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The Boxer Rebellion at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Veterans of an understated 15-year career that has seen them steadily build a loyal following, The Boxer Rebellion…
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The Duke at the Royal Court
Sat at a table full of audio equipment, and bearing a very slight resemblance to Marc Maron, Shôn…
By Stuart Boyland
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The Cure at Wembley Arena
Some might doubt the stadium credentials of a band so associated with angsty teenage loneliness as The Cure.…
By Stuart Boyland
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White Lies at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
After entering a three-year-long hiatus following previous album Big TV (and the tour that accompanied it), White Lies…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Joan as Police Woman and Benjamin Lazar Davis at Heaven
Clad in matching blue boiler suits, Joan as Police Woman and her band cut industrial yet stylish figures…
By Stuart Boyland
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Billy Bragg and Joe Henry at Union Chapel
Paying tribute to the freedom embodied by the American railroad on the night that would subsequently see Donald…
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Michael Moore in Trumpland
With his country just days away from perhaps the most divisive presidential election in its history, and with…
By Stuart Boyland
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Dead Funny at the Vaudeville Theatre
Much has been made of the “curse” of 2016, a year that, with two months yet remaining, is…
By Stuart Boyland
Culture
MCM London Comic Con 2016
Held twice annually, MCM London Comic Con is the biggest event of its kind in the UK. This…
By Stuart Boyland
Theatre
Bombay Velvet Live at the London Cabaret Club
The grand tradition of cabaret in London dates back over 100 years to Heddon Street’s infamous Cave of…
By Stuart Boyland