Tag: London
Interview
A shot has rung out. A call to arms. A time for action. Man the barricades. Children of the vinylution unite. Cometh the hour, cometh ye army of vinyl warriors. To fight the assembled digital foes. A bit dramatic? Agreed! But read on… I find myself at Oval Space in East London for the second Flying Vinyl festival. There was no question of coming back...
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Reviews
To see Hidden Charms live is to see an uncontrolled explosion of feral rhythm and blues. Can I get a witness? To see them back where it all began three years ago is even better. The tension built as they toyed with the expectant audience that had gathered at the front of the stage, encouraged by hyped up, adoring members and friends of Liverpool band, Roomerz. ...
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Travel
What follows is my diary from my recent three week trip to the north of India. Being an “in short bursts” kind of typist, I’m going to publish it in two day blocks, a serialisation if you like. I hope that, in spite of you reading of an occasional hiccup, you will still want to visit this amazingly sensual and colourful nation. India never fails to impress. ...
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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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Reviews
Black Honey: Sweet Dreams or a Beautiful Nightmare? It probably takes less than a minute to get hooked on Black Honey. They are pure class A, producing fully-fledged addicts, who crave the next chemical fix released by their powerful, dreamy, other worldly music. This addict started listening to them a couple of months ago because they are on the Festevol bill in Liverpool over the...
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