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...
David Ford Live Review Koko, London 8th July 2010 David Ford may not have the exposure he deserves, but he’s certainly bagged some of the best fans going. And they’ve all made it out on this muggiest of nights to sing...
Scout Niblett is England’s answer to Cat Power, but thankfully minus the tantrums. Although lacking Marshall’s infamous temper, Niblett shares with her the ability to convey goosebump inducing anguish. On latest album, The...
The Komedia, Brighton 20/05/10 A volcanic ash cloud may have prevented anti-folk supergroup, The Bundles, from coming together in Brighton tonight, but it failed to perturb the exuberant Jeffrey Lewis. In honour of his stranded...
Wolf Parade Live Review The Concorde 2, Brighton 17/05/2010 Montreal bands are cool; it’s a given. Yet Wolf Parade may have damaged their credentials after spending the afternoon on Brighton beach playing a game called ‘rock...
Record shops are never busy; they are the domain of that rare oxymoronic creature, the cool-nerd. Each time the door opens in a record shop, it is an event; music escapes out into the world, a person gets sucked inside. On the...
I went to Teignmouth in Devon on holiday. I visited the pier and here is what I saw.