Thoughts
A new hobby has entered the lives of many over the last few years. It involves checking the latest trends on Twitter. It has become a thoroughly depressing pastime over the course of this year. A tweet by @alex_greenough yesterday summed this up perfectly: “Love how David Attenborough and Bruce Forsyth are trending simply because they’re old and alive” It was retweeted 1,089 times at...
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Reviews
The Big Moon are not just a great girl band. They are a great band full stop. They are fast developing into writers and players of deliciously infectious punk-pop-rock music that burrows inside you like a leech and sucks out your diseased melancholy. These London bloodletters said it first: they are “suckers for you”. Here you encounter four have-a-laugh friends whose delectable performances make you...
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Interview
I was fortunate to catch up with the MonaLisa Twins on Saturday, 30th April, 2016, between their two regular Cavern sets. We headed through the audience that had just soaked up their first batch of idyllic songs, up the iconic spiral stairs and out into the light, remarking that it was strange after just being in The Cavern. We headed off to a local Mexican...
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Reviews
I have two observations for you. Let’s face it, most people who visit the Louvre museum in Paris have only one thing in mind. They want to see that picture of the world’s first semi-smiling Emo. I’m not talking here about art/art history students but about Mr Joe Public wanting to tick off his Bucket list that he has seen the Mona Lisa smile. Likewise,...
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Reviews
Live at Studio 2, Parr Street, Liverpool. Sunday 24th April, 2016. The Magic Gang, self-titled “melody makers and vibe crafters” from Brighton can make your breaking heart crack a smile, even when that’s the last thing you want to do. In fact, they could probably make you feel upbeat if they were singing about the Texas Chainsaw massacre. Their melodies are catchy, pure, “wind-down-the-car-window” summer...
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Reviews
Some place at some time in the distant past a certain unknown band called Oasis played their first gig. Well ok it was 18 August 1991 at the Boardwalk Club in Manchester. Another quirky little band played for the first time in June 2003 at the Grapes in Sheffield. Ever heard of the Arctic Monkeys? Did anybody know at that time the dizzy heights to...
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