Under The Frequency

Author: Lizz

  • Wilderness Festival 02/08/26 – Annie Lennox and The Last Dinner Party

    Wilderness Festival 02/08/26 – Annie Lennox and The Last Dinner Party

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    If you ask Google which is the poshest festival in the UK, it will come up with Wilderness Festival. Held annually at Cornbury Park Estate, Oxfordshire. I didn’t know this when I booked my ticket. I just had to see Annie Lennox. I’d missed out on tickets for her 2025 show at the Royal Albert…

  • Mia Van De Loo – Upstream

    Mia Van De Loo – Upstream

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    “Within every person there is beauty and there is honesty, and I believe they’re best celebrated together.” – Mia Van De Loo. Mai Van De Loo is on a mission to unite people through the power of music. Her first release, “Upstream”, swirls with her sweet Nashville lilt, taking you on a journey of acceptance…

  • System of a Down – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – 13/07/26

    System of a Down – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – 13/07/26

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    This was a massive gig for me, and for so many other metal fans. SOAD haven’t performed in the UK for a decade, and after reading how much Serj Tankian struggles with touring in his autobiography, Down with the System, I’m not sure they will again. I had a VIP ticket. That sentence is huge,…

  • Rachel Chinouriri, Lykke Li, The Last Dinner Party & Wolf Alice – Finsbury Park 05/07/2026

    Rachel Chinouriri, Lykke Li, The Last Dinner Party & Wolf Alice – Finsbury Park 05/07/2026

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    This past Sunday, I adorned as much SPF as possible and made my way to Finsbury Park for the last day of Festival Republic. I decided not to go for the 12pm start. The 30c weather doesn’t agree with me on a good day, and I only really wanted to see Rachel Chinouriri, The Last…

  • In The Ruins of Your 20s – Blondshell

    In The Ruins of Your 20s – Blondshell

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    In a musical landscape increasingly dominated by polished pop production and algorithm-friendly songwriting, Blondshell feels startlingly human. Written during lockdown by Los Angeles musician Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum). The album is a brutally candid exploration of girlhood, addiction, misogyny, trauma, and self-destruction. Drawing heavily from ’90s grunge and alternative rock, its fuzzy guitars, crashing drums and…

  • All Them Witches: Sublime Music, Frustrating Crowds

    All Them Witches: Sublime Music, Frustrating Crowds

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    I could sing Nashville’s All Them Witches’ praises forever. Their music is criminally underrated, and it wouldn’t surprise me if their careers skyrocketed over the next few years. I had the honour of seeing them twice last week, and although the music was incredible as always, the gig etiquette left something to be desired. Rough…

  • Lady of the Moon – Kailan McGee

    Lady of the Moon – Kailan McGee

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    Kailan McGee’s Lady of the Moon drifts in like a silver-lit fable. An immersive song-cycle that follows the eight phases of the moon as they wax and wane over Germany’s Black Forest. Within this shadow-dappled realm, McGee conjures a living mythos. Threading together whispered lore, wandering figures, and moon-touched landscapes, each piece illuminated by a…

  • Never Enough – Max Marginal

    Never Enough – Max Marginal

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    With Never Enough, Algerian independent musician Max Marginal continues to carve out a distinct space within the alternative landscape. Known for moving between extremes, from the technical intensity of his band work with Silent Obsession to the restrained, introspective tone of his solo catalogue, Marginal brings that same emotional precision to this latest release. The…

  • G.O.D And The Broken Ribs / Derecho Demonico – Jack White

    G.O.D And The Broken Ribs / Derecho Demonico – Jack White

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    Jack White is back at it again, releasing two new singles, G.O.D And The Broken Ribs / Derecho Demonico. Performing them live for the first time during his sixth SNL appearance. Jack Black presented him, completing the yin and yang of Jacks. Let’s hope they can now harness their powers to put the world to…

  • Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall: Placebo and Garbage 28/03/26

    Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall: Placebo and Garbage 28/03/26

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    Teenage Cancer Trust has been fundraising at the iconic Royal Albert Hall since 2000, raising over £36 million to help create vital spaces for teenagers with cancer. The Who frontman Sir Roger Daltrey, who founded the concerts, passed the baton to The Cure’s Robert Smith for 2026. As ‘Cureator’, Smith put together a legendary week…

  • Lily Allen – West End Girl London Palladium 22/03/26

    Lily Allen – West End Girl London Palladium 22/03/26

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    Princess Diana, Lily Allen, and I all share a common experience: men have cheated on us. Lily Allen took the world by storm last year when she released West End Girl, recounting the breakdown of her marriage with actor David Harbour. Off the back of this success, Allen has embarked on a UK tour. I…

  • Peter Capaldi – 100 Club 08/03/26

    Peter Capaldi – 100 Club 08/03/26

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    Producer, actor, rockstar. Embarking on his first tour with a rock band, Peter Capaldi is a testament that it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Dubbing it his ‘Farewell Tour’ due to his age and ‘dicky heart’, he took to the intimate stage of Oxford Street’s legendary 100 Club with the vigour of a…

  • I’ll Be So Good For… Scottish Plays – Legendary TV Theme Tunes

    I’ll Be So Good For… Scottish Plays – Legendary TV Theme Tunes

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    Why are theme tunes important? A show’s theme tune is the first thing to reach an audience’s ears, making it a huge factor in their first impression of what they’re about to watch. The best themes become synonymous with a show’s identity and often go down in history as iconic pieces of music in their…

  • Red Rocking Chair – All Them Witches

    Red Rocking Chair – All Them Witches

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    I’ve always been in awe of the sheer talent of All Them Witches. After three years with no new releases, I was elated when they announced they’d be back in the studio recording a new album in January of last year. You can imagine my excitement when I managed to nab tickets for the London…

  • Love, Sex, Magic – Vacancy, Ari Lennox

    Love, Sex, Magic – Vacancy, Ari Lennox

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    Whoever’s putting it down on Ari Lennox, needs to start giving lessons. Lennox saunters into the new year with her third full length album, Vacancy after a 4-year break. Produced by big names Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, BoogzDaBeast, Elite, J White Did It, and Tommy “TBHits” Brown. We are again graced with her silky vocals…

  • Songs of the Month – January 2026

    Songs of the Month – January 2026

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    Here are five songs that have been in heavy rotation to help kickstarted my 2026. Violet – Hole Released on the highly praised 1994 album Live Through This, “Violet” features many interpolations. As the first album released after the death of lead singer Courtney Love’s husband, Nirvana legend Kurt Cobain, some lyrics likely reference him.…

  • Iconic Music Moments

    Iconic Music Moments

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    Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially when it comes to music. So, I thought I’d share some music moments that have rocked my world and cemented themselves into my mind forever. “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” – Johnny Rotten By the time Sex Pistols adorned the stage of Winterland Ballroom in 1978, they’d…

  • This Isn’t Rage, It’s Too Specific – The Hand, Annabelle Dinda

    This Isn’t Rage, It’s Too Specific – The Hand, Annabelle Dinda

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    I’ve been trying to spend less time scrolling through Instagram Reels in an attempt to save my brain cells – but sometimes it really does come in clutch. During one doom-scrolling marathon, I came across @brielleetta covering a snippet of a song on acoustic guitar. The lyrics were poignant, and the melody immediately captivated me.…

  • Color Blind EP Review: Heavy Metal Meets Arabic Tradition

    Color Blind EP Review: Heavy Metal Meets Arabic Tradition

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    I love discovering new music in unexpected places. I recently listened to a podcast called The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall. Taking audiences through how the US legal system allowed the satanic panic to affect so many lives. An extra episode titled A Second Helping from Satan Arab Spring Satanic Summer caught my attention.…

  • Have a Holly, Melancholy Christmas

    Have a Holly, Melancholy Christmas

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    Christmas songs, by the time the big day rolls around, we’re sick of them. Mariah Carey makes an estimated $2.5 million in annual royalties, and it’s the only time we hear Michael Bublé crooning over the radio. But Christmas doesn’t always bring warmth and cheer. This year, I’ll be exploring five festive songs that break…