LIVE REVIEW: KENDRICK LAMAR @ HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON
Dedication. That was my first thought upon treading towards the HMV Apollo in Hammersmith, ruing my unwise decision to wear Chuck Taylors on slushy snowfall. I couldn’t fathom the idea of queuing for up to…
LIVE REVIEW: SWISS LIPS + BASTILLE @ THE UNION
As part of a month long residency, Swiss Lips are inviting you and all of your friends to a free, BYOB party. We headed down on The Union, just off Brick Lane, on…
LIVE REVIEW: BLOC PARTY @ o2 ACADEMY BRISTOL
About three years ago, in mid-2009, a night like this one couldn’t have felt further away. Bloc Party had begun an indefinite hiatus, post-Intimacy, and the future was not particularly clear. As time…
LIVE REVIEW: SMOKE FAIRIES
I wanted to say that they sounded like a country madrigal sung by a coven of voodoo witches. But then I saw just how many times the word ‘madrigal’ has been used in…
LIVE REVIEW: IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL WARM UP @ CORSICA STUDIOS
This year, In The Woods Festival sold out in an astonishing two weeks. With a lineup that includes AlunaGeorge, Alt J and Laurel Collective, it’s not hard to see why. Although the actual…
VERONICA FALLS IN LOVE WITH LONDON
Welcome to Vancouver. You know, we’re not that different from Londoners… I mean we have the same Queen, we use the metric system, and we often spell things the same way. We’re even…
Live Review: Ghostpoet @ Sub89
Following on from my interview with Ghostpoet at Reading’s Sub 89, I went back to the venue to watch the show. After an interview which quite frankly humbled me, I really couldn’t wait…
