Yet again, 3 innocent lives have been taken in another car accident after a music event.
The accident, involving six people in their late teens and early 20s, occurred around 3am on August 21 on the M25 in Essex closing the motorway. According to police, the vehicle left the motorway between junctions 28 and 29 and overturned after hitting a small ditch.
Servicemen and women tried desperately to save the festival goers who were on their way home from the Staffordshire festival. The three people who died were thrown from the vehicle, while two passengers received minor injuries. The driver remained trapped in the car for an hour until emergency services managed to cut her out.
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How best to describe the Dresden Dolls? ‘Punk cabaret’ isn’t a bad place to start, but it doesn’t fully do them justice. This Boston-based duo consist of Amanda Palmer on vocals/piano/songwriting duties, and Brian Viglione on drums/backing vocals; together, they create a dark but theatrical sound that has won them a cult following across the globe since the release of their self-titled debut in 2004.
They ain’t called The Steal for nothing! Having formed in Kingston in October 2005, this melodic hardcore lovin’ quartet got together to have fun and pay tribute to the classic eighties punk rock they were brought up on.
Being stripped of my photo pass the first night, this review stretches over 2 evenings…
Peter dances like a madman, getting lost in the moment, swinging his arms wildly, whilst not skipping a note in ‘Hair of the Dog‘. His sexy dance moves match his rough low Elvis-esque voice.
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This is rock n’ roll at its most visceral and intense, and tonight Winnebago Deal ensure that we leave feeling exhausted but satisfied. Job done.
If you were to read Steve Turner‘s musical CV it would list lead guitarist of Mudhoney right at the very top being his most famous role over the years. Then as you worked your eyes down the list of other credible projects such as the grunge catalyst Green River, and the rawkus Monkeywrench with Mudhoney singer Mark Arm, the scuzzy garage skills of The Fall Outs, the wonderfully named The Thrown Ups and others, you realise that Turner has kept to his routes from day one and has never fallen down the bad music hole once.
Sonic Boom Six seem to have been supporting just about every band and their dog lately, but with performances as animated as tonight’s, they really ought to be headlining venues of this size by now.
Pop singer and DJ Boy George has started his 5-day community service in the US this week.
If you’ve ever seen Flogging Molly live, then you’ll most likely agree with singer/guitarist Dave King’s assertion that “on our day, there aren’t too many bands that can touch us“. With their raucous but heartfelt blend of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock, this Los Angeles-based septet have come a long way since their inception in 1997, and the ‘Whiskey On A Sunday‘ DVD documentary chronicles this journey in fine style.
Gallows
Gallows are a different proposition entirely; the twisted hardcore rock n’ roll wreckage of songs like ‘Abandon Ship‘ and ‘Last Fight For The Living Dead‘ positively seething with all the rage and resentment you’d expect from a band whose existence has been dogged by countless misfortunes. Boasting a tattooed, wild-eyed lunatic of a frontman in Frank Carter, this lot are as compelling as they are unsettling; and on tonight’s evidence, they’ll settle for nothing less than your total devotion. Look out for this lot on the road as they have a live set that eats their record on 
