Exposed Awards, Florence & the Machine

Last night I attended the Exposed Awards, which in a nutshell, is Exposed Magazine’s annual pat on the back for Sheffield’s creme de la creme. Hosted by Hallam FM’s Kam Kelly and Becky Hayes, it came complete with breakdancing clowns, candyfloss and a freaky pink emu (or was it a llama?).
There were awards for shops, [...]

Seth Lakeman

Last night I reviewed Seth Lakeman at the Leadmill. I’ve always found him a bit too earnest and wasn’t expecting to get into the gig. But I did, he was quite astounding. His older, more traditional folk material was stomping and gutsy. The new stuff is more folk-rock, bordering on bland at times, but it has brought [...]