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October 2008

SINGLE REVIEW: MGMT (21 October 2008)

MGMT The Kids Review by Andrew Williams Following the anthemic ‘Time to Pretend’ and the Prince-indebted ‘Electric Feel’, the release of ‘Kids’ seeds MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular album plundered of its most obvious singles. It’s a bouncy, poppy number that,...

GIG REVIEW: Honey Ryder (20 October 2008)

Honey Ryder Soho Avenue Bar London. Review by Rhose Ejobe It’s warm and busy for an October Wednesday night. Directly outside there is a big commotion for a film shoot, a Bollywood movie; cameras, lights, wires - a big setup...

LAST WEEK IN LONDON: Likely Lads & Lovely Ladies (20 October 2008)

Last Week in London Likely Lads & Lovely Ladies Review by Peter Coulston Hello and welcome to what looks like being a mixed bag of goodies in the classy clubs of live music here in the big city. I made...

ALBUM REVIEW: Ironik - No Point In Wasting Tears (20 October 2008)

Ironik No Point In Wasting Tears Review by Oli Simpson Oh dear. Sloppily-sick love songs from a gormless UK MC that sound so much like what has come before it that they have almost no reason to exist. Backed by...

ALBUM REVIEW: Lil Chris - What's It All About? (20 October 2008)

Lil' Chris What's It All About? Out Now Review by Christopher Carruthers There is no getting past the blatant commercialisation; this is the true meaning of music being a product. The very nature of this re-packaged release which ‘coincides with...

SINGLE REVIEW: Florian Meindl (20 October 2008)

Florian Meindl 8 Bit Romance / Marble Release date: 24th November 2008 Review by Charne Jones There are so many reasons to go straight to your room after a long day and turn Florian Meindl up loudly. 1) You...

SINGLE REVIEW: The Invisible - Monster's Waltz (20 October 2008)

The Invisible Monster’s Waltz Review by Zarina Raja Monster’s Waltz is a chaotic but accessible sounding single. The mis-mash of sounds seem random, but fit together perfectly creating an eclectic mixture of vocals, crashing guitars and is almost danceable. It...

GIG REVIEW@ Honey Ryder (17 October 2008)

Honey Ryder Soho Revue Bar Review by Amir Ahmed I was really looking forward to the show tonight. The group have taken the novel approach in offering shares in the bands sales, merchandise, touring etc to fund their attack on...

GIG REVIEW: Oasis (17 October 2008)

Oasis 16th October 2008 Wembley Arena Review By Zarina Raja “Didn’t all British teenagers in the 90s grow up listening to Oasis?” my Spanish friend asked me before the gig. Yeah, I guess…but growing up with something doesn’t mean...

INTERVIEW: Alberta Cross (16 October 2008)

Alberta Cross Interview by Katie Spain You know you're on to something when Noel Gallagher calls up to personally ask you to support Oasis. New York-based band Alberta Cross has every excuse to be perched high up on cloud...

INTERVIEW: Sway (15 October 2008)

Sway The Signature Interview by Zarina Raja The current climate for Sway, musician, producer and writer, is heating up, which cannot be said of the world's economy. Even the credit crunch can't bring Sway down at the moment, what...

GIG REVIEW: James Blunt (15 October 2008)

James Blunt O2 Arena, London 14th October 2008 Review by Rowan Burke Now, I’m not one to lie. There’s no point in lying in a review as an inaccurate annotation of a concert is merely a reflection of other people's...

GIG REVIEW: Queen and Paul Rodgers (14 October 2008)

Queen and Paul Rodgers 02 Arena 13th October 2008 Review by Tim Kernutt Queen has been around longer than I have. The band formed before my parents even met. Yet, such is the popularity and longevity of the band that...

COMPETITION: We Dreamed America (14 October 2008)

We Dreamed America Release date: October 6th We Dreamed America is a fascinating documentary about the Americana music scene in the UK, offering an enthralling insight into the inspirations behind a new breed of British musicians. Walker’s film features...

EVENT REVIEW: Last Night On Earth (13 October 2008)

‘Last Night on Earth’ Party 93 Feet East, London 11th Octovber 2008 Review by Chris Miller If this really was the last party you went to before the world ended, you may have felt a bit cheated with the execution....

ALBUM REVIEW: Squarepusher (13 October 2008)

Squarepusher Just a Souvenir Release date: 27th October 2008 By Glen Damien Campbell Although not the commercial attraction of Aphex Twin or Daft Punk the influence of Squarepusher's unique cut-up beats has had an impact at the more illustrious...

SINGLE REVIEW: The King Blues (13 October 2008)

The King Blues My Boulder Release date: October 13th Review by Jamie Stangroom Hailing from London Jonny Fox (AKA ‘Itch’), Jamie Jazz and ‘Fruitbag’ are the driving force behind my new favorite band; The King Blues. If you have no...

SINGLE REVIEW: Crazy Cousinz - Bongo Jam (13 October 2008)

Crazy Cousinz feat. Calista Bongo Jam Release date: Out Now Review by Kaydine Biscette “Sometimes I wake up early in the morning….” is a line that I’m sure some of you have heard being sung randomly. For you House...

GIG REVIEW: The Signature - LP Launch Party (13 October 2008)

Sway LP Launch Party: The Signature Embassy, London Reivew by Kaydine Biscette With an oversubscribed guest list, the queue outside London’s Embassy was like the first day of sales on Oxford Street, where many guests waited to get in for...

GIG REVIEW: Concrete and Glass (13 October 2008)

Concrete and Glass Star-rating: *** Ocotber 2nd – 3rd. Review by Solange Moffi Concrete and Glass was a much-publicised new two-day art and music festival in Shoreditch, land of the arty-farty, and based on the same principle as (the slightly...

GIG REVIEW: Kano - Album Launch (13 October 2008)

Kano Album Launch: 140 Grime St Indigo O2 30th September 2008 Review by Kaydine Biscette Tuesday 30th September saw the album launch concert for East London MC, Kano, for his third album, 140 Grime St, at London’s Indigo2, Greenwich....

LAST WEEK IN LONDON: Reunions and Tributes (13 October 2008)

Last Week in London Reunions and Tributes By Peter Coulston Having survived another week of gigs to die for, I am able to welcome you to the best of live music this week in this city. It’s all rather band...

INTERVIEW: You Me At Six (10 October 2008)

You Me At Six Interview by Katie Spain How are you today? I am fine thanks, yourself? What’s your first musical memory? My sister playing the piano when I was younger. Is there a question you wish interviewers would...

GIG REVIEW: Emilíana Torrini (10 October 2008)

Emilíana Torrini St. Giles’ Church, Thursday 9th October 08 Review by Amir Ahmed I got tickets for this event simply because I’d seen Bjork in an intimate setting years ago, Emilíana Torrini is Icelandic, and the venue, a church, was...

ALBUM REVIEW: Benji Hughes (10 October 2008)

Benji Hughes A Love Extreme Review Release Date: 17th November Review by Kim Muller A Love Extreme begins with a calm relaxing jam session that’s abruptly changed to a jumpy electronic track. The album’s two discs are a rollercoaster...

ALBUM REVIEW: Robin Thicke (10 October 2008)

Robin Thicke Something Else Release date: 13th October Review by Kim Muller Robin Thicke’s new album is definitely something else. With huge Disco Pop hits such as 'Magic,' it’s hard to say anything bad about his music. Each track takes...

GIG REVIEW: The Paddingtons (10 October 2008)

The Paddingtons Reading Plug & Play, 8th October 2008 Review by Oli Simpson Having hung with Pete Doherty during his Libertines heyday and followed hot on the heels of London bands like The Others, The Rifles and The Holloways in...

ALBUM REVIEW: Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale (10 October 2008)

Kardinal Off!shall Not 4 Sale Out Now Hailing from the great white north of Canada, Kardinal Off!shall has risen through the ranks of his native scene and, armed with new album ‘Not 4 Sale’, looks set to see if...

GIG REVIEW: Sia (10 October 2008)

Sia Shepherds Bush Empire, 9th October 2008 Review by Rowan Burke With the hoards of female vocalists that appear to be providing the majority of the charts, it is extremely difficult for one to stand out above the rest,...

SINGLE REVIEW Keith - Up In The Clouds (10 October 2008)

Keith Up In The Clouds Release date: 27th October Review by Oli Simpson Keith boast surely the indiest, most forgettable and least Googlable name of all time. So how do they compensate? With a riotous slice of axe-waving’, ear-splitting’,...

SINGLE REVIEW: Napt - N-Funk Part 2 (10 October 2008)

Napt - N-Funk Part 2. Release date: November 3rd Review by Tolula Dada The first track on this double A-side release, ‘Work This Out’ starts with an annoying distorted claxon and synth chord progression that continues to whoop on and...

ALBUM REVIEW: Death Of The Neighbourhood (10 October 2008)

Death Of The Neighbourhood Death Of The Neighbourhood Release date: November 10th Review by Philip Wilding Pop star, novelist, composer, former Babybird front man Stephen Jones may have long left the limelight, but he’s rarely stopped working. With his...

ALBUM REVIEW: Imelda May ( 9 October 2008)

Imelda May Love Tattoo Release date: November 19th Review by Philip Wilding It’s been quite the journey for Imelda May: from advertising fish fingers at the age of fourteen through tours with Jools Holland to the stage of the...

GIG REVIEW: PNAU ( 8 October 2008)

PNAU Durrr, The End 6th October 2008 Review by Katherine Cowell The punters at Drrrr will always expect to be entertained by cool and groundbreaking acts. That is what nights at The End have always given. PNAU was no exception....

INTERVIEW: Deadmau5 ( 8 October 2008)

Interview by Katie Spain You know you’re part of a special live moment when an artist chunders his insides up and doesn’t skip a beat. Luckily, the masses didn’t notice quite how ill Deadmau5 was during last week’s performance at...

GIG REVIEW: Keane ( 8 October 2008)

Keane Kentish Town Forum, Monday 29th September Review by Jack Macinnes We arrived at the Forum last Monday night, amid rumours of crisis in the city, to be greeted by the Robert Smith stylings (and hairstylings) of the Mystery...

GIG REVIEW: Tellison + Kinkane ( 8 October 2008)

Tellison With Kinkane Koko October 3rd Review by JW Arble I’m talking to Tellison’s drummer Henry about their support act Kinkane: ‘No I haven’t seen them before. Yeah, they’re quite scary. You know—the necktie and the pointy shoes.’ ‘So...

ALBUM REVIEW: Andrea McEwan ( 7 October 2008)

Andrea McEwan Candle in a Chatroom Release date: October 13th Review by Beca Laliberte October 13th sees the release of McEwan’s debut single 'Candle In A Chatroom' and with a sound that is so similar to that of Katie Melua...

GIG REVIEW: Disturbed ( 7 October 2008)

Disturbed w/ Shinedown Brixton Academy, 4th October 2008 Review by Beca Laliberte So to a cluster of howling, pierced and black-clad Disturbed diehards, Shinedown from Jacksonville, Florida, opened the show on Saturday night at Brixton Academy. Virtually unknown here...

SINGLE REVIEW: Sheena - One Man Woman ( 7 October 2008)

Sheena One Man Woman Review by Matt Killeen To my untutored ears this sounds very dated. Perhaps we’re coming full circle and this is the cutting edge of modern R&B. While it’s made everyone sound exactly the same, R&B in...

ALBUM REVIEW: Sportsday Megaphone ( 7 October 2008)

Sportsday Megaphone So Many Colours / So Little Time Review by Matt Killeen Laptop pop. The new prog. I own more than a few synths so I know that stuff like this is ludicrously easy to make. Perhaps only as...

SINGLE REVIEW: Pink ( 7 October 2008)

Pink So What Review by Matt Killeen In what is apparently an autobiographical rant Pink attempts to shake off her marital difficulties by declaring that she’s a rock star so she’ll be fine. David Lee Roth coined the term...

INTERVIEW: I Am Ghost ( 7 October 2008)

I Am Ghost Those We Leave Behind Vocalist Steve interviewed by Zarina Raja Those We Leave Behind is out today. In your opinion, which track should fans listen to first? This is an album where I can honestly say...

GIG REVIEW: Wired Desire ( 6 October 2008)

Wired Desire The Fly, London 29th September 2008 Review by Katie Spain “Are you hanging around for the show?” asked Wired Desire frontman Kieran Daly in the waterlogged backstreets behind London’s Metro. I stall before telling the harsh truth; “I’d...

GIG REVIEW:The Maybes ( 6 October 2008)

The Maybes? Waterrats London - 30th September. Review by Charne Jones Music doesnt have to be thought provoking. No - not when it grabs you by the nerves and shakes you until you vibrate in hedonistic ecstacy from top...

SINGLE REVIEW: Plain White Ts ( 6 October 2008)

Plain White T’s Natural Disaster Release date: 20th October 2008 Review by Harpreet Bains Remember ‘Hey There Delilah’? You probably loved it when you first heard it but then months of constantly being overplayed on the radio and on TV...

GIG REVIEW: Sasha at Matter ( 6 October 2008)

Sasha Matter, September 27th Review by Max Hogg If you were going to design a club from scratch, in one of the most iconic, controversial and inconveniently situated buildings in London, how would you do it? If you’re AEG, the...

LAST WEEK IN LONDON - Electric Revelations and Cool Collaborations ( 6 October 2008)

Last Week In London Electric Revelations and Cool Collaborations By Peter Coulston Well, can you believe it? September is over, Christmas is around the corner, and I don’t even remember summer. The fact that I don’t remember lots of other...

GIG REVIEW: Kaki King ( 6 October 2008)

Kaki King ICA 3rd October Review by Andrew Williams Thanks to its mixed media artistic credentials - with art photos lining the walls and all sorts of corridors leading to other no doubt brow-raising exhibits poking out of every corner...

GIG REVIEW: Concrete and Glass ( 6 October 2008)

Concrete and Glass Friday 3rd October 2008 Review by Max Hogg I want to write about SND causing waves of amusing confusion amongst innocent East Londoners. I want to write unavoidably pretentious passages about Vladislav Delay’s mesmerising soundscapes. But seeing...

SINGLE REVIEW: Keane - The Lovers Are Losing ( 6 October 2008)

Keane The Lovers Are Losing Release date: 20th October 2008 Review by Nick Constance There are two versions on this single, one is the obligatory radio edit and the other an album version. Radio stations will probably give the spit-polished...

ALBUM REVIEW: Castanets and City of Refuge ( 6 October 2008)

Castanets Raposa’s Riveting Refuge. Review by Sean Connolly Ray Raposa’s City of Refuge deals with the compelling theme of loss and despair. His material attacks all senses with spine tingling tracks from vocal based songs such as ‘After the Fall’,...

NEWS: Disturbed To Sign Copies Of New Single At Zavvi. ( 3 October 2008)

Disturbed Indestructible Not sure what to do this weekend? Why not get yourself down to Zavvi and meet Hard Rock band Disturbed. Nervous they are as scary in the flesh? There is only one way to find out. Ten...

NEWS: The Katie Melua Collection ( 3 October 2008)

The Katie Melua Collection Release date: October 27th 2008 Single Release: Two Bare Feet Release date: October 27th 2008. Katie Melua kicks off her arena tour this month, running through to November. As if that isn't enough for you,...

INTERVIEW: The Academy Is ( 3 October 2008)

Interview by Katie Spain On the morning we caught up with Chicago-based band The Academy Is they were spent after a late London gig. These guys however, are pros and post-gig fatigue didn't get in the way of a good...

COMPETITION: The Matthew Jay Tribute Concert ( 2 October 2008)

The Matthew Jay Tribute Concert Shepherds Bush Empire, October 10th On Friday 10th October 2008 at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London, nine amazing acts will come together to remember one amazing artist, Matthew Jay, whom, just over five years...

ALBUM REVIEW: Flobots ( 2 October 2008)

Flobots Fight With Tools Release date: September 29th Review by Chris Carruthers With relentlessly political lyrics, although at times perhaps a touch naïve, Flobots are overall fairly optimistic. With almost a sense of innocence, the ‘child’s play’ melody lines sit...

NEWS: Attic Lights personalise their new single ( 2 October 2008)

We've got to be honest... we get so many press releases a lot of them go to the 'maybe I'll get to that later' folder. Usually we don't. This one struck us as, well... a bloody good idea. Score one...

ALBUM REVIEW: Hey Negrita ( 2 October 2008)

Hey Negrita You Can Kick Review by Peter Coulston I love these guys live, but it is always good to have a new album from them, to play when you are in the mood to party. Produced by Steve Aucliffe...

SINGLE REVIEW: Imojim ( 2 October 2008)

Imojim We Are Speakers: iTunes/My Space Review by Peter Coulston I saw this band a few weeks ago at the Water Rats in Kings Cross when they were on the same bill as Hey Negrita, and was very impressed with...

ALBUM REVIEW: Andrea McEwan ( 2 October 2008)

Andrea McEwan Candle In A Chatroom Release date: October 6th Review by Peter Coulston This is the debut album from this new Australian singer which was launched at the Soho Review Bar a week or so ago. It was produced...

INTERVIEW: Funeral For A Friend ( 2 October 2008)

Funeral For A Friend Interview by Zarina Raja Your new album, Memory and Humanity, is out on October 13th with the new single, Kicking and Screaming, out on September 29th. Why did you choose this as the lead single...

EVENT REVIEW: Theatretrain 2008 ( 1 October 2008)

I Don’t feel like Dancing! The Royal Albert Hall September 28th 2008 Review by Solange Moffi On 28th September, the trailblazing performing arts touring company Theatretrain hosted their latest production, 'I Don’t Feeling Like Dancing', at the Royal Albert Hall....

COMPETITION: Last Days Of Decadence Launch Party ( 1 October 2008)

You've got to love a good launch party; the booze, the canapes, the beautiful people and the dodgy DJ in the corner... Not at THIS launch party though folks. New Shoreditch High Street venue Last Days Of Decadence has pulled...