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Guns N’ Roses @ Liverpool Echo Arena 20/05/12

If you believe the reports then Axl Rose has acted like an arse more times than we can count. Indeed we all would have loved the original line-up to reform and tour / play / Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame / whatever the public wanted, but it looks highly unlikely to ever happen. Axl got the blame for that and yet there are three sides to every story.

Tonight in Liverpool – after a very long wait – the band arrived on stage at 10:55PM which by most accounts is late. Having said that, if this late arrival was a surprise to anyone then they must have been living under a rock. Axl is renowned for turning up late, so what’s the big deal?

Tonight we have a band performing where the singer remains the only original member, the majority of songs performed were written before the current lineup joined, and for the songs where the current band were involved the general consensus is that those songs are from a “shit album”. So why is it then from the moment the band hit the stage they were mesmerising and had the crowd eating from their hand!?! Continue reading

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Sonic Hearts Foundation – The Storm launch @ Glasgow Art Club 28/04/12

At the end of April, Musicscramble New Band Spotlight alumni Sonic Hearts Foundation launched their debut single, ‘The Storm’. To celebrate, they held a multimedia event in Glasgow which melded their unique sonic sound to imagery and played with the traditional band < stage> crowd set up.

Set in Glasgow’s Art Club, the band had set up in the middle of the room allowing the audience to move around the space. Behind there was a projector screen which added further detail. On arrival we were given a copy of debut single, ‘The Storm’ and a programme. Continue reading

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Coldplay – (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)

Last night, on the day his death was announced, Coldplay performed this excellent tribute to Adam Yauch.

Respect.

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Skindred / Therapy? / Black Spiders – Jägermeister Tour @ O2 Academy Glasgow, 11/04/12

20120416-115022.jpgPulling in to Glasgow on Wednesday night for the second night of the fantastic value Jagermeister tour, were Black Spiders, Therapy? and Skindred. Playing with the touring bands we also had local band Yashin.

For the rest of the tour Black Spiders were on second – after the local band – but for some inexplicable reason, they were on first tonight and excruciatingly early. Black Spiders drummer looks like the bastard son of Travis Barker, and at times plays almost as frenetically. Black Spiders are a bit like Marmite to most, personally I really like them. I’ve seen them a handful of times over the years and really like their album and EPs.

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Steel Panther @ 02 Academy Glasgow, 28/03/2012

I’ve got so many good things to say about Steel Panther live. They have the personas, they have the look, they have the screaming girls and everything else any 80s Heavy Metal band worth their salt had.

Steel Panther are justifiably considered a comedy rock band but these dudes seriously know how to play. Let’s go back 30 years for a minute and replace every profanity Steel Panther use with the word ‘Love’. We would suddenly have song titles such as ‘It Won’t Love Itself’, ‘Supersonic Love Machine’ and ‘Party all Day (Love all night)’. If it wasn’t for the swear words and crude (oh so crude!) lyrics, these guys would have been up there with Mótley Crúe and Def Leppard and not supporting them on their comeback/anniversary tours. The point I’m trying to make is that as entertaining and comedic Steel Panther are, they are worth checking out based on talent alone.

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InMe @ Stereo, Glasgow, 16/03/12

InMe, Stereo, Glasgow, 16/03/12 #2InMe. If I was a girl these are the first two words I’d be saying to the band after a sterling performance in Glasgow on Friday night. Was it the best sounding gig I’ve ever heard? Well no, but that was absolutely no fault of a band that looked to genuinely please with a varied set-list of fan favourite old songs and technically impressive new songs.

MusicScramble had the pleasure of interviewing Dave McPherson (Guitar and Vocals) prior to the gig (interview due to be posted next week – keep an eye out!). An absolute gentleman, almost shy and very modest, but 40 minutes later seeing him on stage the transformation was akin to The Hulk! Suddenly you were being enthralled by a man whose vocal range could rival the best pop singers yet coupled with a snarling vocal that could rival the best metal singers out there. Continue reading

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Shinedown / Halestorm @ O2 Academy Glasgow 16th February 2012

Liberty Lies, Halestorm and Shinedown all on one ticket is a very strong lineup, and I had been looking forward to it for a very long time.

It is shame then that I managed to miss Liberty Lies completely. In truth due to unbelievable car parking conditions I nearly missed Halestorm! Thankfully though, I got in with just a few minutes to spare before Lzzy and the band stormed on stage and blasted through current single ‘Love Bites (And So Do I)‘. Continue reading

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Snow Patrol @ SECC, Glasgow, 28/01/12

Snow Patrol 03Before I start this review in earnest, I have to admit that I’ve not been a Snow Patrol fan for a while. I like the first two albums Music For Polar Bears and When It’s All Over…, and for the most part enjoyed Final Straw, but from then on I kind of lost interest and considered them to be a bit pedestrian, a bit of an everyman’s band and not one to instil much passion in their fan base. Based on tonight’s performance though, I might need to give that position a little bit of a rethink as they put on a cracking show to a hugely appreciative audience. Continue reading

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