Category: REVIEWS
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REVIEW: BLUR // THE BALLAD OF DARREN
Blur surprised everyone with the announcement of new LP ‘The Ballad of Darren’ and there’s a key word in there to get excited about –…
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LIVE // ROISIN MURPHY // TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
It’s kind of annoying to refer to any musician by comparing them to someone else, but there’s this unavoidable thing with disco and dance music…
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LIVE: BONNIE RAITT, BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
Bonnie Raitt is, without doubt, one of the realest to ever do it. With success coming relatively late into her career, what we’ve ended up…
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LIVE: LEMON TWIGS / TCHOTCHKE : NEW CENTURY HALL / MCR
If you haven’t been to New Century Hall in Manchester, you’re missing out on an absolute jewel on the gig circuit – original fittings, mid-century…
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SBTRKT: THE RAT ROAD
When SBTRKT were around last time, they were known for their forward thinking dancefloor chuggers, designed for those kids who weren’t necessarily into dance music…
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WHAT IS WESTERMAN EXACTLY? [A REVIEW OF SORTS]
Thanks to our brains being thoroughly banjaxed by various algorithms, sometimes you stumble across a corner of the internet and find yourself completely disorientated by…
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MARCUS VERGETTE: SCULPTURE MEETS AVANT GARDE
Not everything you listen to is designed for the club or a sugar coated three minute pop-song – sometimes things can be strange, artistic, dark,…
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DINA ÖGON MIGHT BE THE BRIGHTEST BAND ON THE PLANET
Sometimes, good music feels like it actively nourishes you and one such band that are better than vitamins are Sweden’s Dina Ögon. Seriously – you’ll…
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RICHARD OLSON & THE FAMILIARS
You might know Richard Olson from his stints in The See See and the magic, cosmic country outfit The Hanging Stars – but this time,…
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LANKUM: HEAVY FOLK STRIKES BACK
We’ve heard people raving about Lankum, and like all nosey parkers, we wanted to know what was going on to see if we would find…
