Reviews
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ReviewsThe JD Set @ Village Underground, London, 8 Oct
Anyone who's stayed up past midnight knows there's nothing quite like a live jam, when musicians all pile in and the music takes on a whole new improvised en... Read more »| 01 Nov 2009 -
ReviewsIsis @ Stereo, 25 Oct
"Sorry it's not heavy metal" breathes Mothlite's flickering frontman, a statement met with many a curious glare. Because the swathes of fans packed in the cu... Read more »| 30 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsATP Presents: Les Savy Fav @ ABC2, 24 Oct
Somewhere on the universal moral spectrum - considerably closer to Nick Griffin than Gandhi - lie people who talk during movies. Sure, ABC2 is an unlikely ve... Read more »| 29 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsJuliette Lewis @ Glasgow Garage, 21 Oct
Tonight's one of those nights that's all about the main event - consequently, a support band's worst nightmare. However, despite only managing to turn only a... Read more »| 29 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsFrank Turner @ QMU, 15 Oct
Hailing from hardcore heroes Million Dead, and with his recent album Poetry of the Deed adorned in punk rock iconography, one would expect Frank Turner to sh... Read more »| 29 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsMudhoney at HMV Picture House, 9 Oct
Tonight’s homage to the fuzz pedal begins in earnest as St Deluxe knuckle down to the business of evoking Dinosaur Jr at their eardrum-popping best. Wi... Read more »| 22 Oct 2009
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ReviewsBat For Lashes / Yeasayer @ HMV Picture House, 20 Oct
After guesting on Bat For Lashes’ new-ish album, Brooklyn band Yeasayer were an obvious choice of support for this tour. Whether the audience knows it ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsCrocodiles @ Stereo, 19 Oct
With grizzly bear flags of the California Republic draped proudly over their amps, San Diego’s latest burp of youthful boredom, recently enlarged from ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsCasiokids @ Electric Circus, 6 Oct
Toddler-like grins hang on the faces of the five Casiokids and the quickening beats of Togens Hule soon turn the venue into a bouncing playground of fun. Thu... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsGirls @ Sneaky Pete’s, 14 Oct
Daniel Johnston songs have been covered by everyone from Beck to The Twilight Sad, but when Girls end their set with True Love Will Find You In The End, such... Read more »| 19 Oct 2009 -
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 -
ReviewsMassive 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 -
ReviewsJonathan 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