John W. King

Future Get Down – EP2 – Review

Posted by John W. King | Thursday 20 September 2018 | News & Previews

One of the problems with being 50 is that having heard lots of music over the years, everything you listen to sounds a bit like something that went before. It makes it harder to get excited about something new. But when Future Get Down’s EP2 landed in my mailbox, it immediately grabbed me and had me listening to it on repeat with genuine excitement. Not to say that they are 100% original – streams of consciousness over electronic beats whilst dressed in bee keeper outfits is hardly ground-breaking, and there’s more than a slight nod to LCD Soundsystem, but...

Happy Mondays

The Wedding Present

Julian Cope

Reverend and The Makers

Orbital

Dreadzone

Glasvegas

Abdoujaparov

Neds Acoustic Dustbin

Ivory Wave

Embrace

Jim Bob

Cast

Shiiine On Birmingham – Orbital, Happy Mondays, Wedding Present etc – Review

Posted by John W. King | Sunday 9 September 2018 | Festivals

Shiiine On Birmingham Saturday 8th September 2018 @ O2 Academy, Birmingham People often have heated debates about which decade was the best for music – coincidentally most people come to the conclusion that the best era is the one in which they were in their late teens / early 20s! For me personally, the best era for music is right now. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve little interest in much of the music in the charts these days (too much auto-tune and X-Factor manufactured acts, but then maybe I’m just old) but the charts don’t matter like they used...

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Leftfield

Baxter Dury

The Horrors

Idlewild

Public Service Broadcasting

Electric Fields - Main Stage

Teenage Fanclub

The Coral

Colonel Mustard Fans

Wuh Oh

Loki the Scottish Rapper

Ghostpoet

Electric Fields 2018 – Review

Posted by John W. King | Monday 3 September 2018 | Festivals

Set in the grounds of Drumlanrig Castle, in the picturesque county of Dumfries and Galloway, Electric Fields offers a tempting proposition of quality lineup, attended by fun loving people in a safe, friendly environment with kids play area, excellent food, and clean toilets.