Music
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InterviewsThe Proposition: When did musicians stop dying?
Think about it. Forty years ago Britney would never have made it to her puffy, balding, demented phase. She'd have been found face down in a cheap hotel next... Read more »| 16 May 2011 -
Live Music
Fucked Up @ Cabaret Voltaire, 10 May
Not even a song into the night of hardcore punk overtures and Damian Abraham, Fucked Up’s bear-like frontman, starts roaming the crowd. But while 80s R... Read more »| 16 May 2011 -
ReviewsDanger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome
That crafty varmint Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) done gone collaboratin' again; this time with Italian composer Daniele Luppi on a predominately instrumental ... Read more »| 16 May 2011 -
ReviewsRamesses – Chrome Pineal
Whilst their hard work since their inception has to be admired, what has always served Ramesses the most is how timeless their music is. With cast-iron riffs... Read more »| 16 May 2011 -
Live Music
And So I Watch You From Afar @ Òran Mór, 9 May
Given their ludicrously early slot, many of tonight’s attendees miss catching any of United Fruit’s set, a crying shame given the infectious natu... Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
Live Music
Drive-By Truckers @ The Queen’s Hall, 9 May
Sadly, tonight begins on a sombre note with that news that support act Josh T Pearson has cancelled due to the passing of his father. Instead of the last cou... Read more »| 13 May 2011
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Live MusicThe Sword @ The Cathouse, 10 May
To state that the entire history of metal is essentially a footnote to Black Sabbath might be slightly overstating the point, but for those bands that remain... Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
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Damon & Naomi @ Captain's Rest, 9 May
After supplying loose drums for Richard Youngs’ support slot (**), Damon Krukowski reveals their collaboration on forthcoming drone-folk album Amplifyi... Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
Live MusicWild Beasts @ Òran Mór, 6 May
On balance, Wild Beasts’ introduction of songs from an album (Smother) which had yet to be released at the time of this show proves quite successful, w... Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
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HomeGame 2011 @ Various Venues, Anstruther, 6-8 May
FRIDAY “You’ll be here to see the Fence boys then?” So enquires our elderly B&B host with the obvious pride and familiarity that has c... Read more »| 12 May 2011 -
Reviews
Ryan Driver – Who's Breathing?
It’s best to take all press release hyperbole with a shovel of salt, but claiming that Ryan Driver “just made the greatest soul record of the dec... Read more »| 11 May 2011 -
Reviews
The Berg Sans Nipple – Build With Erosion
The songs on Build With Erosion, the second full-length from Parisian/Nebraskan duo The Berg Sans Nipple, make a virtue of a sparse musical palette. The comb... Read more »| 09 May 2011 -
Live Music
David Thomas Broughton @ The Arches, 6 May
RM Hubbert is discreetly building a reputation as a strikingly talented and distinctive performer of acoustic guitar instrumentals. His flamenco-tinged piece... Read more »| 09 May 2011 -
Reviews
Waldner – Found and Lost
When your voice is as prominent in the mix as David Waldner’s is on Found and Lost, it’s difficult to disguise lyrical faux-pas. Musically, Waldn... Read more »| 09 May 2011 -
Live Music
Fight Like Apes @ King Tut's, 1 May
The sun is shining, the weather is sweet and there’s a room just itching for some Irish punk hijinks, but before that there’s the NME-weaned styl... Read more »| 06 May 2011