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ReviewsBulleit Sessions @ Maggie May's, 10 Apr
It is in the way that each act veers between the functional and the dysfunctional that the drama is created, and the contrast between each of their styles only heightens the effect Read more »| 13 Apr 2008 -
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The Mars Volta @ Academy
Epic? Too right. Genius? In league with Hendrix, mate. So it's a major frustration that they also dabble in 'bloody tedious' Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsFuture Of The Left @ Stereo
Violence solved everything, apparently Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Hot Chip @ Barrowland
Hot Chip may reject the nu-rave mutterings, but they certainly know how to conjure the spirit of '92 Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Futureheads @ The Liquid Room
The disclosure of their first new material since the overly cerebral News and Tributes suggests a return to the zip of their debut Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Yeasayer @ King Tut's
Although some of these interstellar jams could be drawn out longer, it would never be in keeping with the 'Sayer's pop aesthetic Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Neil Young @ The Playhouse
Even at 62, Young proves he can still rock with the very best of them Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsFoals @ QMU
Even if the initial shock of their sound is radical, it's not deviating much from song to song Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsEels @ Royal Concert Hall, 28 Feb
A rare, retrospective moment for E, and a pertinent reminder of his oblique genius Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Editors @ Carling Academy
The set plays out like their greatest, great hits, and it's that consistent quality which should surely outshine the far casting shadow of their influences Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Dead Meadow @ King Tut's
As Dead Meadow begin their set, one thing is abundantly clear: drummer Stephen McCarty has cultivated a really boss moustache Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Amplifico @ Club Ego
There's a pervading feeling that the 'Fico's time might finally have come Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsMGMT @ The Beat Club
Neither oracular nor spectacular, but on their Scottish bow, certainly a job well done Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Rascals @ Cabaret Voltaire
The Liverpudlian trio manage to pull off the 'it's not at all because of Alex Turner that we're here' look with impressive ease Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Cave Singers @ ABC
The sound from tonight's cave proves to be decidedly hollow for a group demanding of intimacy Read more »| 01 Apr 2008