Blog – Page 10 – Liam Toms

Pinball and Pale Waves

Back to Vinilo in Southampton for another in-store, this time it was Pale Waves, who just released their third album Unwanted on Friday. Fingers crossed for a good chart position for them later this week. Before their set I found an arcade right around the corner from Vinilo that has four pinball machines as partContinueContinue reading “Pinball and Pale Waves”

Binley Mega Chippy: Big catch or small fry?

I’d like to think I’m not becoming too cantankerous as my generation sails further out towards irrelevance island. I tried to approach NFTs with an open mind in my previous article. If there’s one thing that’s always irked me though it’s hysteria surrounding new trends. This isn’t a modern phenomenon, it’s timeless. The giddy height ofContinueContinue reading “Binley Mega Chippy: Big catch or small fry?”

A pint of NFT

This is the story of my unlikely entry point to NFTs (spoiler: they’re a right faff). I was talking with NFT champion, Josh Williams at a You Are The Media event and he suggested that a practical use of NFT, beyond owning expensive digital artworks, would be a more secure form of e-ticket. Q: “Stop the bus. What’s an NFT?”ContinueContinue reading “A pint of NFT”

Women in Music (III)

Last week was a fun one, with two great gigs of very different sizes. On Wednesday I got to see Beabadoobee play an instore acoustic show at Vinilo Record Store in Southampton. Congrats to Bea on making it to number 4 in the UK album charts (I bought two copies 💁🏼). Check out some ofContinueContinue reading “Women in Music (III)”

The worst £3 (plus postage) I’ve spent so far this year

Physical tickets are, of course, a dying medium. Across the 20 years of my gigography there are probably two gigs where I didn’t have ticket for every one that I did. When it came to booking events after starting to write up my memories from past shows, I found myself even more keen to getContinueContinue reading “The worst £3 (plus postage) I’ve spent so far this year”

Postcards from Kernow

YATM Game Nite at The Snug, Christchurch

The biggest THANK YOU ever to all who attended the inaugural You Are The Media Game Nite yesterday, and an extra high five for the four fantastic contestants who took part in our live game show CHAMPIONS OF THE MEDIA. Here’s how the leaderboard is looking..THE MATCH REPORT: Champions Of The Media, Thursday 31st MarchContinueContinue reading “YATM Game Nite at The Snug, Christchurch”

Postcards from a road trip, northbound

To Edinburgh and back, via Bourton-on-the-water, Whitchurch, Keswick, Newcastle, Seaham, York and Leicester.

Lessons from Punk Rock #145

When you show support to others, you often see same support returned. Even if the latest venture from a friend or contact isn’t for you, that doesn’t stop us from helping them to create some early momentum and have a better chance of finding their crowd.When you’re playing on a bill with other bands, theContinueContinue reading “Lessons from Punk Rock #145”