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ReviewsSky Larkin @ Classic Grand, 6 Oct
It's always a right pain in the tits when something doesn't work out the way you want it to - and it's even more excruciating to watch. Tonight, Leeds trio S... Read more »| 16 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsAn Evening with Nick Cave @ HMV Picture House, 13 Oct
One of the first rules of writing, in any sector, is to write about what you know; so one great challenge all novelists face is to create characters and stor... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsConfusion is Sex
Confusion is Sex feels tough tonight. Not only is DJ Dolby Anol banging out hard electro to a crowd of face-painted girls and topless rave boys, Parisian tec... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
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Massive Attack @ O2 Academy, 29 Sep
“So many new songs,” rasps Robert “3D” Del Nadja as he takes a breather from shadowboxing smoke and whispering his way through the we... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
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Jonathan Richman at Òran Mór, 10 Oct Review
Rock 'n' roll idolatry has effects both positive and negative. Blinkered dedication to onstage heroes can electrify a gig, but it also means every mediocre i... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
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Sparrow and the Workshop @ Captain's Rest, 8 Oct
When it comes to observational banter, “you know when you swallow a load of lip gloss and it’s all scratchy?” isn’t the most universa... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009
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Pixies @ SECC, 4 Oct
Last time Pixies played the SECC, punters got Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits and Cud as support before the stage belligerently collapsed. There’s only on... Read more »| 06 Oct 2009 -
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Fanfarlo @ King Tut's, 30 Sep
Resembling slap-dash Texan carnies, Woodenbox With A Fistful of Fivers immediately appeal. They’ll possibly balk at the comparison, but imagine the Rum... Read more »| 05 Oct 2009 -
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Times New Viking @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 17 Sep
The sound of Beach Boys classic Good Vibrations fills the air at Sleazy's preceding Times New Viking’s set tonight. Fitting, because once one pares aw... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
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Gang of Four @ HMV Picture House, 18 Sep
As post-punk classics go, Entertainment! nestles beside Unknown Pleasures and Metal Box as one of the most exemplary and influential offerings from that gen... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
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Jesus H. Foxx @ The Bowery, 12 Sep
It’s hard to find a common musical thread amongst the showcase at The Bowery tonight. First up, New York import Golden Ghost (***) – a plugged in... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
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Sunset Rubdown @ Stereo, 10 Sep
Prog is not a dirty word. It’s occasionally worth reminding ourselves of that. The authority-baiting allure of punk can convince many an adolescent psy... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
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Pastels/Tenniscoats @ Stereo, 2 Sep
There's something of a coming-of-age about tonight's opening set from boxfresh Glasgow indie-poppers Veronica Falls (***). Roxanne Clifford and Patrick Doyle... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
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Okkervil River @ Òran Mór, 9 Sep
Okkervil River are good to their UK fans, making the trip to our shores at the drop of a hat these days. Tonight there’s no new record to promote and (... Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
ReviewsTori Amos @ Royal Concert Hall, 8 Sep
Reputations are mysterious things. Rumours of past gigs had painted Tori Amos as a humourless virtuoso who’d sooner tell talkative fans to sling their ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009