Collaborative Music Blogging Project
Reverieme is the alter ego of Scottish singer-songwriter Louise Connell. She has toured with Emmy The Great, and occupies a similar territory in storytelling pop, with strong lyrics and pretty vocals. The cover of Connell’s new album, Straw Woman features one half of her face in normal makeup, the other in heavier a Day…
Continue reading [Album review] Reverieme – Straw Woman
It’s a Melbourne rock ‘n’ roll residency as Courtney Barnett brings her local pals Big Scary with her. Kicking off the first of two nights at London’s Forum. Definitely worth arriving early for, Big Scary are fitting opener for this sell out show. Officially they’re a duo comprised of Tom Isanek and singing-drummer Jo Symes,…
Continue reading [Live Review] Courtney Barnett + Big Scary @ The Forum, London 25.11.15
Melbourne Duo Big Scary release their debut single Organism on One Little Indian, on 27th November. The pair will bringing their twisted pop and (hopefully) interesting dance moves to the UK this Autumn. They will be supporting Courtney Barnett on tour, and have just announced two headline shows in London. November 25 Wed LONDON…
Continue reading [Video] Big Scary ‘Organism’
17th July 1995 was a special day in my young life, not only would it be my first ever gig, but it would be to see my favourite band, Blur. The build up was quite unlike any other I’ve experienced, even though they would go on to do much bigger gigs, this felt very special,…
Continue reading KV looks back: Blur at Mile End, 20 years on
The rather brilliant, and long-term KV favourite, Kristin Hersh granted me some of her time for an email interview. I could play it cool, but I’m not so I’ll just go ahead and state that it was a big deal for me, even though we didn’t actually meet. As I had hoped, she was engaging…
Continue reading [Interview] Kristin Hersh
Tonight’s double-header kicks off a month long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Nonesuch Records at the Barbican. This is a fitting place for a label with such a rich and varied cultural history – it has been home to the likes of John Zorn, Caetano Veloso, The Black Keys and of course tonight’s performers. Devendra…
Continue reading [Live Review] Devendra Banhart / Rokia Traoré , Barbican, London, 2nd May 2014
It’s been 3 years since KV fell in love with Salon Des Amateurs, so Hauschka’s (aka German neo-classical / experimental composer and musician Volker Bertelmann) Abandoned City was a much anticipated record around these parts. As the name suggests, this is record with a colder, more industrial sound than its predecessor. The tracks are named…
Continue reading [Album Review] Hauschka : Abandoned City
Warhol-haired, Kiwi musician and singer Connan Mockasin may be a slight figure, but he’s quite a formidable presence. Opening song It’s Your Body envelopes the place with a sound that is a heady cocktail of Pink Floyd and Prince (if the latter were singing inside a fishtank), replete with woozy, whirly guitar effects. This segues…
Continue reading [Live Review] Connan Mockasin, Shepherd’s Bush Empire 28th January 2014
A Halloween gig by my pals Without Fidel lead me to my latest audio obsession. Two of the attendees at this fancy dress shindig were dressed as characters from the utterly brilliant festival of the strange that is Welcome To Night Vale. For the uninitiated, Welcome To Night Vale is a darkly-comic podcast from the…
Continue reading KV’s Night Vale Weather Report
The stage is awash with dreamy blue hues, and powerful laser beam lights as the artist known as Ghostpoet (better known to his Mum, who is in tonight apparently, as Obaro Ejimiwe) takes to the stage with a heavy rendition of Gaasp. He’s an artist that it isn’t always easy to attach a pesky…
Continue reading [Live Review ] Ghost Poet @ Hackney Empire 24/10/2013
