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Gig
Tonight is a sellout and it’s getting quite difficult to move around. The Arches in Glasgow is a repossessed set of subway tunnels that have become a venue which hosts everything from clubs and gigs to business conferences and, apparently at...
Album Review
Various Arists / Every Little Smile - Thai Flood Relie...
As soon as this one was announced I was stoked. The Compilation album 'Every Little Smile' is a project started by Hayato Imanishi of Cyclamen and Withyouathome, currently living in Bangkok, to raise money for the cause of helping victims of...
Album Review
Death Cab for Cutie / Codes and Keys
Upon signing to Atlantic several years ago, you would have found it difficult to begrudge Death Cab For Cutie’s opportunity at more mainstream success. After several excellent albums on local independent label Barsuk, the extra...
Album Review
Bright Eyes / The People's Key
Conor Oberst’s latest musical creation with Bright Eyes begins grippingly, true to form, with a sample of monologues about space, time and reptilians spoken by a friend of Connor’s whom he met while making a record. It works so...
Single Review
Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
Following the departure of John Frusciante, the verdict has already been made on this lead single before it has even been released by certain sects of the church of Frusciante. All over internet forums and message boards, fans of the band are...
Gig
After a scorching hot day wandering the streets of London, I make my way to the tube stop nearest the grand and towering venue that is the Alexandra Palace. Arriving at the venue via an unlicensed and definitely illegal taxi, I am just in time to...
