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ReviewsMeshuggah at The Garage Preview
Nobody likes it when a band cancels, not even the band. So when Meshuggah vocalist Jens Kidman tells a packed Garage how happy the Swedish experi-metal quint... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
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Die! Die! Die! @ Captain's Rest, 9 Sep
If I know anything about Kiwi band managers - and having watched an awful lot of Flight of the Conchords, I’d say I'm pretty clued up - it’s that... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsAction Group / Velcro Quartet @ The Mill (Edinburgh) 4 Sep
A night of eclecticism to verify The Mill's grand mission statement Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
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Bowerbirds @ The Admiral Bar, 8 Sep
A virtually flawless showing Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
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The Autumn Defense @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4 Sep
American solo act Plush, AKA Liam Hayes, bumbles on stage with an electric guitar looking a tad confused. His set, selected from his current four albums, is ... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
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The Dodos @ King Tut's, 3 Sep
About five seconds into San Franciscan duo The Dodos' opening number - Trades and Tariffs - things go wrong; the tambourine/snare drumbeat is nice and steady... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008
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Serj Tankian @ ABC, 1 Sep
"Who likes the Beatles?", asks an upbeat Serj Tankian halfway through tonight's set. The sweaty masses packed into the ABC roar with approval as Tankian and ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2008 -
FestivalsHydro Connect 2008 @ Inveraray Castle, 29-31 Aug
The Connect Festival – this year renamed Hydro Connect thanks to a sponsorship hook-up with Scottish Hydro Electric – has got everything going fo... Read more »| 08 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsTwee As Fuck @ Stereo, 24 Aug
Such a lack of daring may be the noose with which these acts hang themselves Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
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The Raconteurs @ The Corn Exchange, 26 Aug
Well informed by arena rock standards Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
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Shearwater @ Captain's Rest, 15 Sep
Shearwater's new album Rook is one of the most beguiling of the year so far Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
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Digitalism @ The Liquid Room, 23 Aug
Most of the horde emerge from the venue sweat-soaked and grinning Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
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Michael Franti and Spearhead @ The Liquid Room, 20 Aug
As is becoming the norm each summer, the inimitable Franti takes The Liquid Room on a genre rollercoaster Read more »| 26 Aug 2008 -
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Thomas Tantrum / Juno @ The Mill, Oran Mor, 20 Aug
If Juno grow up fast, they have the makings of a decent pop act Read more »| 26 Aug 2008 -
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Dizzee Rascal @ The Liquid Room, 21 Aug
Dizzee leaves The Liquid Room a sweat bath of satisfaction in relative awe of a rushed performance Read more »| 25 Aug 2008