Reviews
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FestivalsSonar 2010: 17 June
Sonar festival and the sheer volume of offshoot parties that surround it can make Sonarweek almost impossible to navigate. Best to just keep your ear to the ground and keep an open mind Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsFreebass @ King Tut's, 3 Jun
Excitement fills the air of a crammed King Tut's as the audience patiently waits for much hyped ‘super-group’ Freebass to take the stage. The b... Read more »| 15 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsMitchell Museum @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 9 Jun
Tonight’s turnout at Sleazies for Glaswegian hopefuls Mitchell Museum is initially disappointing, particularly given the quality and potential appeal o... Read more »| 10 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsQuasi @ Captain's Rest, 28 May
To say there are ‘only’ two bands on tonight would be a mistake. Quasi, troubadors of indie rock’s old young team, and Dead Meadow, masters of psychedelic ro... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsTeenage Fanclub @ O2 ABC, 2 June
With ex-members of The Royal We and Sexy Kids at work, you’d expect a level of song-writing a notch above the average new-start. Expectations are met: ... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
FestivalsKnockengorroch: Go Wild in the Borders
You can buy Buckfast by the glass Read more »| 05 Jun 2010
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FestivalsPrimavera Sound 2010: In A Nutshell
We could talk for hours and hours about Primavera, if you're not careful. Here's a brief summary of how things went down in Barcelona this May Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
FestivalsPrimavera Sound 2010
Even when it gets little things wrong, Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival never really fails Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
ReviewsThe Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster @ Stereo, 25 May
There's something distinctly ostentatious about Eighties Matchbox. Whether it’s the jauntily angled hats, decorative shirts or flamboyant hair, it's a ... Read more »| 31 May 2010 -
ReviewsSlayer @ Barrowlands, 27 May
After multiple postponements, Slayer finally navigate their murder machine back to Scotland, with a mended Tom Araya out in front to set the record straight:... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
ReviewsStag and Dagger 2010 @ Various Venues, Glasgow, 22 May
While not as dependent on the weather as its field-based brethren, wandering between city-festival venues is infinitely more pleasurable on a balmy, pre-summ... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
ReviewsSoulfly @ Studio 24, Edinburgh, 19 May
After an intensely hot 45 minute wait, the crowd are already sweating as the intro to Blood Fire War Hate – from Soulfly's 2008 album, Conquer &nd... Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
ReviewsThe Brian Jonestown Massacre @ O2 ABC, 18 May
Newcombe and his band dispatch the hits with relentless purpose Read more »| 24 May 2010 -
ReviewsDinosaur Jr / Built to Spill @ O2 ABC, 13 May
As double-headers go, seeing slacker rock brethren Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr share a bill feels well-matched like a Hansel vs Zoolander walk-off. Tonigh... Read more »| 21 May 2010 -
ReviewsHole @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 3 May
From America’s Sweetheart to Nobody's Daughter, Courtney Love shouldn’t need Billy Corgan’s advice to know that partial band reformations n... Read more »| 20 May 2010