Fishlock Fridays #5: Pay to Play Must Die

This week I’m going to have a big rant again, because that’s normally what I do best. It’s quite a common opinion among our punk scenes that doesn’t really exist in a DIY basis, but certainly in the local live scene in general there is something killing live music (to an extent), and it’s something […]

Sunday Notes – 8/3/15

Greetings on International Womens Day. Last month The Punk Singer was on Film 4 – it’s definitely an essential watch. The film highlights the problems with a male dominated scene in 90s grunge. Similar problems exist at some shows I’ve been to, and in some specific scenes. Whilst I think promoters shouldn’t book “for the […]

Sunday Notes – 1/3/15

Oh hey March! I didn’t see you there. In a week where the line up for Reading and Leeds being male-dominated is in the news, Twitter has become obsessed with a dress doubled as an optical illusion. In all seriousness though, the R&L line up is unfortunate, and I’ve seen a number of alternative posters […]

Sunday Notes – 22/2/15

I’m nearing the end of crazy whirlwind UK tour with Furrow; who have been consistently excellent night after night. Support in each place was different. One of the stand outs for me was Glasgow trio Breakfast Muff, who were really superb. The dynamic of their live performance was kept on its’ toes as each member […]

Sunday Notes – 15/2/15

This week I’m on tour with Furrow  – as this is published I’ll be headed to Power Lunches in Dalston to do probably my biggest gig to date. It’s all a little scary, but really exciting. Touring spoken word is a little different to a straight forward band tour – often promoters aren’t interested, or don’t perceive […]

Sunday Notes – 8/2/15

Hi, my name is Zach. I’m a DIY spoken word artist and music enthusiast. This is a new weekly blog on Seeing Your Scene; detailing the stuff that has caught my eye in music news, sounds you need to hear and, when applicable, a breakdown (in all senses of the word) of touring. As I’m […]