Black metal on a Saturday night in Utrechtâs De Helling? Donât mind if we do. Greeceâs Rotting Christ headlining? All the more reason to make the trip on a very dreary January evening. Hereâs what we thought. Continue reading
What to say about 2017? Well nothing really, so just google â2017 in a nutshellâ if you want to find out what other truly important people are saying. As always we only concentrate on the music here. So rest assured music fans who follow Sounds from the Dark Side, youâre in good hands here.
*dreamy harp flashback sound*.
Four years after playing Heineken Music Hall, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds made a triumphant return to Amsterdam last friday. This time bigger, bolder and, most importantly, better. We were there. Continue reading
Crowes turning into magpies, can it be done? You better read on if you want an answer to that question.
FUCK YEAH UTRECHT, Benji was right all along!
So whatâs still to say about Neil Young? He co-founded Buffalo Springfield, hooked up with Crosby, Stills & Nash, released dozens of studio albums and almost single handedly laid the foundations of the grunge rock sound. At the age of 70, Young is one of the few musicians of old that is still going strong. Last saturday Don Grungio visited The Netherlands as part of his European tour with Promise of the Real and naturally, we traveled to Amsterdam to see the good man at work.
Everybody and their aunts know the theme to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Sergio Leoneâs seminal spaghetti western masterpiece. Itâs also the main draw for most of the people attending Ennio Morriconeâs 60 Years of Music tour, as becomes apparent on Sunday night in Ziggo Dome. But there was more, much more to enjoy. Continue reading
