Reviews
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FestivalsWickerman 2009
Strangely, but thankfully, the Wickerman Festival near Dumfries is a Friday-Saturday weekender, not a Saturday-Sunday affair. That's fortunate because when T... Read more »| 30 Jul 2009 -
FestivalsBenicassim 2009 - Day Four
Not many festivals are four days long. Not many festivals enjoy blistering heat. But then not many festivals are like Benicassim. There's always a danger of ... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
FestivalsBenicassim 2009 - Day Three
The crowds of the Benicassim camp emerge from ragged tents post-Hurricane 'Beni' to meet a crystal clear sky. At the semi-collapsed showers, what looks lik... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Benicassim 2009 - Day Two(ish)
Let´s recall day one shall we? Just a day before, Benicassim played host to some titanic offerings. Some were expected to fill stadiums, some weren&a... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Benicassim 2009 - Day One
The day begins at 9am with a sudden surge of panic that you may incinerate in your tent if you don´t rip yourself out of it. Down at the beach, every s... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Benicassim 2009 - The Warm Up
Finally. Touch down. One thousand miles courtesy of the wallet-friendly Ryanair. As we hit the tarmac the speakers let out a fanfare which sounds more like a... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009
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ReviewsThe Bouncing Souls @ The Cathouse, 21 Jun
An unknown rapper supporting punk rock legends seems like a bad joke. Those fears materialise when several punk elitists begin chanting insults. P.O.S. defie... Read more »| 13 Jul 2009 -
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AC/DC @ Hampden Park, 30 Jun
With a combined age of 285, it seems miraculous that AC/DC should make it back to Hampden Park in the year of Homecoming, the legendary quintet literally cr... Read more »| 10 Jul 2009 -
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Lord Cut-Glass @ King Tut's, 27 Jun
Temporarily shorn of The Phantom Band's tendency to marry Krautrock with avant-folk, frontman Rick Redbeard (***) is stripped down to his essence tonight, ev... Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
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Oasis @ Murrayfield Stadium, 17 Jun
With an intimidating police presence, local schools locked down in anticipation of an invasion and a number of convulsing bodies already strewn across the li... Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
ReviewsSilversun Pickups @ Òran Mór, 1 July
It's not surprising that Silversun Pickups haven't quite managed to graduate to the mainstream in the UK, despite a repertoire of radio-friendly tunes. Most... Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
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Lucky Number Nine Showcase @ Captain's Rest, 26 Jun
Glasgow's Peter Parker (****), supergroup by name as well as nature, are picking up rave reviews before their debut 7-inch has even hit the shelves; as they ... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
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Future Cinema Presents: All Tomorrow's Parties Premiere
Donkeys, dancing girls and ice cream, an ATP film premiere and a Mogwai show all on one ticket? Ain't no mountain high enough, says the Picture House. Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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Zappa Plays Zappa @ Picture House, 18 Jun
Treating the crowd to as many favourites as it is possible to cram into one evening’s entertainment, from Peaches En Regalia through Montana and finall... Read more »| 25 Jun 2009 -
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The Thermals @ Sneaky Pete's, 16 Jun
Now seven years in, it's perplexing that the Thermals aren't playing much larger venues by now, but it's hard to complain when you're standing within spittin... Read more »| 25 Jun 2009