HOLOGRAM! Punk, humour and rock’n’roll from Sasha and the Highly Skilled Migrants.
This could become Theresa May’s favourite band. Or not.
This could become Theresa May’s favourite band. Or not.
From Lou Reed and David Bowie Waiting for the Man live in 1997 to Little Richard rocking and rolling in 1964, or Johny Cash sharing the scene with June Carter on Jools Holland. And more! What would have we done without YouTube…
You know, this feeling. Humans screaming for life, dancing, twisting to the music as if they’ve been locked in a cage for days and they’re finally free. That was the crowd of the Alabama Shakes concert in London on the 18th November at the Brixton Academy. That was Alabama Shakes on stage, tigers unleashed after…
“Everyone ran in panic inside the stadium. There was no pushing. We heard explosions in the beginning of the [France-Germany football] match but no one understood what it was. The match carried on normally. It was only at the end of the match, when we wanted to leave that they made a special announcement to…
Music is in a good state, music is in a poor state. That debate. You’ve heard it all before. Still, there is something lame starting to be seen in rock bands, the same bands who saved rock a decade ago. Lots of them seem bored while playing their songs, unconvinced, lacking the energy so vital…
The concert gave Oxford Circus shoppers something that will last much longer than the clothes: The memory of a Lois & the Love rock’n’roll concert.
Highlights: Bras, bread and watermelon donations from the crowd to Mac De Marco, crowd surfing that nearly took Mac to America and a glorious set by Patti Smith and her band.