Reviews
-
Reviews
Crystal Antlers @ Sneaky Pete’s, 18 May
The unifying theme of this gig was always going to be volume – as in, lots of it. But Edinburgh band Dupec (****) refuse to be blown off the stage by t... Read more »| 19 May 2009 -
Reviews
Metric @ Òran Mór, 12 May
Four years have passed since Metric's Last album, Live It Out, but judging by tonight's performance you'd never believe it. Brimming with confidence and shee... Read more »| 14 May 2009 -
Reviews
Holy Fuck @ Òran Mór, 11 May
With a drummer and a bassist, Holy Fuck are half an indie-rock band - but the other two members create such a spectral swirling racket with knobs, buttons an... Read more »| 13 May 2009 -
Reviews
Amusement Parks On Fire @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6 May
Amusement Parks On Fire roar through an ear splittingly loud set on the opening night of Tigerfest's Edinburgh leg. Jamie Scott peels back the layers. Read more »| 13 May 2009 -
Festivals
Hinterland Festival 2009 - The Review
From the outset Hinterland has an air of excess, the product of pre-recession economy multiplied by a post-recession target audience. There are bonuses (boni... Read more »| 08 May 2009 -
Reviews
Art Brut @ Stereo, 2 May
If H&M made indie bands, they'd be like Boycotts (**). There isn't a hair or note out of place, and while their new-wave-rock is competent, it's also hop... Read more »| 07 May 2009
-
Reviews
A Hazy Shade of Hinter
Three Hinterland related MySpace bulletins from a PR worker came into my inbox this afternoon, the first proclaiming "Half Price Hinterland Tickets", followe... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Reviews
The Specials @ O2 Academy, 28 April
Too much time has been spent discussing what the Specials aren’t in their 2009 incarnation, and too little on what they are. Sure, they aren’t qu... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Reviews
Camera Obscura @ Barrowlands, 26 April
Whereas past po-faced performances have given Camera Obscura’s Traceyanne a slight dour air, the thrill of headlining their hometown’s most illus... Read more »| 01 May 2009 -
Reviews
PJ Harvey & John Parish @ Queen's Hall, 26 Apr
Tom Brosseau (**) is no frills, defined. White tucked-in-shirt, straight jeans, side-parted silver hair, guitar, man. Brosseau keeps it so minimal, he barely... Read more »| 29 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead @ Òran Mór, 17 April
From smashing guitars to plucking sitars; since splitting their fanbase neatly down the middle with the perceived apathy of 2006's So Divided and the lacklus... Read more »| 24 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
We See Lights @ 13th Note, 3 Apr
With raw four-part harmonies and the occasional ukulele, Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers (****) careen through a rockabilly set of macabre mariachi folk. ... Read more »| 21 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
Fujiya & Miyagi @ The Arches, 11 Apr
Fujiya & Miyagi get down and dirty with an ironic smile on their faces. Jamie Scott goes along and tries to resist dancing Read more »| 17 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ The Alhambra, Dunfermline, 11 Apr
Having received the ultimate endorsement when they were asked to play David Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration, the Australian Pink Floyd Show has com... Read more »| 16 Apr 2009 -
Reviews
The Prodigy @ SECC, 7 Apr
Reintroducing the SECC to an inimitable brand of chaos with World’s on Fire, only Liam Howlett could wrap a sample of Jim Morrison around a twisted fai... Read more »| 10 Apr 2009