Badly Drawn Boy among acts at Beans on Toast’s one-day festival
Singer songwriter Beans on Toast’s Foolhardy Folk Festival later this month will feature Badly Drawn Boy, alongside Skinny Lister, 3 Daft Monkeys, KOG and Gecko. Continue reading
The Flaming Lips – Splendour Festival, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham – 19 July, 2026
All other band sets fade into insignificance compared to a Flaming Lips show. Their Nottingham festival appearance did not disappoint. Continue reading
John Howard – What God Is This?
1970s singer songwriter turned independent artist John Howard recalls the horrors of the 1980s AIDS crisis in his latest single. Continue reading
Kraftwerk – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham (8 June, 2026)
Nottingham was treated to a two hour set from Ralf Hutter’s Kraftwerk this week, complete with a UFO landing in its city centre. Continue reading
The House of Love – The Hairy Dog, Derby (7 June 2026)
The House of Love were demigods back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Worshipped by many and totally original in a haze of shoegaze. Continue reading
The Hive by Karman Line Collective – Broadway Cinema, Nottingham (6 June, 2026)
What do 50,000 bees , a bearded gentleman by the unlikely name of Wolfgang Buttress, an environmental message and a member of the legendary rock band Spiritualized have in common? Continue reading
Bearded Theory, Catton Park, Derbyshire (20-24 May)
Bearded Theory is now a major UK festival player, with the likes of The Pixies, The Damned and Lambrini Girls impressing in the sun. Continue reading
The New Pornographers – The Former Site Of
Undaunted by controversy and a changed line up, the Canadian supergroup provide another strong collection of pop and melancholy. Continue reading
The Miserable Rich – Hope & Ruin, Brighton (2nd April 2026)
I’ve seen The Miserable Rich play as many times as almost any other band over the last 18 or so years, but this was only the second time in the last 12 after they had taken a hiatus between 2012… Continue reading
Echo and the Bunnymen – Roundhouse, London (18 March, 2026)
Echo and the Bunnymen are still tripping down memory lane, and long may it continue. Continue reading