Music 'n' What Not

The act of doing something that involves danger or risk in order to achieve a final goal. Risk taking. Its something we all do throughout our lives that’s unavoidable. However, something I love is creative risk taking. This is when you put something you love to the test to push yourself and those around you further; and that brings me to this post… Now you may have heard of a Midlands (England, UK) based band with a rather unusual name that have previously featured on this blog. I am of course referring to the five piece band Sextapes. Sextapes’ sound was a mixture of grunge styled heavy/shouty vocals, entwined with melody driven riffs perfectly due to the balance of upbeat “happy yet moody” drums and soft mellow toned bass. Full of energy, Sextapes performances were always captivating, displaying their passion for music. This made watching them a joy rather than a task and their music more enjoyable. As you’ve probably guessed from the past tense language and talk of ris...

   I'm going to start this post off by stating a few things about this gig. Firstly, the venue this gig took place at was brand new and this was the first show they had put on. So, as expected, some technical problems did arise. Secondly, a lot of the technical problems did appear to only affect the one band, this cannot be explained other than they were the more active band regarding stage presence. And finally, I was invited along by Sextapes, who are some lovely boys and very chatty. But I also got to speak to some of the Outlander boys who also seem very friendly. Unfortunately I wasn't able to speak to Brass Tongue, but I did get to see their set.  Brass tongue :     They were first band on and they made lots of noise. By noise I mean the good kind! Featuring harsh vocals and good strong guitars, Brass Tongue started the gig off brilliantly. Throughout their set; Bass was clearly heard and wasn't drowned out by over powerful guitars or drums, backi...

   You may be a little confused by the title of this post, but if you were at this gig you would fully understand. I love a good mosh and love seeing the pit open but damn some of the lads I witnessed at this gig had some moves. Pretty amazed still by the high kicks.    As promised I have wrote a little review about the gig I went to last Wednesday (14th October) in my hometown. In this I'm not going to talk about individual songs but more the actual performances.  The reason I went to this gig was to support my friends, but it was also the tour date for Skywalker (yes my friends supported Skywalker). This was a bit of a win for me, not only did I get to watch my friends perform and support them but I got to see Skies in Motion and Skywalker! What more could you want then to see good bands with your friends ay!     When I arrived there was a band called Hell and Home playing, but unfortunately I didn't catch a lot of their set but what I hea...