Electric Eel Shock - The Melkweg

Judging by the name of this Dutch band, as well as the predominantly black t-shirted audience, you would be forgiven in thinking Pussycat Kill Kill Kill was a heavy metal affair. However, I was relieved to find that yes they rocked, but also injected a well-judged dosage of folk into the proceedings. Read more

Party in the Park - Leeds - 2007

God bless Yorkshire. The rain started before midday and continued to stay with us throughout the entire event. Almost.

After being pointed in a variety of opposing directions we finally arrived at the event at around 3pm, just in time to catch Chicane doing a fantastic job of getting the crowd going. Umbrellas bounced up and down as those brave enough to face the weather headed towards the stage, some having a good old-fashioned mud fight along the way. Read more

Amp Fiddler - The Melkweg

Complete with felt hat, lapels and shades, Amp Fiddler and his entourage arrive onstage and proceed to give us some funk. The musicians and two soulful, smiling, swinging backing singers are all clad in Afro Strut t-shirts, as we later find under his top attire, is Amp Fiddler. Read more