With a boxing event and a gig at each of Manchester’s arenas, as well as City had just finishing their football game, and a major road closure, the result could only end up being epic gridlock in Manchester’s City Centre which in turn meant that the final mile of my …

Before their recent outstanding show in Manchester, Ant Firmin managed to tackle the trio ‘BERRIES’ for a chat where we discussed Biffy Clyde, Jimi Hendrix, tacos, walking through massive puddles and playing on cabaret stages. So sit back and enjoy the video…

The long drive from Manchester to York is made even longer by rush hour traffic, what should have been a 90 minute drive ended up being 3 hours, fortunately I left plenty of time for such eventualities. Once at the Barbican the first thing that strikes me is how fabulous …

Following the death of guitarist and main songwriter Tony Clarkin, Magnum as a band ceased to be.  Short time later singer Bob Catley also announced his retirement. At the time Magnum were in the process of releasing possibly their best album in such a long time, Here Comes The Rain, …

With his distinctive style, Laurence Jones is at the vanguard of the British blues scene. Ant Firmin caught up with him at Firevolt Festival to discuss what he is up to, his influences, how to stay healthy on the road, and how to practise singing. Laurence Jones can be found …

Firevolt Festival 2025 is happening in the heart of stunning countryside in Etherow Country Park, Stockport 7th-10th August 2025. They have released the first bands in an incredible line up of the best of new rock bands, and if it is anything like the last three years it will be …

Hubris, a Swiss instrumental post-rock band have announced a U.K. tour where they will be playing a mix of songs from Apocryphal Gravity, Metempsychosis and The One Above. They are quite a visual experience too, their synchronised head banging has to be seen to be believed. All the shows will …

Ant Firmin managed to grab a couple of minutes with those gurning Icelandic madmen, The Vintage Caravan, after their set to discuss regrets, hums, grunts, and their guitarist giving birth (he’s reading up on it)!! HOME https://www.facebook.com/vintagecaravan https://linktr.ee/thevintagecaravan?fbclid=IwY2xjawFAcHpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZ4uIOtXu9Aih1l_lWc4uWVWrhBXB4mpao6wPfOnv_ZZTlithmQAXbzSFQ_aem_xLY-hl5fq8ahqcv3tKdhvw More PlanetMosh at FireVolt Festival Interviews here – https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetMoshTV The Vintage Caravan photos …

PlanetMosh interviewed Stone Broken backstage at Firevolt ’24 before their storming set a little later. We talked about their return to this great festival, releasing new music, highlighting being a rock star in Nashville after stuffing their faces, hotel escapades in the USA and Europe, and some great photos! www.stonebroken.com …

PORTALS Festival has announced the first set of bands for its seventh edition will take place at EartH (Hackney) on 24th & 25th May 2025.  The festival is renowned for bringing new and exciting music to those of keen ear and enthusiastic mind. The recently reformed math/post-rock legends Brontide will …

Leeds based Bad Owl are promoters of truly interesting music, the stuff that can be most certainly be described as left field, and today they are celebrating their 100th event with eight bands of varying styles.  Think ArcTanGent and you get the drift although this a local party for localish …

A good few years ago it seemed like Black Country Communion were no more after the “big fallout” – that would have been a huge shame.  Fortunately they kissed and made up and the result was the cracking IV.  Fast forward another seven years (their longest gap between albums) and …

With the festival season underway we take a look back at Firevolt Festival 2023...

The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds is one of the best venues in the country, especially the iconic main room and I’ve never seen a bad gig here.  And so I return on a hot early summer evening with some the Planet Mosh crew to enjoy this sold out show.The …

Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena – let’s face it – for some of us it will always be the NEC – is a 15000 capacity arena has had a serious facelift since I was last there in 1988 and is far nicer than the MEN Arena or AO Arena in Manchester.  …

YES come in for so much crap these days because there are no original members in the band which is a load of baloney, not only are they keeping the spirit of the bands music alive they are also releasing new music – Mirror To The Sky released almost a …

Following their recent acclaimed tour in the USA, progressive legends YES are set to return to UK stages in May and June. Hot on the heels of their hugely successful Classic Tales Of Yes American Tour, Progressive Rock legends, YES, are poised to hit the road in the UK once …

It amazes me that Collateral are still a support band considering the amount of coverage they have gotten along with regular touring.  The crowd is cheering loudly as the band enter the stage followed swiftly by the energy ball that is Angelo Tristan the band launch into Glass Sky, a …

At the announcement of the When Rivers Meet tour, I was surprised they were playing a venue the size of Gorilla here in Manchester, however, it is already full when I enter so it is clear they are growing in popularity and it also means the support band are getting …

Mr. Big bowing out in style in Wolverhampton