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So, it’s nearly the end of the festive season and I’ve been ensconced in films, DVD box sets and radio programmes and now it’s time to fire up my brain box and reflect on the year that was 2009. Here are some of the things in the world of popular culture that I enjoyed over…
Continue reading Kid Vinyl’s Pop Culture highlights of 2009
Some audio treats to warm up these cold days. First up, Kid Vinyl faves Kill It Kid give us a cover of Low’s Just Like Christmas… check out their webpage for a Christmas message. Secondly, The Slits’ guitarist Viv Albertine has made a free Christmas song for mailing list subscribers. Subscribe here (click the ‘News’…
Continue reading Some free Christmas music
Head on over to www.pixiesmusic.com to sign up for your FREE Doolittle Live EP, four tracks recorded on October 16 at the Zenith in Paris, on the last night of the European leg of the tour.
Looking at some of the choices in both the NME and Gaurdian Music Blog’s retrospective top album lists of the noughties, it struck me that ‘defining’ a decade’s worth of music in one list is no mean feat, especially in an era where new subgenres seem to be created during a single online search. …
Continue reading Is this it? The task of writing a decade defining list
Following the announcement of her involvement with January’s ‘Way To Blue’ series of concerts celebrating Nick Drake’s music; Vashti Bunyan will be playing six UK headline dates in April and May. She is currently working on a new album, the follow up to 2005’s long- awaited ‘Lookaftering’ with Andy Cabic of Vetiver tipped for…
Continue reading Vashti Bunyan announces a UK tour for Spring 2010
Asobi-Seksu- Live at Olympia Studios Release date: 16.11.09 Label: One Little Indian NY based dream-pop merchants dust off some of their back catalogue for this acoustic based, revisionist album recorded at legendary London studios. In the sparsity of the arrangements; Yuki Chikudate’s delicate vocals lead over acoustic guitars, toy pianos, and glockenspiels. Opener ‘Breathe Into Glass’ begins…
Continue reading [Album Review] Asobi Seksu, Live at Olympia Studios
Brooklyn based three piece The Depreciation Guild (who include two members of The Pains Of Pure At Heart) have announced their debut UK tour. Described by Pitchfork as ” Laptop pop and shoegaze” the band bring their dream-pop meets 8-bit sound to our shores to play both headline slots and support dates with The Pains Of Pure…
Continue reading The Depreciation Guild announce debut UK tour
There are perhaps 12 people on this ship who aren’t either venue staff or members of one of the two bands, and it’s a real shame as I doubt those 12 or so people will see a better show this month.Openers are Coventry’s Don’t Move, who certainly do move a lot, putting on an energetic…
Continue reading [Live Review] The Young Republic + Don’t Move, Thekla, Bristol, November 1st 2009
Jack White/Alison Moshart’s shouty guitar band The Dead Weather have announced details of a special, Halloween show in London. The gig will take place at Shoreditch church at 19:00 and is being broadcast on NME Radio. It is a free gig, but entry is strictly on a first come, first served basis so get down…
Continue reading The White Frights: The Dead Weather announce low-key Halloween show
Tonight, I’ve ventured out into the cold Brixton night to enoy an evening of folk-ish Americana and whispery Scandinavian lo-fi pop. I’m already a Tom Brosseau fan, having had the pleasure of seeing him in a beautiful Theatre in Brighton at last year’s Great Escape Festival. The Windmill is a much smaller, ‘sticky floor’ venue…
Continue reading [Live] Tom Brosseau + Lay Low + Taxi Taxi! Brixton Windmill, London 22nd October 2009