The latest CD, DVD releases, tours and shows reviewed 15 en-gb Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:10:34 +0000 Copyright: (C) AllGigs Limited http://www.allgigs.co.uk/Reviews.php http://www.allgigs.co.uk/images/allgigslogo.gif http://www.allgigs.co.uk/Reviews.php Coming out of the dark end of Western Lancashire (Preston), The Uncomfortables are a five-piece indie rock act who sing songs about love and Hell. Thi... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3441/Portrait_Of_A_Band_In_Decline_The_Uncomfortables_EP_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3441/Portrait_Of_A_Band_In_Decline_The_Uncomfortables_EP_Review.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 EP Review Intergalactic, synth sliding old skool, drum n' bass coated dance punk is back and who'd have thought that it would be the Aussie crew of Pendulum tha... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3439/Showdown_Pendulum_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3439/Showdown_Pendulum_Album_Review.html Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review Having only been exposed to The Wedding Present via my dads Vinyl edition of John Peel Sessions 1987-1990 (compilation, Strange Fruit 1993), I felt it... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3440/How_The_West_Was_Won_The_Wedding_Present_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3440/How_The_West_Was_Won_The_Wedding_Present_Album_Review.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review Lisa Hannigan is a remarkable artist, with not even an album released yet she manages to fill the quite imposing St John's church to capacity. Most pe... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3438/Lisa_Hannigan_St_Johns_Church_Smith_Square_10122008_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3438/Lisa_Hannigan_St_Johns_Church_Smith_Square_10122008_Live_Review.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Live Review Once in a lifetime a band comes along and changes your world forever. Other bands will come and go and some will truly move you but your 'special' ba... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3437/James_Brixton_Academy_15122008_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3437/James_Brixton_Academy_15122008_Live_Review.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Live Review For those not in the know, That Was Something are a camera friendly six-piece pop-punk band from Detroit. They are: Bradley (vocals), JP (guitar/vocal... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3436/Down_But_Not_Out_That_Was_Something_EP_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3436/Down_But_Not_Out_That_Was_Something_EP_Review.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 EP Review Larkin around - pays dividends, mostly.Former art student Larkin Grimm (yes, real name) has been chomping away at the bit for some time now, without m... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3435/Parplar_Larkin_Grimm_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3435/Parplar_Larkin_Grimm_Album_Review.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review Up four places to 26, on the UK charts (w/c 15 Dec) Joshua Winslow Groban has created a clever niche for himself, amassing 25 million sales.In what he... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3434/A_Collection_Josh_Groban_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3434/A_Collection_Josh_Groban_Album_Review.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review A taste of music to come? Or a mixed blast from the musical vaults? The Irrepressibles list among their influences, Gershwin, The Sex Pistols and The ... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3433/From_The_Circus_To_The_Sea_The_Irrepressibles_EP_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3433/From_The_Circus_To_The_Sea_The_Irrepressibles_EP_Review.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 EP Review Joan As Policewoman aka Joan Wasser has been on the road since the release of her second opus, 'To Survive' last June. We managed to catch her while w... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3431/Joan_As_Policewoman_Interview.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3431/Joan_As_Policewoman_Interview.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Interview Brazilian maestro shines... most of the time.Judging a foreign language CD is always tricky business. Thankfully, the music speaks for itself.This Gil... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3432/The_Sound_Of_Revolution_196869_Gilberto_Gil_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3432/The_Sound_Of_Revolution_196869_Gilberto_Gil_Album_Review.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review The Morrissey-Marr show revisited - double helping.Unlike many bands, The Smiths achieved both commercial and cult status.For 12 years this Mancunian ... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3430/The_Sound_Of_The_Smiths_The_Smiths_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3430/The_Sound_Of_The_Smiths_The_Smiths_Album_Review.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review A colourful commentator and a stalwart punk revivalist with his gruelling and expansive punk outfit Goldblade, helps keep honest John Robb busy and in... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3428/City_Of_Christmas_Ghosts_Goldblade_Single_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3428/City_Of_Christmas_Ghosts_Goldblade_Single_Review.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Single Review From the moment front man Ben Mount burst onto the stage, the crowd in the packed out Apollo arena, knew that they were in for one good show. They wer... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3425/Pendulum_Apollo_07122008_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3425/Pendulum_Apollo_07122008_Live_Review.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Live Review Trent Gentry, a 22-year old singer-songwriter from Austin has led quite an active showbiz life already. He toured the US with the Barney show-yes, the... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3429/Stars_Trent_Gentry_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3429/Stars_Trent_Gentry_Album_Review.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review Over 16 years and varying line-ups, London's Dreadzone have established themselves as a major player in fusing dub bass, dance beats, live breaks, gui... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3427/Dreadzone_Jimmy_Screech_Jazz_Cafe_04122008_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3427/Dreadzone_Jimmy_Screech_Jazz_Cafe_04122008_Live_Review.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Live Review Take a pinch of Nirvana, a dose of Beck, add a sprinkling of Iggy and the Stooges and top it all off with a bit of Beastie Boys and what have you got?... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3426/Cage_The_Elephant_The_Cockpit_Rocket_07122008_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3426/Cage_The_Elephant_The_Cockpit_Rocket_07122008_Live_Review.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Live Review Tragedy - Heavy Metal Bee Gees. It shouldn't work, but it does.Tragedy are first and foremost a 5 piece metal band (+ 3 backing) and secondly a Bee Ge... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3421/Tragedy_A_Metal_Tribute_To_The_Bee_Gees_Wulfrun_Hall_08122008_Live_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3421/Tragedy_A_Metal_Tribute_To_The_Bee_Gees_Wulfrun_Hall_08122008_Live_Review.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Live Review The remix cd of Will Young's single 'Grace' features a strange new take on the song. The cd features seven different remixes by French DJ Fred Falke a... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3423/Grace_Remixes_Will_Young_Single_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3423/Grace_Remixes_Will_Young_Single_Review.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Single Review As a debut album, The Hush Now's self-titled offering is a bit of a slow starter, but will reward the persistent listener with some melodic gems.The f... http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3422/The_Hush_Now_The_Hush_Now_Album_Review.html http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/3422/The_Hush_Now_The_Hush_Now_Album_Review.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Album Review