Last night, The Garage played witness to the charismatic and undeniably cheeky charm of the 3 piece London band, Lovable Rogues. Winners of the 2010 Jack Wills unsigned competition, the band have been on the rise and rise; demonstrating an original style of music, fusing acoustic, indie and soul to produce something lovely for us to bop our heads to.

Ben Howard was projected into our ears by the Radio1 playlist earlier this year; pitched as the newest, bright young thing of the acoustic, easy listening movement. Think Jack Johnson with boyish good looks and oodles of Devonshire charm.

Mallory Knox are a name that has been thrown around like a pop rock ragdoll of late, an apparent breath of melodically fresh air that should be checked out in a live capacity come hook or by crook.

Breaking the habit of a lifetime, we braved the cold not for a gig, but for something else entirely – we were off to see Henry Rollins and his Spoken Word show.

A date headlining Kingston’s Hippodrome became something of a bit of a celebration as St Alban’s infinitely noble sons weren’t shy in sharing their excitement of latest release ‘A Flash Flood of Colour’ hitting the number one spot in the charts.

It’s a cold night in London, and it also happens to be the third night of Architects December mini tour. They’ve also brought along a variety of bands to make sure you won’t be able to hear anything in the morning.

The Ordinary Boys have been away for a few years which was probably a much needed break from the limelight for the band, especially after a ropey third album and a failed solo project (plus one too many Big Brother stints) from frontman Preston.

A change of line-up is never easy on a band, especially when it’s a frontman who needs to be replaced, and even more so when you’re Gallows and that frontman is Frank Carter.

Rihanna Rocks the O2.. for the ninth night in a row.

Finally, after an excruciating touring hiatus, Exit Ten celebrated their final gig of a 23-date tour at the legendary Barfly on Monday 5th December, with tour pals Never Means Maybe and Fei Comodo.