It’s been raining continuously since I arrived in Hoi An. The river threatens at any moment to burst its banks; the market is several inches deep in water, vegetable detritus and fish guts swim freely in it, and puddles...
Who is this preened pretty boy? And what is he doing in Cambodia? You can see Justin Bieber’s baby-faced features crudely painted on wooden signs outside barber’s shacks in far-flung Cambodian frontier towns and hear...
I like bands with silly names. Better still if they actually turn out to be good. The American label Afternoon Records has a penchant for the ridiculously monikered, having several superalitive acts on their roster. My two...
A dance of the morning bus of the sea of the broken spacebar of the wind in the trees of factory-farmed chickens pecking of teenage sex of raised voices of stinging slaps of piss on old leather shoes of the candle that guttered...
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...
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...