James Murphy may not have been in the loft he described in 2002's seminal "Losing My Edge" but he's come as close as possible to working on the organ sounds on his new single - "Bye Bye Bayou".
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Came across this lovely little shot at Lily Allen’s slant on the whole filesharing thang. Dan Bull has done this superbly – enjoy and give some love at Dan’s twitter hereDan Bull – Dear Lily
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Gig Of The Week: Orbital @ Brixton AcademyCelebrating 20 years of recording activity, the Hartnoll brothers make their indoor live return this month – culminating in a pair of shows at Brixton Academy. The tour is celebrating their entire groundbreaking output, from Chime onwards so expect a thumping catalogue-raiding set and a stage show to [...]
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Gig Of The Week: The Twilight Sad & Factory Floor @ The LexingtonSummer season finally starts to bite, with a much slower week this week. Still, there are still a few great shows dotted around town. The plumb draw has to be The Twilight Sad at the Lexington on Wednesday. The show happens in advance [...]
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Gig Of The Week – Marnie Stern @ The LuminaireA relatively quiet start to the week soon gives way to a first class end with my undoubted highlight being the appearance of Marnie Stern at Kilburn’s Luminaire on Thursday. The New Yorker has been around town a few times since the release of last year’s [...]
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The review for this show was already formulating in my mind as I journeyed to Chalk Farm. Desert blues band from western Africa wonderfully out of place in a venue steeped in British industrial heritage, at an event sponsored by one of the western world’s biggest brands. Culture clash anyone? Things didn’t quite turn out [...]
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Gig Of The Week – Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, Mew – O2 ArenaAlthough ordinarily I would never recommend a gig at the corporate cowshed, this little soiree should be one of the gigs of the year for those who attend. Not only is it probably the last chance to catch Trent Reznor for quite [...]
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Gig of the Week: Tinariwen @ RoundhouseContinuing my love affair with most things Malian, desert band extraordinaire Tinariwen hit the Roundhouse this Thursday as part of the third iTunes festival. Their follow up to 2007’s fantastic Aman Iman, Imidiwan, is garnering similar levels of adulation from both music and mainstream presses. Tickets for this show [...]
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The king is dead. R.I.P. Michael Jackson, 1958-2009.Photo: Richard E. Aaron
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So, you’re off to one of the biggest festivals in the world; revered and loved by all whom attend? You lucky soul! I’ve picked five acts that you shouldn’t miss and hopefully demonstrating some of the variety that Glasto is famed for. The headliners are Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur for the main stage, [...]
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Gig Of The Week – Hard Rock Calling, Hyde ParkDespite it’s frankly ludicrous comfy slippers and Daily Mail name this three day festival in Hyde Park has thrown up some very juicy acts indeed. Friday is probably the weakest headliner but strongest overall day, with The Killers topping off a bill including Howling Bells, Metric, [...]
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Morton Valence: Bob And Veronica Ride AgainReleased 4th May 2009Bastard RecordingsMorton Valence’s debut is an achingly British slab of pop, so desperate to tell us the story of the title’s namesakes that it comes packaged with a romantic novella. Thankfully, unlike many concept records, the album forms a coherent whole and begs to be listened [...]
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Gig Of The Week – Yo La Tengo @ Queen Elizabeth HallThe Ornette Coleman curated Meltdown festival dominates the London gig listings this week, with my pick being an appearance from Yo La Tengo tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Not only are the New Jersey trio rarely over here (and as an aside – [...]
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Gig Of The Week – Stag & Dagger @ 93 Feet EastI know Stag & Dagger is a multi-venue, many band extravaganza but I’ve got to pick the Fact Magazine line-up at 93 Feet East as gig of the week. They hold court with Everything Everything, TEETH!!!, Dananananaykroyd (pictured), The Twilight Sad and Kicker Conspiracy [...]
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Think the Passion Pit remix story begins and ends with Calvin Harris? Think again - Wallpaper.'s version is sweeter and alround better! Check it.
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Review of Maxïmo Park's new LP Quicken The Heart, with the album falling foul of the old 'problematic third album' cliche.
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Saint Etienne spend two evenings in the Bloomsbury Ballroom this week revisiting their 1991 album Foxbase Alpha alongside the pick of the rest of their catalogue. Although I remain unconvinced by this practice, usually in the form of the Don't Look Back series, the opportunity to catch this classic of English electropop would be too good to miss.
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Hot Chip come out on top of the pile with the first of Crisis' 'Hidden Gigs'. The location of these shows remain secret until 24 hours before the gig, and then details sent on to ticket holders. The point of this, Crisis say, is to raise awareness of the day-to-day uncertainty of homeless people's lives. The Chip are currently in the studio working on new material, making this an early opportun...
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The Empire is packed by the time we get inside, having already missed Art Brut, much more so than the other two shows I've seen here over the last week. I guess this is the buzz ticket, the touts outside weren't selling - only buying. The anticipation on the floor is heady, people arejabbering, pushing and impatient to see exactly how the band would make the step up to the big league.
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This didn't quite make up for missing them at the Scala on Monday, but the band seemed on good form previewing Sacred Trixter and Antenna from upcoming LP The Eternal before letting loose Teen Age Riot. Hard to believe that this was 17 years on since their first Jools performance, and I think their last UK TV appearance, where they played Sugar Kane and Drunken Butterfly. Wonderful glimpse into...
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