Music
Album review: David Starfire – Ascend
Between touring and founding the Dub Kirtan All Stars project with FreQ Nasty, David Starfire has found time to release his second album Ascend. Starfire first appeared on the scene with a hard electro-rock sound that had him touring with the likes of Nine Inch Nails. [Read More]
Concert review: Lindi Ortega at Hoxton Square Bar
Lindi Ortega is not your average country star. A self-proclaimed “Spaghetti-Western Tim Burton character” blessed with a morbid sense of humour and an eye for the creatively dark, this Torontonian enigma has one of the best female vocals in music – and you’ve [Read More]
Concert review: Billy Bragg at Rough Trade East
Promoting his new LP Tooth & Nail, folk-rock singer-songwriter Billy Bragg performed a one-off short acoustic set in London before jetting back to the US where he’s currently on tour. Despite tiredness due to jet lag, Bragg entertained the audience with tunes from his [Read More]
Album review: Kate Nash – Girl Talk
Finding moderate fame in 2007 with indie-pop hit Foundations, London-born Kate Nash has returned with her third album, Girl Talk. Opening track Part Heart instantly shows a different side to the 25 year-old Nash: an echoed and almost unfinished sounding offering with a [Read More]
Album review: Iceage – You’re Nothing
Danish rock enthusiasts Iceage reached critical acclaim for being the saviours of punk rock and bringing tunes with bite and angst back into the fray. Their second album You’re Nothing is a continuation of their trademark sound with the abrasive energy of their debut. [Read More]
Concert review: The Stranglers at the Roundhouse
After four decades, 23 top 40 singles and 17 albums, The Stranglers are still at it. Loud, crude, ugly, consistent and unrelentingly exciting. As ever, the tour bus is taking them across the country – selling out venues – performing their timeless punk rock to [Read More]
Concert review: Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
The arena at Shepherd’s Bush Empire is something different: gone are the rowdy teenagers swarming the stage, in their place are rows of orderly seats suggesting The Colonel and the Governor are throwing quite a civilised affair. Hailing from Australia and Britain, [Read More]
Concert review: Orchestra Elastique at Café Oto
London-based improvisation collective Orchestra Elastique have been floating around the scene for the last three to four years, carving a niche for themselves with noted performances at several European festivals as well as recording soundtracks for documentaries and [Read More]
Concert review: The Magic Band at Under the Bridge
One month shy of their ten-year anniversary, this Saturday saw Captain Beefheart’s backing group, The Magic Band, play their last UK tour date, bringing a slice of the West Coast to Fulham’s chic Under the Bridge. The venue, located under Stamford Bridge, held a diverse [Read More]
Concert review: Johnny Marr at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Widely revered as a bona fide musical great and industrious beyond compare, Johnny Marr cannot miss a beat, because he is the beat. He is the musician’s musician, and he’s untouchable. As natural as breathing, Marr walks onstage to flashing lights and crashing [Read More]
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