The last time I saw British Sea Power was at Guilfest last year. It was a blustery and overcast day so I can understand why it didn’t look sold out but that is no excuse for the fact that only around 10-15 people saw them. They were easily the best band there on the day [...]
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TGE 2009: British Sea Power at the Sallis Benney Theatre
TGE 2009: Friday round up
After being rejuvenated by the brilliance of Slow Club, I needed to kill some time before British Sea Power, so I went to the Pavilion Theatre to catch The Phantom Band. I’ve featured them before on Musical Chairs and it was certainly intriguing to watch them in the flesh. Only then do you get a [...]
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TGE 2009: Slow Club at Po Na Na
I could have seen one of three bands at 8pm on a Friday evening. I could have headed to the Pavilion Theatre to catch the hotly-tipped Crystal Antlers or to the Sallis Benney Theatre to catch Mystery Jets (who ultimately didn’t show according to message boards on the internet), but in the end my heart [...]
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TGE 2009: Conferencing - Future Of Physical Music Retail
I had one conference call on Thursday afternoon and it was one I was looking forward to.Future Of Physical Music Retail (Speakers: Phil Barton, Simon Coates, Stephen Godfrey, Gary Warren):It was clear that this was to be an interesting discussion and it came to a head on a couple of occasions when Phil Barton, head [...]
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TGE 2009: The Maccabees at the Corn Exchange
And so it is just after midnight on the opening day of The Great Escape that perhaps the most anticipated band among the majority of the crowd takes to the stage. For Brighton-based indie rock five-piece The Maccabees this is the biggest show they’ve played in their hometown and they show absolutely no sign of [...]
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TGE 2009: Thursday late night round up
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After the brilliance of Future To The Left I headed back to Pavilion Theatre to catch a band that I had also eagerly anticipated - The Acorn. One of my favourite Canadian artists at present, this was a good chance to see them on a smaller stage following their Wembley Arena support slot with Elbow. [...]
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TGE 2009: Future Of The Left at the Sallis Benney Theatre
I had been anticipating this performance for quite a while. I’ve had certain people telling me that Future Of The Left are brilliant and upon the announcement that they would be playing a few months, it made me check out their debut album, Curses. Needless to say, I was an instant convert. So I was [...]
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TGE 2009: Thursday evening round up
Typically, as soon as evening strikes and I start to go and see bands, the rain begins to fall. It doesn’t dampen my spirits though as I make my way into the main hub of the city for the first batch of live music of The Great Escape.My first journey was to the Pavilion Theatre, [...]
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TGE 2009: Conferencing - the state of the industry
My Great Escape began pretty damn early on Thursday morning as I went to the Thistle Hotel to get my delegate pass. I then hung around the lobby, trying to wake myself up fully, before heading into the Renaissance Rooms for the first few talks of the weekend.Since You’ve Been Gone (Speaker: Chris Carey)The opening [...]
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The Great Escape 2009: An Introduction
From Thursday to Saturday last week I was down in Brighton to cover something known as The Great Escape. For those who are somehow unsure as to what it is then I’ll explain. Three years ago when it started it was dubbed as Britain’s answer to SXSW in Austin, Texas. It isn’t far off. This [...]
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The Great Escape Day 3 - Live
10:52:37 AM: Morning. Final day in Brighton. Late start for me in termns of conferencing with a Fight Like Apes show inbetween. #tge10:53:11 AM: There are also rumours that Bearsuit are playing a free show in the afternoon. Keep an eye out… #tge12:00:57 PM: Bearsuit are playing the Fortune Of War at around 3! #tge1:04:50 [...]
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The Great Escape Day 2 - Live
3:47:22 PM: Have finished my conferencing for the day. Fergeal Sharkey is a delightful character. Tomorrow will see a talk about Form 696 [continued...]3:48:25 PM: A representative from the Met Police is taking part and he could well be scorned upon. Anyone with any question suggestions?3:51:21 PM: For those who don’t know what Form 696 [...]
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Placebo at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
The last time I saw Placebo was at Wembley Arena in 2006. Admittedly, this had to do with the crowd for the most part but on the whole it felt cold - no character and no enthusiasm behind all the flashing lights on stage.The gig last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire was a million miles [...]
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The Robocop Kraus
Last week I saw The Robocop Kraus as a support act for Art Brut at the Electric Ballroom in Camden. When I saw that the singer had a fine moustache and a bright turquoise jacket I was expecting the worst.I shouldn’t have gone in with low expectations. They were brilliant and possibly one of the [...]
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Jamie T unveils new EP
The talents of Jamie T will once again be brought to the forefront this summer with the release of a new EP - the Sticks N’ Stones EP. This should give fans a taster of what is to be expected from his second album (his first, Panic Prevention, feels like it was released ages ago [...]
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Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (Live)
Merriweather Post Pavillion may not be a masterpiece (let alone the album of the year so far) but it is still a solid album. Animal Collective will be over in the UK for some festival appearances later this summer and a gig at Brixton Academy in August but for those who can’t wait until then [...]
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Go:Audio - Made Up Stories
Made Up Stories by UK punk pop band Go:Audio has had a troubled life before it had even been released. It was meant to be released last year on Epic Records but after the band and label parted ways the release was postponed to last January. A week before that release date, it got postponed [...]
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Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown is the album that follows the rather brilliant American Idiot. For the past few weeks I have been scared about this album. I’ve been afraid based on the two tracks I had heard before the album arrived (the title track and Know Your Enemy) - they weren’t bad per se [...]
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The Musical Chairs at The Great Escape
The constant deadlines I face at university combined with a slow news day means I should procrastinate by telling you, the reader, how I plan to cover The Great Escape. Next week, The Musical Chairs will operate as normal for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. After that, there’ll be no more proper articles of any sort [...]
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Doves - Birds Flew Backwards (Alternative Version)
Birds Flew Backwards is one of the more intriguing tracks from the current Doves LP, Kingdom Of Rust. With its sitar-based intro and harmonised vocals it is definitely one of the highlights and you can imagine the delight of Doves fans everywhere with the surprise announcement of an alternative version of the song available as [...]
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