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Favourite Albums Of 2017

After not posting anything for quite some time this is my first post of 2018 and I have decided that the best thing to write about would be the albums that I most enjoyed throughout 2017 so here is my top ten list of the albums I listened to most through the year. Green Day – Dookie, 1994: This album is the one on this list that has been out the longest however it is by far one of my favourite…

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Leeds and OnBlackheath Festival

Leeds and OnBlackheath Festival

Over the summer I have been to quite a few music events including Green Day in Hyde Park and to see Blink-182. In the past, I have managed to go to a couple of festivals for a day these being Leeds Festival and OnBlackheath Festival, both of these events were very enjoyable and I had a great time. Leeds Festival – On Saturday the 26th of August I went to Leeds festival for the day, I was very…

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Here is my review of the second CD of The Collective’s Album “Mixed Personalities”.

1. Awake (Ft. Under The Covers) – Before the song has fully started there is a very rock style music to it and then the song manages to shock you as instead of singing with the rock music there is rap. This shocks you as you would not think that the two genres of music would fit well together, however in this situation they do. I feel that the different voices mix well together, giving the song variation.

2. Life As A Choice – This song has the same beat throughout. This makes the song and lyrics flow well and easy to understand as you do not have to understand the changes in music as well, I like this about this song. The words in the song have very strong meaning and when there are points that they want to specifically get through, they stop and quieten down the music to make sure that you can hear the words.

3. Troubles (Ft. Soxx, Tim Cruize) – This song is a lively and upbeat song but also seems quite calming when listening to it. When you listen to the song you find it very catchy because of the tune and the words. Through the song, the main instrument that can be heard is piano, which is quite different to a lot of the sounds on the album.

4. The Struggle – This song is featured on the first CD of the album, so if you would like to see a review of this it is on the blog post for the first CD.

5. Drag Me Down (Ft. Nuala) – This song is also featured on the first CD of the album so please read that if you would like to see a review of this song.

6. Till We’re Alone (Ft. Warren Ireland) – The style of this song is folk style, in fact it very much reminds me of the sort of music that Mumford and Sons would make, this song is quite different to the rest of the album as it has quite a pop sound to it. This makes it a very enjoyable song to listen to. Towards the end of the song it slows down before speeding up, this is different to how you would expect a song to end so it gives it a lively twist.

7. Enslaved (Ft. Under-Rated) – This song is made up mostly of electronic noises to make the music, this fits with the style of the song as it is fast paced and so is the music. This song is also very short because of the pace so everything happens very fast.

8. Chemicals (Ft. Under The Covers) – The song starts off acoustic but then gets heavier throughout the song, this song is a different style to some of the songs on this album as there is less rap and more singing. The style of the music in this song changes quite quickly and drastically at different places of the song, this makes the song more interesting to listen to.  This is one of my favourite songs on the album.

9. Breathe (Ft. Ellie Edwards, Waltzz) – As the song starts with electronic noises it gives out a pretty chilled-out vibe to the song and the type of music that this song is. The song is slow paced and calm so, therefore, is easy to listen to. The singer that is featured on this song has a very soulful voice, this fits in well with the music and they accompany each other brilliantly.

10. Change (Ft. Genesis Elijah) – This song is featured on the other CD in the album so I have reviewed it in my other post if you wanted to read my review on it.

11. Graveyard Shift (Ft. Endo) – The keyboard is featured very heavily in this song which gives it a different tone from a lot of the others, as they are either electronic sounding or feature mainly guitar. The music in this song is quite slow however the rapping over the top is fast, this contrasts with the music so makes it stand out. I also like the way that the vocalist changes throughout the song as it changes how the song sounds at different points.

12. National Hardship (Ft. Rexx, Tim Cruize) – The voicemail message at the start of the song makes it sound different to the rest of the songs as there is no music to begin with. It also gives a bit of an introduction to the song. I like the saxophone on this track as it is bright, happy and lively which is enjoyable to listen to, this is something that you don’t usually see in rap music so is interesting to listen to.

13. Friday The 13th (Ft. Waltzz) – This song has many different sounds including electronic and non-electronic sounds. This mixture makes the song sound nice to listen to, the lyrics in this song are also spoken slowly and so are easy to understand and they are also quite relatable for a lot of people. This song is also quite chilled out and calm to listen to.

14. Lyrics For Lyrics (Ft. Waltzz, Max Heet) – This is fast paced with a strong meaning behind it. I feel that the lyrics, rapping and music all fit together very well and that is important in a song like this as it may be hard to understand. The music like many of the other songs is quite chilled out and calm to listen to.

15. Can’t Let Go (Ft. Shay D) – This song is different as it has choruses that are sung and then the verses are rapped instead of the whole song being sung or the whole song being rapped. There are parts in the song that sound like a stuck record, this stands out and catches your ear as you think that it should not be happening and makes you listen more closely to whats going on.

16. Go Down (Ft. J. Horsfall) – The song starts with crackling like a record this gives it an old fashioned style to it and makes you feel like you are listening to it on a record player. The sound in between the verses sounds very different to the rest of the song, which adds to the song as it makes it not sound repetitive. I like the fact that the song changes throughout but then towards the end changes completely and then becomes acoustic.

17. Interval – This is one of the shortest songs on the album, the same sounds are repeated throughout the song along with strong lyrics. This means that even though it is short, the impact is very strong.

I have very much enjoyed listening to the album and recommend that you listen to it as well.

Thanks for reading, Annie

The Collective – Mixed Personalities CD 2 Review Here is my review of the second CD of The Collective's Album "Mixed Personalities". 1. Awake (Ft.

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The Collective - Mixed Personalities CD 1 Review

The Collective – Mixed Personalities CD 1 Review

On the 4th of August, The Collective released their latest album “Mixed Personalities”. In this post, I am going to review the first CD as there is a lot of songs so I would not be able to fit it all into one post. 1. Web Of Love- I am already familiar with this song as not too long ago I created the music video for it. I really like this song as it is lively and is the sort of tune that can…

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July Playlist

As I have not posted a playlist for a while I felt that it was about time to post another one. So here are some of the songs that I have been listening to recently. 1. King For A Day – Green Day – Nimrod, 1997 This song was released in 1997 and Green Day are well known for playing this at most of their concerts however they normally will mix it with at least one song, wh9ich is usually “Shout” by…

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A To Z Of Punk/Pop Punk (M-O)

A To Z Of Punk/Pop Punk (M-O)

Continuing on from previous posts, here is part five of the A-Z of Punk and Pop Punk M= Mayday Parade  Members:  Jason Lancaster, Derek Sanders, Brooks Betts, Jake Bundrick, Jeremy Lenzo and Alex Garcia Formed: Tallahassee, USA in 2005 Mayday Parade is a band that emerged of two popular local bands, this helped them to create a buzz around the band when they started to create music together. In…

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On the 1st of July, I went to see Green Day in Hyde Park, this was a last-minute decision as we found out the day before that we had been lucky enough to get guest listed for the event. We left the at around 7:30 in the morning and travelled to London. Once arriving in London, we got a bus to Hyde park where we had to queue up to collect our tickets. After collecting our tickets, we went to queue up the entrance where we found that the queue was extremely long and thought that it would take forever to get through however once it started moving, even with all the security checks it did not take very long to get through. Once inside the venue/ area where the event was to take place we went to collect our wristbands that would let us into the guest area.

The first thing that we did was go and explore the festival area, inside we found lots of things including food stalls, fairground rides, things to try and there was also a special area for Barclay card area where you could go if you had a Barclay card and inside was a play are with many things to do and take part in.

The music started around one and we went to watch Jesse Malin they were a lively band that had enjoyable and catchy music that everyone wanted to dace to. I found them very enjoyable and easy to watch and I feel that they were a good band to be on first on any stage not just a smaller stage in the background. Stiff Little Fingers started at around two and once Jesse Malin had finished this was who we went to watch, at this time many people were sitting down and watching bands instead of getting up and dancing, we went up to the railings originally to watch the band but I soon found that because I am quite small I could not see very well so we had to move back so that I could see better, as there was large screens all over the park this meant that I could see what was going on quite easily in most places.

SWMRS were the next band on the Barclaycard stage, I had seen this band before so I was very excited about seeing them as I had enjoyed watching them many times before. As I know lots of the bands songs I found them very enjoyable to watch as I could sing and dance along to their songs, at point during the bands set I was able to sit on people I knew shoulders so   that I could see over everyone and see the stage easily, one of the things that I enjoyed most about this set was the fact that as it was not the main stage you were never too far away from the front of the stage. I feel that this band perform well live meaning that I could thoroughly enjoy the show. During this bands set a lot of the audience were singing along to the songs making the show even more enjoyable.

The Hives were next to perform on the main stage, I had not heard music from this band before but I had heard a lot about them and I knew that a lot of people enjoyed their music. They were a lively and cheerful band, they had a theme of black and white, the backdrop to their show was a picture in black and white, they also wore black and white suits that were opposite to each other for example one half of the legs were white the other black and then the jacket was the opposite way around. I found The Hives show fun to watch and I felt like the band had a very large stage presence. After the Hives performance, we visited the guest area for the first time and had some dinner (The Best Macaroni Cheese I Have Ever Tasted), inside there was food stalls, a seating area and some bean bags. Whilst having dinner we did not realise that we had unfortunately missed Gogol Bordello but after sitting down for about an hour we were more than ready for Rancid and Green Day.

Rancid were on stage first as they were the band that have been supporting Green Day for the length of their current tour, the band play ska punk music but it is edging more towards the punk side than the ska side. Rancid have also recently released a new album so they played quite a few songs from that along with a lot of there more popular songs, there music was extremely enjoyable and got everyone very hyped up and ready for Green Day.

Once Rancid had finished it was getting towards the time that everyone had been waiting for, the area that people were standing in started to fill up rapidly and so therefore got very hot, about half an hour before Green Day came on the security guards were passing around water as it was very hot. Finally, it got to the point that everyone had been waiting for and “Bohemian Rhapsody” started to play, everyone sang along to all the words and we all knew that this meant that they would be coming on soon. Next up was “Blitzkrieg Bop” and running on came a person dressed up as pink bunny rabbit who got the crowd cheering and ready. Then the moment everyone had been waiting for, Green Day burst onto the stage with “Know Your Enemy” and everyone was singing along and jumping around at this point I decided that it would be a good idea to move back as I was very small so I was getting shoved around a lot and nearly fell over many times, once further back I decided that it was a better place to stand anyway as it meant that I could actually see the stage, towards the end of know your enemy Billie invited someone on stage to sing with him. This was then followed by two songs from the bands most recent album “Revolution Radio” and “Bang, Bang” this excited everyone in the crowd. Next up was “Holiday” at this point a very kind man who I still do not know the name of let me sit on his shoulders so that I could see easily and see over everyone’s head, he let me stay up there for quite a few songs and I am very thankful to him for this. The band then played more songs new and old before playing “Longview where they again invited a member of the crowd onstage to sing. There was a very lively atmosphere throughout the show, in around the middle of the show the band performed a cover of “Knowledge” by Operation Ivy and at this point they invited a member of the audience to play the guitar on stage with them, unfortunately the first person that they invited on stage was unable to perform the song, however she was allowed to play the tambourine with Tre at the back, the next person invited up was able to play the song and therefore at the end she was allowed to keep the guitar. Something that Green Day are known for doing is when they perform “King for A Day” they mix it with other songs on this day it seemed to be quite a few familiar songs, in fact they mixed it with 5 other songs these where “Shout”, “Always Look On The Brightside”, “Teenage Kicks”, “satisfaction” and “Hey Jude” all of these songs are quite popular so everyone k new the words. The band finished their main set with the song “Forever Now” however then went on to do two encores. The first encore they performed “American Idiot” and “Jesus OF Suburbia” which also included about a minute of Billie standing as if he was on a cross. The second encore was slowed down and acoustic and included an acoustic version of “21 Guns” which I extremely enjoyed. The band finished the show with “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and then all members came back on stage to take one final bow and confetti was blown everywhere.

I can honestly say that this was one of the best concerts that I have been to in my life and I would go to something like this again.

Thanks for reading, Annie.

Hyde Park, London- Green Day And Special Guests On the 1st of July, I went to see Green Day in Hyde Park, this was a last-minute decision as we found out the day before that we had been lucky enough to get guest listed for the event.

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The Shrives- Voodoo Lounge, Stamford

On Friday 16th of June I went to voodoo lounge in Stamford, this was a venue that I had never been to before, it was a small venue and the actual stage was underground in a quite confined space, I felt that this gave the venue more atmosphere and made it more exciting and interesting than it may have been at a different venue. The event has two support acts, The Exton’s and The Talk, the bands played lively and fun music to get the crowd in the mood for the gig. The Shrives came on around 10 o’clock and manly played songs from there album “Back in The Morrow” but also played some other things that were not on the album, the songs got everyone dancing and jumping around, this made the venue very hot but that didn’t mean that people didn’t have fun. During the show, there was a lot of audience participation and lots of the band coming into the crowd whilst playing the songs. At the end of the bands set they did a ska mashup of many different songs and then finally they did a cover of a Beatles song and finished the gig. The show was fun and very enjoyable to watch.

Royal Blood- Hippodrome, Kingston Upon Thames

On the Saturday, I went to an album release show of Royal Blood’s new album “How Did We Get So Dark?”, the band had no support as the gig was mainly about their album release so they were the only Royal Blood. The band played most of the songs on their new album, the songs were lively and even though most people did not know the songs they were the sort that you could recognise, enjoy and dance to. The songs on the album were catchy and you could tell that they were by Royal Blood because of the style. During the gig, they did lay some of their old songs and these were the ones that got the most reaction from the audience and most people knew them word for word and sang along. The band were very talented and at points seemed as if they were putting in hardly any effort but still coming out with these amazing songs and sounds. As the event was an album release party everyone that went got a free copy of the CD included in their ticket price. During the show, there was lots of jumping around and crowd surfing even from band member Ben Thatcher who climbed on the crowd during one of the songs before swiftly returning to his drum kit.

Paramore- The Royal Albert Hall, London

Finally, on Monday 19th of June I went to watch Paramore at the Royal Albert Hall, the band are currently touring Europe in support of their new album “After Laughter” I was very excited to see this band as I extremely enjoy their music and wanted to see what they were like live. In the venue, our seats were very high up so I was worried that we may not be able to see however I quickly found out that this would not be the case and that I would be able to see fine. The support act was a band called Bleached this band were a grungy rock band who took their inspiration from bands like Nirvana you could tell this by the type of music that they were playing. The whole show seemed to be running half an hour late this was disappointing as people felt like they were being kept waiting and if it hadn’t have started when it did I think that people would have started to get annoyed. When Paramore finally came on they came on with a very lively tune from there new album, one that everybody knew so that they could sing along. The band performed lots of songs old and new and even though their old songs got more of a reaction the new songs still brought joy and fun to the audience. Whilst there I had a very fun and enjoyable evening with lots of singing along to songs and dancing the only disappointing part was the fact that they did not play “Ignorance” which is one of my favourite Paramore songs.

A Very Busy Weekend The Shrives- Voodoo Lounge, Stamford On Friday 16th of June I went to voodoo lounge in Stamford, this was a venue that I had never been to before, it was a small venue and the actual stage was underground in a quite confined space, I felt that this gave the venue more atmosphere and made it more exciting and interesting than it may have been at a different venue.

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Pretty Babs are a small rock band from villages around Nottinghamshire, it features Sam Jones as Vocalist and Guitarist, Liam Bainbridge as Bassist and Brad Drury as drummer. The band has recently launched there new album Graffiti Lights at a very successful launch event. I am going to be sharing my thoughts on the album with you.

Fade So Low- This song has a very catchy and familiar kind of start to it the sort that you would easily remember and be able to identify if you were to here it several times, the song also has a quite long intro to it which I think builds up the feel of the song. When the vocals for the song do come in they are very deep and scratchy and fit very well with the overall tone of the song. There is a point within the song where the words and being sung to the same beat as the song I like this as it makes it stand out to the rest of the song. Towards the end of the song the music gets louder and more exciting before slowly fading out at the end of the song.

I Wouldn’t Rule It Out- This song is paced very well with the lyrics, every word seems to be with a word of the song making it fit together really well. The song seems to go back and forth between a slow beat and a fast beat, this keeps you listening as you never know when it is going to change, the song the finally slows right down before fastening up again at the end of then song with the singer repeating the title of the song several times.

Down in the Alley- The song starts with the singer talking before even the music starts and then the music is played over the talking before the song starts fully. There is a part of the song where it starts to go faster and you expect this to be where the chorus is however the song then slows down again before getting faster another time and then the chorus happens this confuses you but also makes the song more interesting as it is not what you expect.  The song also has very catchy lyrics that are easy to pick up.

Buttons and Pennies- This tune is very lively and is almost a slightly different style to what the rest of the album has been so far in fact this song is almost what I would class as punk rock instead of just rock. the chorus is even more fast paced than the rest of the song this makes it extremely enjoyable to listen to , the song then slows down after the first chorus and becomes quite calming before changing back to how it was originally. The end of the song starts to fade before ending very abruptly.

Michaela- This song is an acoustic song with a slower and very steady beat, this is quite different to the rest of the songs on the album so far as it is a lot more calming and chilled out. Even though the song is slow and acoustic it is a very positive feeling song with positive lyrics and feels very uplifting. The ending to the song is gradual and uses a lot of repeating phrases.

Cold Lake Shore- The song starts with just the drums playing and is very upbeat and is a very lively song in general, the song has a build up to the chorus, making you expect it and get excited for it. The song has lots of parts that repeat themselves this makes it easily recognisable and stick in your head.There is a pause before the chorus that makes you want to hear it even more and look forward to it.

Up from the Floorboards- The song has a very fast paced beginning but as soon as the singing starts it slows down considerably so that it can be heard easily, the song has some very scratchy sounds from guitar to vocals. Once you get to the chorus the song returns to the speed that it was originally so is very fast paced and at times not always easy to understand what they are saying. The song gives off vibes that make you excited and enthusiastic.

Red Brick Town- This song reminds me very much of a rock song that you would hear on the radio, it is a lively song but is not to fast paced that you can’t understand what is going on. I find the chorus to this song interesting as it takes different speeds at different parts and is always changing so I find that very interesting to listen to. The song has a very abrupt ending that you do not expect.

Don’t Step on the Moor- The main part of this song is the strong vocals that can be heard throughout the song however there are many parts with guitar and drum solos, this song shocked me slightly as it had been going a while and i was pretty sure that it had finished however about 10 seconds later it continued and then finished which was not what I had expected.

The Storm- This song is also acoustic and is very slow and calming, this song also feels like it has a very deep meaning unlike some of the others, I also feel that this song is more about the words that are being said instead of the music that is being played in the background even though both are clearly important. I feel that the music fits with the theme of the song and the meaning and music gets stronger the further in you get to the song.

Album Art- The album art has a monochrome theme with slight bits of colour in places as if they are reflecting off a piece of glass or something similar, the cover also looks as it has been drawn instead of generated on a computer this gives the album a more personal feel but also fits with the theme and the title “Graffiti Lights”. I like the font as it is uneven and I like the way that there are no holes in the letters. The  back of the album is very similar to the front.

I very much enjoyed the album and feel that it had similar vibes to bands like Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams, the album has lots of guitar solos and many of the songs are very lively and enjoyable. If you would like to listen to the album and the band on spotify.

Pretty Babs – Graffiti Lights Review Pretty Babs are a small rock band from villages around Nottinghamshire, it features Sam Jones as Vocalist and Guitarist, Liam Bainbridge as Bassist and Brad Drury as drummer.

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Yesterday (Sunday 11th Of June) I went to Market Warsop to watch a music event .   When we got to the venue it was small and decorated with CD covers and vinyl record covers. The event was performed acoustically by all the acts.

The first act of the night was The Hugo Steady band, they were a local band from the village that the venue was in, so they knew most of the people there and most of the audience already knew of their music. The band played mostly country/folk style music that they had written themselves for the band, the song that I enjoyed the most was called “When Dave Dies” and was about the bassist in the band, I liked this song as it was catchy and energetic so I found it extremely enjoyable, the band managed to give a really lively and exciting feel to the event.

The next act was Ellis Waring his music was also kinda folk like but also had a more rocky feel to it, I felt that at some points during his performance I could not understand what he was saying in the song as it was slightly to fast paced however the tune was enjoyable and so was everything else that I heard. Through his act Ellis had a running joke about the songs he had written and the fact that he did not know what they were called , he performed quite a few songs and had a very happy manner on stage making the audience that were watching him happy.

Next up was The Shrives this is a band that I have watched before this time however they were performing acoustic, something that I hadn’t experienced before, the band played all of the songs that they would normally play but with an acoustic twist, this act was slightly more calm and chilled out than the rest of the acts had been but I thoroughly enjoyed there performance. The band also did an acoustic cover of “Heart Of Glass” by Blondie this was also enjoyable and a good song for people to sing along to.

The event was fun and everyone seemed to have a good evening.

Thanks for reading, Annie

The Black Market, Market Warsop- Stars Bothering On Sunday Yesterday (Sunday 11th Of June) I went to Market Warsop to watch a music event .   When we got to the venue it was small and decorated with CD covers and vinyl record covers.

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On Friday the 2nd of June I went to Norwich to see Emma Blackery. Emma is a Youtuber that has been releasing music for quite some time and has recently released a new EP entitled “Magnetised”. When I got to the location of the event I went to what looked like the queue to get in however I later found out that this entrance was not the general admissions entrance and was for VIP’s only so at this point I had to move to the other queue, as I did this it started to pour it down with rain and finally when the doors opened everyone that was in the queue breathed a sigh of relief.

Emma had two support acts who were performing before her, the first one of these was The Valeras, this was a band of five musicians who played strong but yet quite dark and grungy music with deep vocals to add to the effect. The songs that the band played where not necessarily the sort that you would dance to but they where nice to listen to and would make you want to listen to them again.

The next band to play were called Rusty Clayton they were an American band whose songs had a very strong Pop-Punk vibe to them for most of the act however towards the end the lead singer played some slow romantic songs  even though they were sweet and heartfelt at some points they felt a bit long and as if they were dragging out, but after a brief interlude of slow songs they went back to the pop-punk style that they had started with and got everyone very hyped up for when Emma came out.

When Emma finally got on stage after what everyone seemed to feel like was forever, she started off with very energetic songs that filled the room with positivity and got everyone dancing. Throughout her whole act she seemed to make the audience feel how she was feeling when singing her songs and even if you did not know the songs you felt like you could sing along and join in. This gig was quite different to a lot that I have been to as because of the fact that Emma has been vlogging for so many years she brought some of that into her show and was able to interact with the audience really well. At one point in the show Emma brought up the Manchester attack and told everyone how brave they were for not letting it stop them coming out and enjoying live music. Towards the end of the show Emma introduced her band however this was not in the conventional way that you would introduce a band, instead she decided to give them all nicknames and by the end of the night she had the whole audience chanting out the nicknames of the people in the band. The show seemed to go a lot faster than any of us had wanted it to and even though no one wanted it to end the finale was amazingly energetic and almost seemed as if she was coming on for the first time as she performed with so much energy.

The show was a very different experience to the sort of gig that I would usually go to but I had a really good time and would definitely go to something like this again.

Thanks for reading, Annie

Waterfront, Norwich- Emma Blackery On Friday the 2nd of June I went to Norwich to see Emma Blackery. Emma is a Youtuber that has been releasing music for quite some time and has recently released a new EP entitled "Magnetised".

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On Saturday the 27th of May I attended Mega May Music Day in North Hykeham. The event was in aid of the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance and involved a lot of local music acts. Even though the event was in aid of Air Ambulance, you did not have to pay to get in, rather most stalls were taking donations and there were people walking around with buckets collecting money from people. Unlike some people I was not there all day but just for the evening.

Spot On were the first band to play, who started at around six o’clock, and like most of the bands that I saw this band were a covers band from the local area. The band played lots of popular songs and family favourites which meant that the crowd enjoyed listening to them as they knew most of the songs so could dance and sing along. The band had a lively and happy atmosphere about them which made everyone else happy as well so it seemed that most people enjoyed listening to them. The band also picked quite a lot of sing along songs which was a good choice for the audience as it made the whole experience more enjoyable. During the bands set the Air Ambulance had to take off to go see to an incident, and this helped to show people what they were raising money for and made the purpose of the event clearer.

Punch A Monkey were the second band and were also a covers band who played popular well known songs, but they also played some songs that were not as well known so the people that did know them really enjoyed listening to them. This meant that there was some music for everyone in this set. As the night went on the audience started to enjoy the music more and a lot more people were dancing and singing.

The next band was The Collective, this band was not a cover band and instead performed a lot of their own songs. The band performed a wide variation of music that meant that there was something for everyone to enjoy and listen to. The band performed a variation of songs that were all similar but also different from each other they also covered Killing In The Name by Rage, Against The Machine and Control by Chase and Status. The band gave off a lively atmosphere that had a lot of people jumping/dancing around and singing.

The final band that I saw was Public Gallery – Active. I did not get to see much of this band however what I did see I found fun and enjoyable.

Overall the event was enjoyable and exciting and hopefully raised a lot of money for East Midland’s Air Ambulance; a good cause.

Thanks for reading, Annie

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Witham Fields, North Hykeham – Mega May Music Day On Saturday the 27th of May I attended Mega May Music Day in North Hykeham. The event was in aid of the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance and involved a lot of local music acts.

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A To Z Of Punk/Pop Punk (J-L)

A To Z Of Punk/Pop Punk (J-L)

Continuing on from previous posts,  here is part four of the A-Z of Punk and Pop Punk. J= Jimmy Eat World  Members: Mitch Porter, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, Rick Burch and Jim Adkins Formed: Mesa, United States in 1994 Jimmy Eat World attracted a large audience by blending Alternative Rock and Power Pop. In 1999 the bands influence widened and they released the album “Clarity” (Which is now a…

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On Sunday the 21st of May I attended the local auditions of the voice at The Black Dog Pub in Grantham, the event has been organised by Tarn Oxley, Trevor Bunn and Ian Parker. The event started around 7 and local talent showed up in large volumes including acts that you may have heard of before and some that you may not have, all sorts of songs where performed from classics to songs written and performed by the acts.

Considering how small the venue was the event had a large turn out, this had its problems however as sometimes the noise from the other people in the venue got so loud that you where unable to hear the acts and it was also hard for the acts to concentrate on what they where singing. Fortunately though with the amount of people that attended meant that all of the acts had a lot of support and encouragement throughout the evening making it a nicer environment to perform in than if it had been an empty venue.

The singers all sang to there best ability and everybody that was involved seemed to enjoy the experience. The event helped people realise the talent that is in Grantham that might not have been noticed if events like these did not happen.

I found the night was extremely enjoyable even though it was very hot and busy throughout. Well done to everyone that took part.

Thanks for reading, Annie

The Black Dog, Grantham – The Voice Auditions On Sunday the 21st of May I attended the local auditions of the voice at The Black Dog Pub in Grantham, the event has been organised by Tarn Oxley, Trevor Bunn and Ian Parker.

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Paramore: After Laughter Review

Paramore: After Laughter Review

As you may or may not know Paramore have recently released a new album “After Laughter” along with this they have released tickets for a tour to go along with the album. This post is going to be my review and also my first impressions of the album I hope you enjoy. Hard Times- This tune is extremely catchy and sticks in your head, I heard this song when it was released as a single before the…

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April Playlist

Here are some of my favourite songs that I have been listening to over the past month. 1. Under The Cover Of Darkness- The Strokes – Angels, 2011 Type: Alternative/Indie The Strokes formed in New York in 1998 and have released many albums since then. This song was released as the lead single to the bands 4th album in 2011, the song was not as successful as some of there other songs however…

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On Wednesday 12th Of April I went to see The Shrives and SWMRS in London. When we got there the venue was smaller than most venues that we had been to before however this was nice as it meant that you could see the bands well and also made the gig feel more personal instead of when your at a big venue with thousands of people. Unlike the last concert I went to, the doors opened at 7 this meant we had an hour before the support act started, this was good as it made sure that everyone was in the venue before the acts started so everyone could enjoy it.

The support band for the concert was The Shrives, these were a band that I had seen several times before so I already knew that I would enjoy the show. The band mainly played songs from their recently released debut album but they also played some songs that were not on the album, this meant that I knew a lot of the songs that were being played making it even more enjoyable, they also played a cover of “Heart of Glass” by Blondie which most of the audience knew so even if they did not know the songs they knew this one and it meant that they could join in and have fun. The songs that the band played were enjoyable and got everyone excited and ready for the rest of the bands set and also the rest of the gig, this was helped by the fact that a lot of the songs had sing along and catchy bits so that even if you didn’t know the song you could join in and feel part of it.

SWMRS were up next playing a lot of their popular song to begin with. After seeing the band with All Time Low I was extremely excited to see them again as I really enjoyed them the first time and knew that they would be just as good again. The band made the gig very inviting and enjoyable for everyone there and included a lot of audience participation whether that was clapping or singing and even inviting the audience on stage at points and having them do “Stage Dives”. After doing a large amount of their own songs the band did a cover of  “Can’t Stand Me Now” by the libertines, this is a very popular song so everyone enjoyed it and sang along. After the gig had finished Cole came out to meet the fans and take pictures and sign things. I really enjoyed the gig and had an absolutely brilliant and fun time.

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(Sorry the pictures are not the best quality they where taken on my phone)

Thanks for reading, Annie

Boston Music Room, London- The Shrives And SWMRS On Wednesday 12th Of April I went to see The Shrives and SWMRS in London. When we got there the venue was smaller than most venues that we had been to before however this was nice as it meant that you could see the bands well and also made the gig feel more personal instead of when your at a big venue with thousands of people.