- Katherine Tomlinson
Profile
Age: 22
Fave Films: Donnie Darko, Elephant, Bridget Jones Diary
Hobbies : travelling, music, writing, reading, gigs, bowling, pubbing.
Occupation: student nurse, customer service @specsavers. Aim to be a children's nurse or writer eventually but wish to travel around america first.
Recent Reviews:
Editors @ Apollo - 14/10/2007 - Live Review- The Editors made a stop in Manchester on their latest tour, to treat us to sounds of their excellent new album. Stepping on stage in front of a jam-packed and excited Apollo, it wa...
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Kosheen @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 17/9/2007 - Live Review- Four months after their last appearance in Manchester and Kosheen are back, but why so soon you ask? Well, numerous delays to the release of their album Damage meant their last app...
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Hey Trouble - The Concretes Album Review- It’s not been at all plain sailing for Swedish band The Concretes, as an ill fated US promotional tour saw their instruments stolen from outside a New York venue, and their lead si...
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Less Than Jake @ Apollo - 17/11/2006 - Live Review- The crowd pushes and explodes in places like incendiary circles of human release triggered off by Dropkick Murphy’s and their 1998-released opener, “Boys on the Docks”. A soaring T...
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My Republic - Good Riddance Album Review- Long-standing punk rockers Good Riddance return with their 8th full length album to date, entitled My Republic, and from the word go, they prove they still have what it takes, with...
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Mew @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 10/02/2006 - Live Review- Well known for their quirky titles, Denmark's Mew headed for Manchester tonight, on the back of the definite quirkily entitled album, "And The Glass Handed Kites," the follow-up t...
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NME Tour - Maximo Park,Arctic Monkeys,We Are Scientists,Mystery Jets @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 04/02/2006 - Live Review- The annual NME tour rolled into town once more, giving the chance to the latest young roll and roll artists to show off their talents. Previous years awards shows has seen talent s...
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Alkaline Trio @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 24/11/2005 - Live Review- Following their busy summer here on British shores topped by their stints at the Reading and Leeds festival, Alkaline Trio returned in style with an impressive 10 date UK tour on t...
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What Else Is There? - Royksopp Preview- Norwegian duo Royksopp is back and already making a triumphant return with 2nd album and equally excellent follow-up to debut, "Melody AM," an album by the name of "The Understandi...
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Blue Funk - Giles Album Review- Talented blues-rock trio, and Mark Koehorst-lead Giles, return with their aptly titled third album "Blue Funk," the follow-up to the excellent "Blood From A Stone."Right from regga...
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Portions For Foxes - Rilo Kiley Single Review- The first single from forthcoming aptly titled album More Adventures, Rilo Kiley brings us Portions For Foxes and plentiful pop hooks, a far cry from previous album The Execution O...
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Go - Steriogram Single Review- New Zealand’s Steriogram bring us followup single to Ipod theme tune, “Walkie Talkie Man” and 2nd single from album Schmack, entitled “Go.”Playing hide and seek with shared vocals ...
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Kasabian,The Duke Spirit,El Presidente @ Apollo - 24/04/2005 - Live Review- The hottest day of summer so far, also lead to one of the hottest nights, in more ways than one, as one of planet music's hottest bands Kasabian geared up to play their 2nd of 3 da...
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Do Me Bad Things @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 18/04/2005 - Live Review- One of the reasons that some people steer away from the garage rock genre like it were an angry stag in the road, is that the unnecessary swagger and strutting oft associated with ...
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The Departure,Alterkicks @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 05/04/2005 - Live Review- The key to the captivating nature of devilishly tuneful quintet; Alterkicks was the powerful and commanding voice of Martin Stilwell that pivots between the provocative powerfulnes...
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Free My Name - Ocean Colour Scene Single Review- OCS have had an eventful 15 years together, weathering drugs, drink, break-ups, and destructive record companies, admittedly a strong blow to any band. However it wasn't all bad an...
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Holiday - Green Day Single Review- Okay so it is hardly a national holiday season, or not quite the time for packing your bags for 2 weeks on Spain’s beaches, and Greenday know this, “Holiday” is far from sipping co...
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Dakota - Stereophonics Single Review- Sitting doing my reviews with the sound of the radio in the background, I often hear my new favourite tracks during the day, and immediately I know exactly what it is I am singing ...
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Nightwish,Tristania - 19/02/2005 - Live Review- There can’t be many who have failed to notice that we are in the midst of a cold snap and arctic conditions, but what they do not realise is that the cold snap came early in Manche...
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The Kills,The Longcut @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 08/02/2005 - Live Review- Former Manchester University students The Longcut return to their old haunt this time to don the stage they may once have watched favourite bands on. Fresh from their gig at Manche...
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Embrace Destroy - FULC Mini EP Review- Leeds quartet FULC return with their follow-up to previous EP “Biting Insomnia,” with mini album “Embrace Destroy”, a 6 tracker which comes across with ten times the maturity, and ...
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Some Cities - Doves Album Review- The story of Manchester band The Doves is one of great interest, from 1990s dance outfit Sub Sub, to modern day character filled guitar outfit, and with 2 impressive albums, includ...
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Combat Baby - Metric Single Review- Four piece Canadian art rockers and friends of Broken Social Scene, Metric teams up with Stephen Hague (New Order Producer) to bring us their debut single “Combat Baby.” Hanging ou...
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22-20s @ Academy [1, 2, 3 and Club Academy] - 22/01/2005 - Live Review- The sold out signs that greeted people entering the venue, signaled that the 22-20s have hijacked music lover’s minds and stepped up to the next level. The Lincolnshire quartet’s r...
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Rocket - El Presidente Single Review- It was 1999, and the world was at the treacherous hands of boy bands and chart dance. There was no revolution, and nothing to tell of the music scenes of yesteryear, no punk, no gr...
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