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ReviewsGrimes @ The Berkeley Suite, 7 May
Grimes combines experimental electronica with staggeringly infectious pop in a way which is completely unique Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Holy Mountain / Happy Particles / Body Parts @ Mono, 5 May
From the divine to the ridiculously heavy, as Holy Mountain kick out jams straddling the vintage and the envelope-pushing. Read more »| 10 May 2012 -
ReviewsGraham Coxon @ The Garage, 17 April
Betatone Distraction look rather pleased with themselves tonight, as well they might: for each stop of his tour, Mr Coxon has sought nominations for support ... Read more »| 20 Apr 2012 -
ReviewsMeshuggah @ The Garage, 15 April
Devout fans of tonight's headliners give We Are Knuckle Dragger a hard time for their rawer, relatively less technical sound, but they sure as hell get the ... Read more »| 20 Apr 2012 -
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Monoganon @ CCA, 13 April
Perfectly coupled with the vérité style film clips of botanic gardens and Scandinavian skylines projected above the band, Monoganon, the brai... Read more »| 20 Apr 2012 -
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Orbital @ O2 Academy, 7 April
As suggested in their recent interview with The Skinny, Orbital are keen not to lean on their old hits in the live settings, but also to not disappoint the ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012
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Butcher Boy @ Cottiers, 6 April
Reverieme open tonight depleted and in mild disarray; guitarist Andrew Lindsay is caught in traffic, and no one knows how to work the tuner on his pedal. Fur... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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A farewell to Take A Worm For A Walk Week @ Stereo, 5 April
Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison takes in Take A Worm For A Walk Week's final fling Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Odd Future @ O2 ABC, 1 April
The touts are doing brisk business outside the ABC tonight. Inside the venue, the queue for the merch stall almost rivals that of the bar. Odd Future, who ... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
ReviewsFeist / M. Ward @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 27 March
With nothing but an acoustic guitar and a voice of honey and dust, M. Ward saunters onstage alone. As he solemnly paces the boards, it’s easy to appre... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
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Spiritualized @ O2 ABC, 22 March
As befitting his name, the slim, shades-wearing individual who calmly walks on stage tonight acts like he's from another planet. Dressed in white, he is supp... Read more »| 29 Mar 2012 -
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Talib Kweli @ The Arches, 23 March
Nasty P's support set is an exercise in multimedia turntablism, as Edinburgh's favourite hip-hop DJ and producer employs two decks, an iPad serving as a drum... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
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Blanck Mass @ Glasgow School of Art, 18 March
Promising strong experimental never-before-showcased material for his Art School performance, Konx-om-Pax's Tom Scholefield showcases his bizarre multi-colo... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Wu Lyf @ SWG3, 17 March
Before they come on stage, Wu Lyf's set is dominated by the symbol which represents the band. It's more magickal glyph than logo: anyone who has tried thei... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
ReviewsSouls of Mischief @ Electric Circus, 13 March
Immortalised as four of the faces to grace A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders sleeve when they recorded one of the great paeans to easy living t... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012