Moneen - Hold That Sound

As ever, teetering on the verge of memorable Read more

And What Will Be Left of Them? - The Hi-Fi Low Life

Nope, wrong band. No, you’re thinking of ‘And So I Watch you From Afar’. Sure? You’re thinking of ‘…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’, then. Read more

Melodramas - EP One

The problem with the UK music industry is that it has an annoying tendency to jump from fad to fad, no matter what genre there is always a multitude of imitators that suddenly spring out of the woodwork and leech from successfully tested musical formulas. It’s no coincidence that after Winehouse came Adele and Duffy, when Take That reformed; Boyzone buried their differences and became chums again. Read more

Daniel Merriweather - Change

If the name “Daniel Merriweather” sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because it was his soulful voice which was used in Mark ‘Bring on the trumpets’ Ronson’s, cover of The Smiths ‘Stop me if you’ve heard this one before’, and now, having being signed up to Ronsons label, he is ready to take over 2009. Read more

Crystal Antlers / Delta Spirit / Banjo or Freakout @ The Borderline, London, 27th January 2009

Last year Charing Cross Road boasted three of our capital’s most well-loved gigging venues. Read more

Che: Part One [Movie]

I have to confess, I am one of those annoying people, who love Che Guevarra without really knowing much about the man.

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Slumdog Millionaire [Movie]

Ever since Danny Boyle broke onto the film scene with Shallow Grave, he has gifted us with wonderful films. Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, and now, Slumdog Millionaire. Read more

Justice @ Matter, London 25.10.08

Whilst making my way to London, via various “Rail Replacement” buses, some thoughts occurred. Firstly, two hours sleep was probably a bad idea. Secondly, if I had wanted to catch a bus, I would have booked one. The reason for the sleep deprivation wasn’t my fault, Erol Alkan tearing up a set in a one hundred and fifty person club in your rather small hometown, is not a spectacle to miss. Read more

The Nearly Men: Bedhead

It takes a pair to cover a Smiths song; only a select few have really ever managed to pull it off, and The Nearly Men are probably well aware of this. But we’ll get to that in a minute. The opening, title track, of this EP is a jaunty jangle fest of acoustic guitars, organs and 60s beat percussion; sounding pretty promising no? Read more

Lapels: Painted Skeletons

For those first few seconds of ‘Painted Skeletons’ the heart wishes that the band were about to break into Virginia Plane by Roxy Music as the piano intro promises something big. What we get is a tired sounding guitar hook and some pretty loose musicianship. Shame. Read more

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