Sleigh Bells, Digital, BrightonTuesday 15th February Every gig should be like this. On stage for just 40 minutes, Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells deliver a short sharp shot of adrenalin that leaves ear bones rattled, muscles...
Category - Live
So another year is sliding to an end, like a canvas shoe desperately pawing for friction on black-iced pavements and here it is, the albums, artists and shows I’ve enjoyed throughout 2010. Happy New Year, folks. Best Albums...
Born Ruffians Live Review Audio, Brighton 23 November 2010 Tonight’s Born Ruffian gig begins in surreal Spinal Tap fashion: an over-enthusiastic smoke machine pumping out Laser Quest levels of fake fog, the band making several...
Micah P Hinson Live Review Komedia, Brighton 8th November Entering the dark world of Micah P Hinson on a cold November night with the rain teeming down and the winter blues lurking in every shadow, it’s understandable if you...
Yann Tiersen Gig Review Concorde 2, Brighton 5th November 2010 After achieving cinematic grandiosity across numerous inventive compositions, Yann Tiersen has more than earned the right to rock out on latest effort Dust Lane. But...
Yuck with support from Fanzine The Hope, Brighton, 6th October It must be hard being Yuck – your fuzzy guitar pop is right on trend, you’ve slogged it out touring with everyone from Teenage Fanclub to Modest Mouse...
BAND THREE I sat down in a circus tent to eat a lentil daal and onion bhaji cooked by the local Rotary Club. Ralfe Band were playing and it was great. I wish they could soundtrack my every meal. Here they are with Attics.
Sparky Deathcap at Truck Festival Sparky Deathcap is from the North West. He’s a bit like Jeffrey Lewis in that he sometimes has illustrations to accompany his songs and he possesses a lo-fi charm and humour. But then...
BAND ONE I will post a video of three great bands I saw at Truck Festival this year. First up is Nottingham’s Fists. They played the Village Pub tent early on Sunday and made me dance. I had a hangover so bad that I sweated...
Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th July In the idyllic grounds of Henham Park, babies crawl after the brightly-coloured sheep grazing by the river, toddlers listen to interpretative...