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Brian Fallon & the Crowes – no Painkillers required for this show!

Posted on April 7, 2016 by coralmccallum

Normality finally resumed on Wednesday night as I boarded the 5.25 train to Glasgow, accompanied by my two teenage chaperones, Boy Child and friend. We were heading to my favourite venue too! Yes, we were off to the city’s O2 … Continue reading →

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Black Stone Cherry- Kentucky

Posted on April 5, 2016 by coralmccallum

For their fifth studio album Black Stone Cherry have stripped off the “commercial cloak” and returned to what they do best – dirty, grungy, riff heavy swamp rock with their own unique Southern stamp of authority. They returned to their … Continue reading →

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Brian Fallon – Painkillers

Posted on March 14, 2016 by coralmccallum

Released on Island Records on 11 March, Painkillers is the debut solo record from Brian Fallon, better known as the voice behind The Gaslight Anthem. When The Gaslight Anthem announced their indefinite hiatus mid-2015, I was decidedly disappointed. I’d recently … Continue reading →

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Theory of a Deadman – my first O2 ABC show of 2016

Posted on March 1, 2016 by coralmccallum

Last Sunday saw me boarding the train to Glasgow as I headed off to the O2 ABC for my first visit of the year. I was heading into the city to catch up with a good friend for an early … Continue reading →

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The Last Ride at the Carnival of Madness 2016

Posted on February 11, 2016 by coralmccallum

    Last Saturday, accompanied by Girl Child, I headed south to Manchester  for the final UK Carnival of Madness show. This was our first trip to the Manchester Arena. For those of you who haven’t been there – it’s … Continue reading →

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The Carnival of Madness kicks off 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by coralmccallum

      My 2016 gig season kicked off on 1st February in Glasgow’s SSE Hydro arena. The event? The first Carnival of Madness show in Scotland with a stunning four band line up – Highly Suspect, Halestorm, Shinedown and … Continue reading →

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Rival Sons – one year ago today I heard the Jay-bird sing live

Posted on December 14, 2015 by coralmccallum

A chilly Sunday evening mid-December saw me heading to Glasgow for the last gig on my calendar for 2014. The band of choice – Rival Sons at the city’s O2 ABC venue. First on stage was Jameson, a blues influenced … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday blog–one year ago today-SMKC at the SSE Hydro Glasgow

Posted on December 4, 2015 by coralmccallum

  The first Thursday in December marked the last UK show of the European leg of Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators’ (aka SMK&C) World on Fire tour. They rounded things off at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow in front … Continue reading →

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Bleach – Caught In A Lie EP

Posted on November 22, 2015 by coralmccallum

Bleach are a young and up-and-coming four-piece band from Greenock, a small town on the west coast of Scotland. Caught In A Lie is their recently released debut EP. Running to four tracks, this EP was recorded  by Soundshape Production … Continue reading →

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A Night With The Necromancer – Crobot at The Cathouse. Glasgow

Posted on November 15, 2015 by coralmccallum

There was a good reason I didn’t board the customary 525 to Glasgow last Thursday night. The simple fact was that the later train still got me there in plenty of time, considering the venue for the evening is a … Continue reading →

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