Travis live at Westonbirt Arboretum, 29/06/07

by Lucie Travis is one of those bands I’ve never been sure whether I should admit I love. Some people seem to think Fran and co are at odds with most of my other tastes (though some of them just make no sense at all), but the fact is that Travis came first. As one [...]

Anders L.A.

by Lucie A tribute to – Anders L.A. Anders is a well known and equally loved figure in the world of Darklings, and no doubt in small sections of his native Denmark. A cheeky blonde, you can’t help but want to scoop him up and do motherly things to him. But on top of all [...]

Muse at Wembley – 16/06/07

by Lucie Around 60,000 people were hoping for this to be the gig of the century. I haven’t quite got around to surveying all the results of this theory now that it’s over, but I can safely confirm that not only was the night immensely well-received, but many many people are more in love with [...]

Motley Crue – Manchester Apollo 12th June 2007

by guest writer, Aimee Woodward So we travelled down from Scotland to Manchester (over 7 hours on the train due to lightning causing signal problems at Penrith) and prepared to see the Crue. The theatre doors opened at 7pm and we arrived just afterwards. We did the obligatory “15 minutes in the ladies toilet queue” [...]

Nicolai Prowse

by Jo Betsey Trotwood, 2nd June 2007 18 months, waiting for this one. Since the much mourned demise of Do Me Bad Things, Nicolai’s been writing, working, recording, This then is the first live outing for the results – an acoustic set in a tiny place. Intimate isn’t the word! I wasn’t going to miss [...]