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...
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I am a bargain-hunter, blighted by the need to pay the lowest possible price for anything I desire. It is a burden. On the unfortunate flipside of my affliction, I also have an irrepressible compulsion to buy anything simply...
And today to Romania where witches are fighting for their right to dabble in the dark arts by throwing mandrake plants into the Danube. Armed with cat poo, dead dogs, and paranormal powers, the witches are protesting against the...
What better way to kick off 2011 than by posting videos by exciting new bands… Montreal is the best city in the world, I think. It churns out great bands for fun. Suuns are no different. Their debut Zeroes QC is sinister...
Proving that bad band names do not necessarily mean bad bands, here’s Freelance Whales with a blowhole-bursting bump of chirpy indie entitled Generator 1st Floor. They’re touring the UK in Jan and Feb so go see...
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...
Warpaint Interview by Tom Spooner Originally published in Spindle Magazine I swear bands used to make their debut records more quickly. All it took was 24 hours in someone’s shed with nothing more than that heady mix of cheap...
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...