skeleton Coast 2019
I wasn’t going to do a review of Skeleton Coast Festival. I’m off on holiday tomorrow. Hurricane Dorian permitting. But sometimes you’ve got to give a bit back. Skeleton Coast is one of those times. Skeleton Coast Festival is in its fourth year. I am ashamed to say this is…
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Festival Review: Future Yard 2019
I’m a Birkenhead boy, born and bred, so I was delighted to find out we’d got our own festival. We’ve always had great bands, but lack of decent venues has always held back the capital of ‘The Leisure Peninsular’. We probably peaked in the early eighties when Half Man Half…
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Preview: The Night Watch – York Theatre Royal
The Original Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal present The Night Watch from the international number one best-selling author Sarah Waters, adapted by Hattie Naylor (Ivan And The Dogs, Going Dark, As the Crow Flies and Bluebeard). This first revival of the play can be seen at York Theatre Royal…
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Festival Review: Indietracks
Indietracks is a very different sort of festival. It isn’t just that it is based at Midland Railway Centre and to get to the festival site you have to get a train. It isn’t the bands they book. It isn’t the owls or the can crusher, although they certainly mark…
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Review: Swallows and Amazons, York Theatre Royal – ★★★★☆
22 years after Damian Cruden started his York Theatre Royal journey, his time theatre has come to an end with his final show, Swallows and Amazons, this year’s August run. Cruden finishes his glittering York career with the swashbuckling pirate adventure, a summer family show that marvels and entertains people…
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Festival Review: Tramlines 2019
As a Yorkshireman, there’s nothing I look forward to more during the summer festival season than Tramlines Festival in Sheffield. Set in the shadow of Hillsborough Stadium, the festival, now 11 years old, hosts some of the UK’s best talent from yesterday, today and importantly tomorrow. Halfway 2 Nowhere always…
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Festival Review: Deeper Cuts Festival
Deeper Cuts Festival is an eclectic collection of 20+ bands and DJ’s, brought together by Liverpool Music Blog Getintothis and spread out over 3 venues – Phase One, Kazimier Garden and Stockroom, all on Liverpool’s answer to Broadway – Seel Street. The first band of the day however was rather…
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Leeds Festival announces BBC Introducing Stage –
Today, Tuesday 9 July, Reading & Leeds Festivals revealed the BBC Music Introducing Stage line up that will showcase the best in UK emerging talent, as well as Dance To The Radio names and Piccadilly Party, for Leeds Festivalgoers only. Limited weekend and day tickets are available at http://www.readingandleedsfestival.com. Since…
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Live: Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott – Edgeley Park
I’d been to Edgeley Park once before. My cousin James took me to watch Stockport play Maidstone United in the fourth round of the FA Trophy. My abiding memory of the day was the quality of the catering. Excellent and abundant chilli and rice at a reasonable price. The game…
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Review: Driving Miss Daisy, York Theatre Royal – ★★★☆☆
Driving Miss Daisy, York Theatre Royal, until June 29. Tickets available at at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk This year’s early summer run at the Theatre Royal in York is Driving Miss Daisy, on until Saturday June 29th and I cannot recommend anything more right now, than you go and buy your tickets now!…
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White Denim return with two huge Oxford and Sheffield shows showcasing new record
Less than a year after their last album Performance, the ever-prolific White Denim returned in March with their eighth record Side Effects and have recently announced two huge shows in Sheffield on 31st July and Oxford August 2nd. More in line with the experimental, freewheeling spirit of their fan-favourite record Last Day of Summer than anything…
The Setlist & The Script 