Category: Reviews
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Album Launch – Melanie C – SWG3 Glasgow – 4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
Words & Photos; @lightninrosemedia If like me, you grew up through the height of Y2K’s pop culture and dabbled in all things Spice Girls, then you’ll know how excited I was for this intimate show celebrating the launch of Melanie…
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Dancing With The Stars – San Diego, CA – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Amy Whitley The Dancing With The Stars Tour hits cities all across the US starring some of their pro dancers and guest stars. Attending San Diego’s show on April 22nd, 2026 was an incredible experience. Being a…
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Festival Preview – TRNSMT 2026
Words: Kenny Ross TRNSMT rolls back into Glasgow Green on 19th – 21st June 2026, with all the dependable charm of a band that’s been headlining festivals since flip phones were cutting edge — familiar, loud, and absolutely determined to…
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Bloodstock Open-Air 2026 – 25th Anniversary – Festival Preview
Words: Kenny Ross If British metal has a spiritual home, it isn’t a cathedral, a club, or the comment section of Facebook — it’s a stubbornly windswept field in Derbyshire, where the rain arrives horizontally and absolute strangers will help…
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Gig Review – Samantha Shaw & The Vagues – Rocco’s Music Lounge Glasgow – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Madi Briggs Not only does Sunday bring a chance to reflect on the week gone by but also brings about lots of great gigs, as evidenced by Samantha Shaw and her band The Vagues at Rocco’s Music…
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Gig Review – The Now w/support from Eyes of Home & Arienas – 4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
Words: Kenny Ross Sneaky Pete’s is not a venue that allows for illusions. Being there for The Now’s first Scottish headline show, it felt like exactly the right room for that reason alone. Low ceilings, questionable airflow and an audience…
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An Intimate Evening with Joshua Radin: A Minimalist Approach to a Richly Varied Show – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Song Gao Joshua Radin is, technically speaking, the soundtrack to my high school. I still remember the first time I heard him — almost ten years ago now, stumbling across ‘I’d Rather Be With You’ on a…
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Gig Review – Vida – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Song Gao Reinvigorated by their 2023 reformation and a high-profile signing to Modern Sky UK this February, Scottish Britpop revivalists Vida officially ignited their next chapter with a flawless homecoming at Glasgow’s legendary King Tut’s. The air…
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Gig Review – Vaesen – Rocco’s Music Lounge, Glasgow- 3.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐✨
Words & Photos: Madi Briggs After a very pleasant car ride from Dunfermline to Glasgow and a brief struggle with security that involved a fire exit and a scathing acceptance of my Young Scot, I finally made it into the…
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Gig Review – Calum Scott – The Observatory, San Diego, CA – 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Words & Photos: Amy Whitley Calum Scott’s Avenoir Tour stopped at The North Park Observatory in San Diego, California on April 1st, 2026. The night started off with opener Ber, whose debut album “Good, Like It Should Be” was released…