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Shame - Leicester - Review

Stood between an usual littering of grey and balding heads dressed in polo shirts and hearing aids in a dark, sweaty basement in Leicester I witnessed what many are calling the revival of old-school punk and I can't help but agree that as the older generation turned up in force to support this band these 5 young angry South Londoners are the life support this genre desperately needed. Striding onto stage in a button up shirt front man; Charlie Steen, introduces the group as 'a Christian Rock band from South London' before starting the set with album opener Dust On Trial, already pacing the stage with mic in hand, fan favourite One Rizla is introduced in irony as he jokes they needed to release a pop song to make some money in this industry before finishing the song soaking in sweat and shirtless, making his crowdsurf halfway through the room an intense experience for all during pre-album released The Lick, then instructing the crowd to 'Come closer, enjoy yourselves...

Girli - The Garage

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The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - The Garage

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Kamikaze Girls - The Garage

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Microwave - Shepherds Bush Empire

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Marilyn Manson - London - Review

Being fashionably late the self proclaimed 'God of Fuck' Marilyn Manson erupted a smoke filled Wembley Arena from behind a dark cloth covering the front of the stage, as the opening guitar work of #Revelation 12 teased the audience before the cloth dropped revealing Manson, leg in cast, strapped to an upright throne on wheels. Driving the stage centre his band mates made up the energy running spots either side of him, "How are we feeling tonight London?" he shouts as two stagehands clad in blood stained surgery gowns help him from his throne and into a leg support allowing him to walk. His lack of movement and heavy leg support don't hinder the incredible vocal ability put on show throughout Disposable Teens and mOBSCENE before taking a seat back in his throne for Deep Six, as the surgeons change his attire to a gown of jet black feathers he introduces the next song with a change of title "We're all stars now, in the Depp show" and his good friend J...

Creeper - Shepherds Bush Empire

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