Collaborative Music Blogging Project
There a few greater privileges in a music fan’s life than getting to review one of their favourite ever bands. That does however mean objectivity is a little more tricky, and by gosh do I love Yo La Tengo. Truthfully, I haven’t been as big a fan of their last few records as I am…
Continue reading [Live review] Yo La Tengo @ Barbican, London, 20/03/13
It seems more than a little incongruous to write about festivals, when I’m tapping away shrouded in a blanket and with a hot water bottle in an attempt to thaw out on a bitterly cold night. However, festival season will be upon us soon enough and today I bring you announcements about Liverpool Sound City…
Continue reading Festival News: Sigur Ros to play Jodrell Bank and Eden Sessions and Liverpool Sound City Line Up announced
30 years on from the birth of The Hacienda; The Happy Mondays and 808 State will be bringing bringing a Manchester double-header to London during the festive season for two shows at Camden’s Roundhouse on 19th and 20th December. Tickets are on sale now, priced £32.50
The summer of constant downpour is mercifully reprieved for tonight; although the beautiful venue is shrouded in apocalyptic cloud and my raincoat is at the ready. Support comes from Norweigan electronic songstress Susanne Sundfør who is performing with a male associate. The two of them are surrounded by an impressive-looking fortress of equipment. The sounds…
Continue reading M83 @ Summer Series, Somerset House, London 16.07.12
It’s a rare, balmy night in this summer of rain and the residents of Dalston are taking full advantage of the clement weather by gathering in the garden area. Unfortunately for the Mancunian lo –fi types, the garden area also has massive tv screens showing Euro 2012 and most people are jumping up and down…
Continue reading Milk Maid Album Launch, Shacklewell Arms, Dalston 28.06.12
Dear interwebbers, I may not have done a whole lot of scribing of late, but I have been listening and listening some more. Here’s a round-up of sonic nuggets and new discoveries that I’ve been wrapping my ears around recently: Western Affairs – 1999 Washington DC 3-piece Western Affairs deliver perfectly crisp soundscapes. Swooping guitar effects…
Continue reading New sounds: what’s playing on the KV Stere-O-oh!
Somerset House have added a performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg which will be the closing night concert and an additional show by Paloma Faith has been added. The full support bill has also been announced been announced including Alt J and Chet Faker supporting Temper Trap, Emmy The Great opening for Tindersticks and Eugene McGuinness and…
Continue reading Somerset House announce additions to the Summer Series
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Summer Series at London’s beautiful Somerset House throughout July. The programme includes flamboyant songstress Paloma Faith, musical comedian Tim Minchin and the ever-lovely Tindersticks. The full programme this year includes: July 07 TIM MINCHIN July 08 KATY B July 09 JILL SCOTT July 10 JILL SCOTT July…
Continue reading Somerset Series @ Somerset House gigs on sale featuring M83, Tindersticks & Tim Minchin
A Big weekend in the North… Liverpool Sound City has announced its full line up with D/R/U/G/S, Chew Lips, Pond, Eleanor Friedberger, Fossil Collective, Theme Park, PEACE, Post War Years joining the bill. The event takes place on 17th-19th May with 3 day wristbands priced at £45 Full details here: Interpol frontman Paul Banks will…
Continue reading News round up: 22nd April
Rosemary Works Project is the eponymous debut of singer-songwriter Alex Lewis and a host of multi-instrumental and vocally deft collaborators from other bands including Nicolai Prowse, Rhodri Marsden, and Nick Frater. It features instruments from the traditional guitars, drums and keys to bowed saw, mini pianos and a lot more… but I’ll use up my…
Continue reading Album review – Rosemary Works Project (eponymous)
