Taking Back Sunday have never played in Northern Ireland and the volume of people crammed inside the venue eagerly waiting out the last few minutes of what has seemed like a five year wait to see the five piece.The eagerness of the crowd is noted by Twin Atlantic front-man Sam McTrusty who seems...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // TAKING BACK SUNDAY & TWIN ATLANTIC @ SPRING & AIRBRAKE, BELFAST
REVIEW // ROCK WERCHTER FESTIVAL 2009, BELGIUM
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A different age, a different setting, and for a different kind of troubadour a distinctly European muster gathers once a year. One town called Werchter (its in Belgium). Two stages. Four unrelentingly sunny days (repeat its in Belgium not the UK). A festival of candour in a chaotic summer...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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NOIZE POLLUTION // STATION SESSIONS: BRINGING MUSIC TO LONDON’S COMMUTERS @ ST. PANCRAS STATION
One wouldn’t think it to be a good idea to slap a gig in the middle of one of London’s busiest stations; but St. Pancras International and Syllabus music have teamed up to do just that every Thursday evening in July. Taking to the stage are some of music’s upcoming yet most talented artists to play...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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COMPETITION // WIN TICKETS TO THE 1234 SHOREDITCH FESTIVAL!
Continuing on from the phenomenal success of its first year. The1234 Shoreditch Festival returns for its second outing on Sunday 26th July for 6,000 people. Again bringing with it a whole host of the best new genre defying bands and Dj’s over three stages and twelve after parties and we have a pair...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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IN PICTURES // GHOST OF A THOUSAND + THE COMPUTERS
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2 mighty rockers for the price of one to feast your eyeballs on as this distortion juggernaut rolls into Exeter!By Rob Dand... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // DANANANANAYKROYD @ LEVI’S ONES TO WATCH, VIBE BAR, LONDON
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Dananananaykroyd headlined the first night of the Levi’s Ones To Watch 5 night revue in East London last night (7th July). Playing to a rapturous, sold out crowd in Brick Lane’s Vibe Bar, the Glaswegian sextet treated them to a stunning set jam-packed with hits from their debut album, ‘Hey...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // HOCKEY @ LEVI’S ONESTOWATCH, VIBE BAR, LONDON
Who can remember a year more deliriously giddy with the sound of brand new, unashamedly ace pop music than this very one whizzing us by.Nope? Thought not. La Roux, Micachu and the Shapes, Little Boots, FrankMusik, Passion Pit, they’ve all soundtracked a hum-dinger of a year so far and, on...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // ST VINCENT - ACTOR
A rare thing it is indeed these days to hear a second album surpass an impressive first. But that’s exactly what Annie Clark of St Vincent has managed to achieve here.From the very first haunting moan from the flute, to the last string of the violin. The aptly titled second album Actor is all...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // WAVE MACHINES – WAVE IF YOU’RE REALLY THERE
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From an album opening with the line ‘the day is wasted, if you’re not wasted’ you’d probably expect Pigeon Detectivese-sque boorish lad rock, but Liverpool funclub Wave Machines offer no such thing.Specializing in fragile white-boy funk and shiny shiny melancholia, ‘Wave If You’re Really There’...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // SKINT AND DEMORALISED - RED LIPSTICK
Skint and Demoralised are made up of Matt Abbott, a twenty-year-old spoken word lyricist from Wakefield, alongside producer MiNi dOg who provides the beats to accompany Abbot’s endearing Northern twang.Their debut single, ‘Red Lipstick’, is a quirky three minute ode to a schoolboy crush that...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // KID BRITISH - OUR HOUSE IS DADLESS
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“You hold a better conversation / When born in grimey locations / And that’s where you'll find my crib / In the same area where the alkies live”Kid British, on the surface, appear to be a sort of collective Jamie T meets the Jeremy Kyle generation with this ska pop concoction of social commentary....... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // BLACK DANIEL - HEAR COMES CAESAR / I LOVE YOU BUT DON'T TOUCH ME 'COS YOU'RE SICK
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Summer is here and so are the exponents of polished, over-produced Euro-dance anthems and sickly-sweet pop with guitars to soundtrack it along with beaches in the videos.So is Swine Flu. It's hard to know what is more infectious. The swine sniffles or the first two tracks by Black Daniel.In...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // DINOSAUR JR. – FARM
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Alt. rock legends Dinosaur Jr. return with their new album Farm which displays the band’s classic sound in a modern context. Whilst fans are eager to hear the new album, those who aren’t big fans may not be aware of what the fuss is about.On the first few listens Farm sounded too much like an...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // SILENT SCREAMS + ESTATES AND STREETS @ THE UNDERGROUND, STOKE
On a Friday night, The Underground moves into the dark world of screamo, hardcore, metal and anything that falls under those genres. Dressed in the skinniest of skinny jeans, high top trainers and so many piercings, they would make a pin cushion feel ashamed.Playing to only a small crowd, Estates...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // THE RAKES – THAT’S THE REASON
When it comes to The Rakes, most music fans are of the school of thought that Alan Donohoe and co have struggled to produce anything great since their debut ‘Capture / Release.’Still, if there’s anything worth paying attention to at all on album numero trois, ‘Klang’, it’s this. A short, sharp...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // BLUR @ HYDE PARK, LONDON 3/7/09
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Meteorologists were predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms for Friday 3rd July but the only rumble anyone around London will have heard that day was the brontidual noises emanating from Hyde Park.So deafening, desperate and delighted was the cheer, nay roar, from the tens of thousands congregated...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - LUNGS
Everyone is born with a set of lungs. But no one is blessed with a pair of lungs like Florence Welch. The fiery diva has put an end to what is a year long wait for most of her fans and has released her magnificent debut album, ‘Lungs’.The album opens with single ‘Dog Days’ and is then followed by...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // MANIC STREET PREACHERS @ ULSTER HALL, BELFAST
"Please go out and have the most re-defining summer of your lives. Just go out and fucking kick it to fucking pieces and go for it!" That was James Dean Bradfield's advice to the crowd in Belfast's Ulster Hall before the Manics ripped into A Design For Life, bringing the evening to an ecstatic...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // FUTURE OF THE LEFT – TRAVELS WITH MYSELF AND ANOTHER
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Let’s shed a few words on the album cover, which deserves mentioning: It is always a good sign when you see that a band has had visual taste into choosing the design to represent their CD, and this is the case for Travels With Myself and Another.Not that a good album can be told by its cover,...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // DIRTY PROJECTORS - BITTE ORCA
Pop music has made various attempts to connect with African music. Paul Simon did it. Sting's tried it. Damon Albarn has also given it a whirl with his Mali Music project. More recently, Baba Maal, Tinariwen and Amadou & Mariam have been making a big impact beyond the usual world music...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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