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Deftones @ O2 Academy, 12 Nov
While the past two years have seen an abundance of drama for Deftones, they've also seen the release of their strongest work since 2000’s futuristic me... Read more »| 16 Nov 2010 -
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Casiotone For the Painfully Alone @ Captain's Rest, 11 Nov
Owen Ashworth's introspective style naturally attracts devotion. But considering tonight’s significance (Ashworth shortly puts the Casiotone for the Pa... Read more »| 15 Nov 2010 -
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Ash @ The Liquid Room, 11 Nov
Ash’s Tim Wheeler points out that it’s been six years since their last Edinburgh gig, and it’s been almost double that since The Skinny las... Read more »| 15 Nov 2010 -
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Big Boi @ O2 Academy, 3 Nov
As one half of the biggest selling hip-hop group of all time, by rights OutKast’s Antwan ‘Big Boi’ Patton should have sold out the Academy ... Read more »| 11 Nov 2010 -
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Foals @ HMV Picture House, 31 Oct
Smoke machines work overtime while eerie cuts from Ozzy, Maiden and Tool’s Lateralus – a lingering nod to that ‘math-rock’ lineage &n... Read more »| 11 Nov 2010 -
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Fence Halloween
Glittery globes and cardboard cacti transform Stereo and its half-finished lane-neighbour The Old Hairdresser into appropriately galactic settings for a Spac... Read more »| 05 Nov 2010
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Swans @ The Arches, 25 October
Opening for Swans must be one of the most daunting tasks an artist can face but James Blackshaw takes it calmly; almost too calmly, in fact. His nonplussed a... Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Badly Drawn Boy @ Old Fruitmarket, 20 Oct
“Not exactly playing the hits am I?” notes Badly Drawn Boy after airing tracks from 1997’s EP1. That’s not quite accurate – in ... Read more »| 22 Oct 2010 -
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DOOM @ The Arches, 20 Oct
DOOM has released some of the most fascinating hip-hop albums of the new millennium and created a lexicon that transcends the standard of most contemporary e... Read more »| 20 Oct 2010 -
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Killing Joke @ HMV Picture House, 15 Oct
Revered for their role in rearranging rock’s ever-changing template at least twice – from post-punk frontrunners to proto-industrial metal pionee... Read more »| 18 Oct 2010 -
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KRS-One @ The Liquid Room, 7 Oct
“Waste no time,” KRS-One pleads of his DJ in-between classics. Aware that this boom-bap battle mass falls at the mercy of The Liquid Room's infam... Read more »| 15 Oct 2010 -
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The Twilight Sad / Errors @ The Liquid Room, 12 Oct
The final date of a joint tour between Scotland’s foremost post so-and-so combos was always going to be catnip for a certain clientele. In fact, one ra... Read more »| 15 Oct 2010 -
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No Age / Male Bonding @ Stereo, 9 Oct
For Glasgow fans of Sub Pop Records, tonight was a brutally hard choice. With Mudhoney also playing down the road at The Arches, a crucial decision needed to... Read more »| 13 Oct 2010 -
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Grass Widow / Trash Kit @ 13th Note, 7 Oct
Since the last time Trash Kit came to Scotland, they've gained a good amount of positive press recognition, released their debut album on the esteemed label ... Read more »| 12 Oct 2010 -
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Mudhoney @ The Arches, 9 Oct
I’m not saying girls don’t like Mudhoney (***) – that would be a ridiculous and sexist generalisation. But judging by tonight, it’s f... Read more »| 12 Oct 2010