Live events

 Joe Satriani was technically touring not one but two albums at the Palladium, 2020’s Shapeshifting and last year’s The Elephants of Mars. We all know why this was the case, let’s not go into that – but suffice it to say the crowd were thrilled to see him back. The show included two sets, just over […]

A mere 6 weeks after watching Tragedy at a home town gig in New York opening for Steel Panther, I had the pleasure of seeing them again at the o2 Academy in Islington, this time playing a headline set. Before the “Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and beyond” hit the stage however, was the […]

We’ve been covering Monopoly Events conventions for a good few years now, and after missing live events for a couple of years due to the pandemic, immediately followed by over 12 months of hospital visits and operations that meant even longer for me not being able to attend anything, to say it was a fantastic […]

The Teskey Brothers: A few years back, Steve Woolley, my mate and partner in music, sent me a video of the Teskey Brothers performing Pain and Misery. I felt as though my heart would burst.I think for an instant I blacked out at the sound of Josh Teskey’s voice, so filled with soul, pleading with me […]

It’s a hard task to write a review about a Derren Brown show, even before you’re asked to keep the secrets of the show… secret.Forgoing the temptation to simply write “it was good” and send this article to Dave, I will try and elaborate on that the best I can. I first saw Derren Brown a […]

I’ve been podcasting for over 10 years now, and throughout all of that I’ve always chatted about things from the 1980’s, beginning with the podcast “80’s Picturehouse”, and now in the “Decade of Decadence” shows here at 60MW (both of those shows recorded with my good friend Thom).So you can imagine my excitement when I […]

A last minute venue change meant intrepid photographer pal Dale and I journeyed to the Islington Academy for a triple bill of rock recently headlined by Fozzy.The evening started with Scarlet Rebels but unfortunately due to the venue opening the doors incredibly late, we only saw the last couple of their songs which really wasn’t […]

TINA: I love gin. In fact I love it so much I once wrote an essay on it. Ah I know what you’re thinking, and you are wrong. It was the history of gin in Britain, or as it was known in the 18th Century – Madam Geneva’. Let me introduce you to a splendid book […]

EGX 2022 returned to the London Excel arena, but would it be back to the full experience last seen in 2019, (pre-Covid) or a more scaled-back show similar to 2021? The truth is that EGX 2022 had more in common with last year’s event, with more of a focus on indie games, but there were […]

Out of all the genres of rock and metal, I’ve always had the biggest problem with Power Metal. Long time listeners of 80’s Picturehouse might remember I cannot stick Manowar for example. I’ve always found them to be absolute cringe-lords to be honest, but I know I shouldn’t tar the entire sub genre with the […]