Charlie Barnes

To celebrate the long-awaited release of their fourth album ‘Give Me The Future’, Bastille paid a visit to Nottingham’s The Level to play an intimate gig for fans. Despite it being only Dan and Charlie, the two gave a fun and interactive performance which I thoroughly enjoyed. Give me...

After the release of their second album Everything You’ve Come to Expect and the world tour which followed, The Last Shadow Puppets return with The Dream Synopsis EP. Featuring reworked album tracks and covers alike, the EP presumably acts as a parting gift from the band. “Alex Turner’s French...

It is easy to associate the sounds of Peter Doherty to the anarchic, chaotic and albeit mesmerising unit that is The Libertines. However, his second solo outing Hamburg Demonstrations couldn’t be any further from it. Released December 2nd, Doherty’s latest project encompasses a classy amalgamation of instruments; arguably his...

Describing their sound as ‘wobbly rock’, Nottingham’s Crosa Rosa are slowly beginning to amass a keen following across much of the UK. The garage/psych band have already played a wealth of gigs over the last year and 2015 saw the band embark on a festival circuit which incorporated the world famous...

Though a mere shadow of their original line up, The Specials returned once more to the UK as part of a lengthy, much sold-out tour. Their set at Nottingham’s Rock City proved that the 2 Tone and Ska revival band are still much adored, loved and relevant. Despite only...

Many are still yet to hear of the name Alexandra Savior; though that may not be the case for much longer if her array of famous friends have anything to do with it. The Portland, Oregon born singer-songwriter has already amassed somewhat of a cult following around the globe,...

Taken from his second solo album, ‘I Don’t Love Anyone (But You’re Not Just Anyone)’ is a fine example of the natural song writing ability of Peter Doherty. Following on from a relentless touring schedule over the past three years with The Libertines, the return of his solo music...