Photos of Joanne Shaw Taylor performing at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London on 28th November 2013.

Alt-Fest is very pleased to announce that the legendary Peter Hook will be joining the line-up of the debut festival in 2014. His band Peter Hook and The Light will perform seminal album ‘Unknown Pleasures’ in its entirety as part of his set. In keeping with the ethos of Alt-Fest, …

Todays gig was slightly unusual for me.  No it’s not the fact it was held in a small venue in Holland so required a long journey to get there – no, the strange part was the time.  Instead of a 7pm start and late finish, this was billed as a …

Tonight was my second time in a week seeing Beth Hart and support act Martin Harley.  Once again the night kicked off with Martin Harley, a singer/songwriter who performs solo.  He sits and plays a lap guitar while singing.  He’s got a very good voice and his guitar playing is …

Tonight’s gig was one I’d been really looking forward to since I first listened to the band’s single “Boo hoo hoo”.  More recently I’ve been listening to their forthcoming album (also called Boo Hoo Hoo) which has just been released in Germany and comes out in the UK in January.  …

Photos of No Sinner at the Black Heart in Camden – their first ever UK show.

Photos of Beth Hart performing at the Roundhouse in London.

Photos of Thera supporting 36 Crazyfists at the Roadmender in Northampton

Photos of Solemn Promise supporting 36 Crazyfists at the Roadmender in Northampton

Photos of Armed for Apocalypse supporting 36 Crazyfists at the Roadmender in Northampton  

Some photos of 36 Crazyfists at the Roadmender, Northampton.

The night opened with Solemn Promise, a local hardcore band.  Most of the band are fairly static as they play, but Dan Hodgkins on vocals never stands still for more than a second or two.  The band tell the crowd that the songs they’re playing tonight are all from their …

Tonight’s gig at the historic Roundhouse was to be a true music legend – Peter Frampton. The former Humble Pie singer/guitarist has had a long successful solo career, but somehow I’ve never quite got round to seeing him in concert until tonight. Tonight there’s no support act just Peter Frampton …

The night kicked off with Martin Harley, a singer/songwriter who performs solo.  He sits and plays a lap guitar while singing.  He’s supported beth Hart in the past, and listening to his set tonight, it’s clear why she’s invited him back to play on some of the dates on her …

I spoke to Fredrik, drummer with Amon Amarth before their gig in Birmingham on the Defenders of the Faith tour. Planetmosh: Your latest album, Deceiver of the gods was released in the summer.  How do you think the album sounds compared to the previous ones? Fredrik: I think it’s a …

Photos of Hell at Birmingham Academy on 12th November 2013

Photos of Bleed From Within at Birmingham Academy on 12th November 2013

Photos of Carcass at Birmingham Academy on 12th November 2013

Photos of Amon Amarth at Birmingham Academy on 12th November 2013

Some photos of Chthonic performing at Islington Academy on 14th November.