Alice Cooper is currently on a world tour and this winter he is spending it in Europe. Alternative Nation joined him in London, England to check out the legendary rock n’roll legend in all his element, complete with the original Alice Cooper Band. All Photos: David Bronstein Chances are no matter who you are into
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Stone Sour/The Pretty Reckless London, Brixton Academy, December 6th. All Photos: David Bronstein Stone Sour played two sold out nights at London’s Brixton Academy at the beginning of the month and the band simply blew the capital of England away. Corey Taylor who has been around since the early 1990’s was a ball of energy
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It’s hard to believe that Dizzy Reed is entering his 28th year as a member of Guns N’Roses. He is the longest serving member of the band apart from Axl Rose and like many of the bands current and former members Dizzy will be releasing his first solo album titled Rock N’Roll Ain’t Easy February
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Edited by Brett Buchanan. This is the first part of a 3 part series detailing Soundgarden’s time visiting England during their prime years. Alternative Nation are publishing articles in honor of Chris Cornell as the one year anniversary of his death approaches. In the summer of 1992 Spin magazine put Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell on
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June is just around the corner and that means if you are in London, England you need to head down to Camden Town- the spiritual music area of London for this year’s edition of Camden Rocks. The festival which is set in various music venues throughout the day and featuring over 200 bands looks like
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Download Festival 2018 is less than six weeks away as metal heads and rock fans combine on the legendary Donington Park for a weekend of pure unadulterated fun. The festival is still the best known in England and is one of the most important in the world. Formerly the Monsters of Rock, the event has
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Edited by Brett Buchanan. This is the final part of a three part series (make sure to read part 1 and part 2) remembering Chris Cornell and Soundgarden in England and Europe during the mid 1990’s to mark the one year anniversary of his death. After Kurt Cobain died everything seemed to change, and in
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The Main Square Festival is back in Arras, France and if you will be in Europe in July you will not want to miss this 3 day event. The actual festival takes place over July 6th, 7th and 8th and features some of the best bands in the world. On the Friday Josh Homme and
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Dead Cross played a super surprise show in London, England and Alternative Nation were there to witness the chaos. With just over 24 hours notice Dead Cross announced via social media channels that they would be playing a one off intimate show at The Underworld in Camden, London. With a band featuring Faith No More
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All Photos: David Bronstein/ Additional Reporting: Claire Edwards How much fun was that? Camden Rocks 2018 was a sell out and the streets of Camden- music’s spiritual home in the heart of London was filled with fans wanting to catch their favorite band perform. If you don’t already know Camden Rocks is a unique festival
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Movie legend Kiefer Sutherland is coming to England but he isn’t here to make a film or star in a TV show in a change for him he has his own band and will be rocking the country over several dates. The Lost Boys star who is probably best known amongst fans as starring in
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A Perfect Circle are back in Europe and they arrived in London on June 13th to play 2 nights at the historic Brixton Academy. To give you an idea of how hotly anticipated these shows were, tickets sold out within 4 minutes of going on sale. The atmosphere ahead of the show is something rarely
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All Photos: David Bronstein When Kiefer Sutherland tells a sold out Electric Ballroom that it’s good to be back home you could see some confusion on people’s faces. But he’s telling the truth and he explains that he was born just round the corner from the venue and that this show here in London, England
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Photos: David Bronstein Londoners have a special place in their heart for Alice in Chains and have had since the band first made their live debut here at The Marquee club back in March of 1991. It’s also been a couple of years since the Seattle foursome have returned to England so tonight at a
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One of the most important music festivals in France, The Main Square Festival which takes place in Arras happened this month and Alternative Nation was there on the Saturday to witness what went down. All photos: David Bronstein/additional reporting: Sabine Coiffard The Main Square Arras Festival has established itself as the go to place if
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Edited by Brett Buchanan On September 29, 1992, Alice In Chains released their 2nd album Dirt. This wasn’t just any old album that would come and then disappear, this one was being hailed as a masterpiece from the very beginning. It would be a collection of songs largely drawn from singer Layne Staley’s drug problems,
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The 13th edition of the Main Square Festival at Arras in Northern France took place at the beginning of this month and Alternative Nation was there to cover the Sunday edition.
All photos: David Bronstein
It’s quite a sight to see the brooding figure of Mark Lanegan in the daylight as his show kicks off just after 3pm local time. Lanegan who commands the respect of the crowd has never been one to ignite a party. His shows have always been about reflection and admiration for a singer who purely turns up for his art. No one is saying it but you can tell each time you go and see him that fans would want to hear more classics or at least a few covers from his former band Screaming Trees. However Lanegan has always been content on promoting his latest work and this show is clearly no different. For example we get just one song from his acclaimed album Bubblegum.
However there is no denying just how infectious Lanegan is and credit should also go to his back up band, who are super tight. Apart from the odd “thank you”, Lanegan remains quiet, and the biggest cheer of his set is when the band launch into Joy Division’s classic “Love Will Tear Us Apart” which is the set closer.
Seasick Steve is polar opposite to Lanegan and the 77 year old who bizarrely looks half his age despite his ZZ Top beard really creates a typical festival atmosphere with his blend of blues, rock n’ roll with a touch of country music. At one point during his set he invites a young fan onto the stage to sing a duet. Though he mostly stays seated he gets up frequently and knew how to work the crowd, one thing is for sure he left giving a lot of love and received plenty back.
The Lemon Twigs are being touted as the next big act to break through. Here at Arras they are playing on the smaller Green Room stage and give a terrific energetic set. Belting out songs such as “I Wanna Prove it to You”, “These Words” and “How Lucky Am I?”. One thing is for sure if you haven’t seen the band before you may be taken back as they have a very late 50’s early 60’s sound to them. Your parents will love them, and by the end of the show here at Arras it’s quite possible you will too.
It’s only normal that a few French bands make it onto a festival in France and La Femme breathe life into the festival over at the main stage with a one hour show. The band who are evidently well known to the thousands of fans kick off their show with “Sphynx” a slow build up that explodes into life. With their mix of techno pop and electronica they head into “Packshot” and the crowd really get going. The set ends in thrilling fashion with “Antitaxi”.
British band Savages have been making a lot of noise lately. The quartet who formed six years ago in London are arguably the most energized band of the day, even relentless as front woman Jehnny Beth covers the massive main stage, runs into the photo pit and engages with fans at the barrier- it works as the band get a fantastic reception. Their mix of post punk tunes mixed in with alternative beats and riffs is just perfect for this festival. The band open up with the hypnotizing “I Am Here”. Other songs that make a definitive mark are “I Need Something New” and set closer “Fuckers” is sung with performed with such passion that when the band leave the stage fans are visibly ecstatic by the show that they have just witnessed.
By the time Radiohead take to the stage to close out the festival the Main Square probably does not have one square inch to fill, it is super packed and the legendary British band take to the stage. Radiohead’s shows seem to take the same path in that it is a slow build throughout the show until the moment you realize late on that you are indeed watching one of the best bands on the planet in the last 25 years. Singer Thom Yorke’s instant recognizable voice reverberates around the famous square as the band kick off their set with “Daydreaming”.
Eleven songs are played from In Rainbows and latest release A Moon Shaped Pool. Like earlier act Mark Lanegan, Radiohead historically do not play their older songs, which fans are screaming out for. Just one track from the classic Bends makes it tonight. But their are massive cheers when the band dip into OK Computer unearthing “Let Down” and “No Surprises”, the band finish the show with “Paranoid Android”, which arguably contains some of the best guitar riffs in modern music.
As musicians it could be argued that Radiohead simply cannot get any better, they are at a stage in their careers where they can go and fill up any festival, bowl or stadium that they so please. Tonight is highly memorable and a fitting end to the festival and Yorke is evidently in a cheery mood. The thousands of fans that have spent 3 days here in Arras, leave with a huge spring in their step. For them and everyone else, Arras 2018 can’t come quick enough.
For all the latest news on Main Square Festival you can check out the site.
https://www.mainsquarefestival.fr/en
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