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Slam Dunk Line-up Revealed – Wolverhampton Civic Hall 

12 Feb 14

Slam Dunk Festival, the UK’s favourite and biggest independent touring festival is back for a 9th year.

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Foals + Cage the Elephant @ Birmingham Academy – 11th February 2014 

11 Feb 14

I’ve never seen Cage The Elephant play before.

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Anna Calvi + Woman’s Hour @ Birmingham Institute – 10th February 2014 

10 Feb 14

It’s been a while since I’ve been to The Institute and whenever I go back I’m always reminded of what a great venue it is.

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Killswitch Engage + Trivium + Miss May I + Battlecross @ Birmingham Academy – 6th February 2014 

6 Feb 14

For a four band concert, sold out, the amount of people that arrived early to support and watch the first band Battlecross was surprising.

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Thy Art Is Murder – Exclusive Interview 

4 Feb 14

Things appear to be going from strength to strength for Thy Art Is Murder .

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Bolt Thrower to headline Damnation Festival 

4 Feb 14

Coventry’s Bolt Thrower , who haven’t performed on home soil since selling out London’s Forum in 2012, will play Damnation Festival in Leeds on Saturday, November 1, in their only UK appearance for the “foreseeable future”.

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Suzanne Vega + Natasha North @ Birmingham Town Hall - 3rd February 2014 

3 Feb 14

Suzanne Vega returns to Birmingham’s Town Hall in support of new album, Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles.

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Thy Art Is Murder + Heart Of A Coward + Aversions Crown + Aegaeon @ Nottingham Rock City Basement – 3rd February 2014 

3 Feb 14

Arriving an hour before doors at Rock City, it was good to see a queue already forming, regardless of the February cold.

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City And Colour + Hannah Georgas @ Birmingham Academy – 30th January 2014 

30 Jan 14

Tonight, Hannah Georgas ’ voice rings angelically throughout the academy but with a power that most singers would kill for.

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Rx Bandits + Astpai @ Nottingham Rock City – January 30th 2014 

30 Jan 14

Astpai ‘s set tonight is 30 minutes of straight up punk rock.

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Lonely The Brave + Fatherson + Kill The Ideal + Tribute To Nordburg @ Leicester Academy – 28th January 2014 

28 Jan 14

Lonely The Brave have been picking up a good deal of press attention through the release of their EP ‘Backroads’, so I was intrigued to see what all the fuss was about for myself by checking them out at the Scholar Bar (part of the Academy …

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Kanye & Drake headline Wireless Festival in Birmingham 

28 Jan 14

Kanye West, Drake and Bruno Mars have been confirmed to headline Wireless Festival 2014.

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Album Review – Transgender Dysphoria Blues – Against Me! 

27 Jan 14

Since Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel stepped out on stage as Laura Jane Grace their new album has been something of a revelation for rock fans and a turning point for the band for a number of reasons.

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The Return of Johnny Foreigner 

27 Jan 14

Birmingham’s Johnny Foreigner make a welcome return with their fourth album, ‘You Could Do Better’ – 18 months in the making and delivering ever more of the jagged-edged intensity, tigerish dual vocals and awesome melody.

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Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip + Itch + Sarah Williams White @ Birmingham Institute – 25th January 2014 

25 Jan 14

Midway through their touring cycle for their much talked about 2013 release ‘Repent Replenish Repeat’, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip bring their eclectic mix of electronic beats and rapped/spoken-word lyrics to a packed Institute on this bitterly …

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Birmingham University building where Joy Division played their final concert is demolished 

25 Jan 14

The University of Birmingham’s Chamberlain Hall is being demolished and taking with it a piece of rock n’ roll history.

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Skindred + Soil @ Nottingham Rock City – 24th January 2014 

24 Jan 14

It seems like years since Soil were plastered on Kerrang with their hit single “Halo” being played every ten minutes, but tonight at Rock City they still manage to draw out a huge crowd.

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Peter Hook & The Light Announce European Live Dates 

24 Jan 14

Peter Hook The Light continue their European Tour into February with an appearance at the Assembly in Leamington Spa.

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God Damn + Youth Man + Them Wolves + Victor + Swerve @ The Hare & Hounds – 18th January 2014 

18 Jan 14

There’s a definite sense of occasion about tonight’s gig at The Hare Hounds.

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Lamb Of God + Decapitated + Huntress @ Birmingham O2 Academy – 17th January 2014 

17 Jan 14

Arriving at the O2 Academy Birmingham a couple of minutes after 7pm, I was surprised to hear Huntress already belting out (what I later figured out to be) their second number.

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Interview – Gabriella Jones 

17 Jan 14

What did you do in your teens then folks? For Birmingham’s Gabriella Jones her answer could include impressing crowds at festivals such as Wireless, Isle Of Wight Festival and Hard Rock Calling, as well as playing support slots for Beyonce, …

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City and Colour Return To Birmingham 

17 Jan 14

City and Colour – acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green – is set to return to Birmingham this month for a show at the O2 Academy.

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Hannah Trigwell @ Birmingham Academy 3 – 15th January 2013 

15 Jan 14

23 year old singer/songwriter, Hannah Trigwell , has been making a few waves already in her relatively short career, including winning Best International Unsigned Act at the Online Music Awards back in 2011.

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Win A VIP Package To Taking Back Sunday’s Intimate Coventry Gig 

14 Jan 14

Taking Back Sunday have added a Coventry Kasbah show to their intimate run of shows before the launch of their new album – coming Spring 2014 on Hopeless Records.

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Japan’s LITE to play Birmingham’s Flapper 

14 Jan 14

LITE are a four-piece instrumental rock band formed in Japan in 2003.

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Anna Calvi To Play Birmingham Institute 

9 Jan 14

Anna Calvi has released her eagerly anticipated second album One Breath following the success of her debut album.

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Introducing…. Broken Witt Rebels 

9 Jan 14

Birmingham band Broken Witt Rebels describe their sound as combining “the power and intensity of classic rock with the finesse and delicacy of soulful blues” and that’s not a bad summary.

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Letlive. Exclusive Interview 

8 Jan 14

Los Angeles post-hardcore band Letlive.

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Brutality Will Prevail + Malevolence + Drawn In + Sentenced @ The Rainbow, Birmingham – 19th December 2013 

19 Dec 13

As we slide into the last days of 2013 and the season of peace and good will to all men, stood in the Rainbow in Birmingham, I couldn’t help but think that there were a few people that missed that particular memo.

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Papa Roach to Play O2 Academy 

2 Dec 13

Papa Roach will be showing off their monster live reputation on their headline UK tour in December.

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Free Radio Live @ LG Arena, Birmingham – Saturday 30th November 2013 

30 Nov 13

This review very nearly didn’t happen as I fell at the first fence! Somehow I had convinced myself despite written proof to the contrary, that this event was at the NIA and not the LG.

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Stereophonics @ LG Arena – Tuesday 19th November 2013 

19 Nov 13

Prior to Stereophonics taking to the stage, a number of videos are played including Kasabian and Red Hot Chili Peppers but the most interesting is the choice of The Kills track U R A Fever which sees dry ice released over the crowd.

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Frightened Rabbit + Lanterns On The Lake @ The Institute, Birmingham, 11th November 2013 

11 Nov 13

Divine intervention, or something like it; not what you would expect in Birmingham on a Monday night in a cramped, packed, sweaty venue, and definitely not something you would expect in a crowd where a typical minority could not have cared less for …

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Kodaline @ The Institute, Birmingham – Friday 8th November 2013 

8 Nov 13

The queue stretched far around the corner from the doors of the HMV Institute half an hour before they opened.

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Dillinger Escape Plan @ Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton – Thursday 7th November 2013 

7 Nov 13

Ever since I caught their half an hour set at Download festival a few years ago, I have to admit, I’ve wanted to see The Dillinger Escape Plan play a smaller venue.

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Boomtown Rats @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – Wednesday 6th November 2013 

6 Nov 13

It’s a strange animal, the Boomtown Rat: they rose to prominence in the wake of punk, but were more ‘Springsteen rock’ than ‘Lydon punk’ so became disliked by punks for being fake; they became more successful than all of their peers, …

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Vista Chino + Monster Truck @ The Institute, Birmingham – Thursday 31st October 2013 

31 Oct 13

Monster Truck took to the stage quite early for a week night gig, so unfortunately I missed their first couple of songs.

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Suede + Teleman @ O2 Academy, Birmingham 31st October 2013 

31 Oct 13

It’s always interesting to see how a band looks to define themselves on stage.

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Muse – Live at Rome Olympic Stadium Concert Film To Be Screened In Birmingham and Walsall 

28 Oct 13

Muse – Live at Rome Olympic Stadium will be screened at Vue in Birmingham  and Showcase in Walsall on 7th November.

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The Wedding Present + The Nightingales + Taffy @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton 22nd October 2013 

26 Oct 13

The delights of Wolverhampton on a match night.

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Bowling for Soup + Patent Pending @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – Saturday 19th October 2013 

20 Oct 13

Bowling For Soup announcing a ‘farewell tour’ was nothing short of a sad day, but a mention from Jaret that it isn’t goodbye helps soften the blow.

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The Cult announce ELECTRIC 13 worldwide tour October 2013 

19 Oct 13

The Cult  have announced “ ELECTRIC 13 ”, a worldwide tour that will visit ten UK cities this October.

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Jessie J + Neon Jungle @ LG Arena, Birmingham – Friday 18th October 2013 

19 Oct 13

Rescheduled from March to October to make room for her recording commitments, Jessie J ’s ‘Alive’ tour – originally titled ‘Nice To Meet You’ – arrived at Birmingham’s LG Arena on Friday, much to the delight of the Heartbeats…

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Ellie Goulding @ CIvic Hall, Wolverhampton – Sunday 6th October 2013 

7 Oct 13

Ellie Goulding ’s date tonight at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall is part of her Halcyon Days tour, a tour to promote her new repackaged album previously known as ‘Halcyon’.

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Laura Marling @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham – Tuesday 1st October 2013 

2 Oct 13

Without addressing the audience, Nick Mulvey takes centre stage, picks up his guitar and starts finger picking whilst allowing his smooth vocals to wash over the growing audience.

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Charlotte Church @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton – Thursday 19th September 2013 

20 Sep 13

Tonight it was time for the reincarnation of a choir girl gone bad.

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The Amity Affliction @ O2 Academy 3, Birmingham – Sunday 15th September 2013 

16 Sep 13

Over the course of this year, The Amity Affliction have been undertaking their biggest tour to date under the banner ‘Brothers In Arms’ tour, rounded out on the UK leg by supports in the form of the UK’s Landscapes and fellow Australians In …

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Soundgarden + Graveyard @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – Saturday 14th September 2013 

15 Sep 13

Tonight it’s rammed in Birmingham’s 02 Academy as fans flock in to see one of the giants of grunge, the recently reformed Soundgarden .

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Mothertrucker @ Wagon & Horses, Birmingham – Saturday 14th September, 2013 

15 Sep 13

I wish I could say I saw all the bands at Grammatical Records ‘ two stage/one pub mini-fest.

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Leann Rimes @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham – Saturday 14th September 2013 

15 Sep 13

I can see why the gig was at Symphony Hall tonight as Leann Rimes , who’s released 14 albums and sold 37 million records, is a legend.

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