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REVIEW: Give It A Name (21 May 2008)

Give It A Name Festival Sunday 11th May 2008 Review by Emma Dalby After saying goodbye to the glorious summer’s day we finally ventured inside the dark air-conditioned cave that was Earls Court. Surprisingly the festival atmosphere was not lost,...

REVIEW: The Chemical Brothers (10 September 2007)

The Chemical Brothers Trafalgar square, London Review by Adam Walker First up were the Scissor Sisters last year, and last night The Chemical Brothers became the second big act to stage a show in the awesome setting of Trafalgar Square....

GIG REVIEW: Wolfmother ( 8 February 2007)

Hammersmith Apollo - Feb 6th 2007 By Matt Killeen Prog. Progressive rock. That's what Wolfmother are all about apparently. The New Prog in fact. Well, I've got all the early Genesis albums, the ones with Peter Gabriel dressed as a...

REVIEW: Imogen Heap at The Roundhouse ( 7 February 2007)

Imogen Heap @ The Roundhouse, Camden, 31 October 2006 By Cheryl Jacobs Making her entrance on a flying broomstick, wearing a pink flower prom dress and sporting her trademark birds' nest hair and heavy theatrical make-up. Imogen Heap made a...

GIG REVIEW: Ben Folds ( 6 February 2007)

Hammersmith Apollo Thursday 23rd January 2007 By Matt Killeen The bastard love child of Vince Guaraldi and Billy Joel was returning to our shores to hock an album of B-sides and EPs. Now normally I'd frown on that kind of...

GIG REVIEW: 12 Bar Club, Zarathustras Night ( 5 February 2007)

Venue of the Week By Peter Coulston 12 Bar Club, Zarathustras Night 1 February 2007 Alright guys, I know I covered the 12 Bar only a few weeks ago, but I always go to this venue on the first Thursday...

GIG REVIEW: The Arcade Fire ( 5 February 2007)

THE ARCADE FIRE - ST. JOHN'S CHURCH - 29/01/07 By Joanne Conlon Having witnessed this evening's event in St John's Church, Central London, I can safely say that The Arcade Fire are nothing short of inspiration in its purest form;...

GIG REVIEW: The New York Howl ( 2 February 2007)

The New York Howl - People Will Come To See us Ride By Joanne Conlon A mid-summer Jeffrey Lewis outing in Brixton is where I first encountered this Dickensian chimney sweep-looking mob, and while I was left surprisingly unenthused by...

REVIEW: George Michael - Wembley Arena, London (27 December 2006)

By Nick Levine Gig played on 12/12/06 In a world where it's possible to earn fame by neglecting to leave a house in North London for 13 weeks, is there anything rarer than a forgotten superstar? But, think about it,...

REVIEW: Christmas at THE BEDFORD, Balham (22 December 2006)

MUSIC-LIVE IN LONDON by Peter Coulston Christmas at THE BEDFORD According to that great comedian, actor and Goon, Peter Sellars, Balham is the gateway to the south. Well, I could suggest better ways to get to Brighton; but he was...

Review: Signed/Unsigned (13 December 2006)

SIGNED/UNSIGNED Hackney Empire, London December 13th 2006 By Paul Case No less than eight bands on tonight at the Hackney Empire, and all for absolutely free. Can't ask for any more than that. Free beer would be nice, but, aside...

Lemar at the Jazz Cafe (11 December 2006)

Reality TV - you've got to love it... or not. Most 'Fame Academy' contestants come, sing a few wobbly tunes and then drift off into obscurity. One soulful diamond in the musical rough though is Lemar. After competing in the...

Review: Pink ( 1 December 2006)

We asked for your reviews and boy are you delivering! Here's what Mr Walker had to say about the lady with 'the hair' when he saw her last week: Not many people associate the colour pink with rock and roll,...

Review: Strike Anywhere, Camden Underworld (19 November 2006)

Camden Underworld, London November 11, 2006 Richmond Virginia's Strike Anywhere - arguably punk's most prized band at the moment - have a third album released on Fat Wreck (Dead FM - seriously, listen to it), a loyal, passionate fan base...

Review: The Knife - The Forum (30 October 2006)

The Knife The Forum, London October 2006 By Zarina Raja A late start for the highly anticipated Swedish brother and sister electro duo worked in their favour because in each minute that passed, the audience grew more and more excited....

Review: Switches, Archway Tavern ( 8 July 2006)

Switches Archway Tavern, London, July 7th 06 By Zarina Raja London based Switches are undoubtedly the best new power pop indie ensemble to date. They successfully weaved their fast, poppy and well polished songs out to a devoted crowd as...

Review: Metric, The Beach Club ( 1 June 2006)

Metric The Beach Club, Brighton May 2006 By Zarina Raja It was certainly no dead disco. I had been slightly dubious before the gig when I bumped into a seemingly distracted Emily Haines, hood pulled up and hair over her...