Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026
Documenting the madness
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Reviews, Live Reviews
On arrival at Bristol's O2 Academy, the small queue outside gave little indication that tonight's Joey Bada$$ show was a sell-out. By the time I got inside it was clear to see, as the main room was packed out and already bouncing to the bars of Nyck Caution (who is also a Pro Era
Nightlife, Reviews
It was back in 2014 when my heart was filled with adoration for Skream. Back in the Sheffield days where hundreds of people would party in a house with multiple ‘rooms’ with sound systems bigger than most official venues. He’d played at a crazy club called Fez that was so notorio
Festivals, Live Reviews, Reviews
I'll never be able to sit down and think as I used to after what can only be described as the most magically serendipitous weekend in Mexico City for the Corona Capital festival. I'd say I don't usually describe my life as a ferocious whirlwind, but I do. However, it's often in r
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The first time I saw Still Woozy was in January 2019 at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, DC. After a wavy hour of his trademark psychedelic bedroom-pop and a few Mac Demarco covers, he stopped and said to the crowd: “Well, that’s all the songs I’ve got…. Which one do you want
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Tonight's Marlowe gig was on The Thekla, I say “on” because Thekla is in fact a boat. And the converted German cargo ship, which is moored up in the heart of Bristol has become somewhat of an iconic venue. As soon as I walked in I felt this was going to be my kind of place, dark
Live Reviews, Reviews
There’s a funny thing about indie gigs. All day you’ll be telling your friends about this cool new band you’re seeing in a nice intimate venue and they’ll ask who it is. “ Lime Garden ” you reply to be received with a blank-faced “ah, cool”. But once you’ve battled the punching w
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Like a seven-year-old grasping desperately onto Christmas, Sorry have extended spooky season with their headline show at Electric Brixton. For the conclusion of their UK headline tour, crowds of misfits in their fingerless gloves, berets and mullets joined forces for one final (m
Album Reviews, Reviews
‘’I told the black man he didn't understand, I reached the white man he didn't take my hand’’ raps Loyle Carner on the second single, Nobody Knows (Ladas Road), released on his new album hugo . The openness to explore his personal experiences on issues such as race, identity, an
Live Reviews, Reviews
It was one of those nights. The venue seemed full already, yet groups of people still filtered into the crowd like water into sand. As such, I was forced to pitch up by the back bar (definitely forced, promise) which, to be fair, allowed me to overhear everyone eagerly guessing w
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There’s an energy in the air tonight. Y’know, that buzz that comes around when a collective of indie kids discover a DIY indie band from the states and want it to be their secret. But it’s no secret when hundreds of them pack into the Omeara and the body heat has you questioning
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It’s Christmas Day. You’ve woken up at 12 pm to a flashback reel of being obliterated and stealing baubles from the tree at your hometown pub, much to the disgust of your old school friends you’ve not seen since the same time last year sat quietly in the corner likely discussing
Festivals, Live Reviews, Reviews
Taking Sam’s advice and writing this en route to Budapest. Although not quite 37,000 feet in the air, instead stranded on a runway delayed for two hours in Ryanair’s finest seems like the perfect place to think back to happier times…All Points East!! The sun is shining, the peopl
Festivals, Live Reviews, Reviews
When the video intro to Tame Impala melts into a chaotic, perpetually reverberating feedback and you question if it’s your brain- you know you’ve pushed it too far. Our second day at All Points East was another success. I’ve said it already and I’ll say it again, this year’s over
Festivals, Live Reviews, Reviews
*Time freezes* It’s been a while since I’ve been drenched in beer. Some might say too long, most will say it should have never happened again, but here I am in the middle of a raging mosh pit about to shove an innocent lad over. *Time resumes rapidly* A lot has happened in lif
Reviews
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a sell-out show and really felt it. KOKO became a beehive last night as stragglers at the back were desperately trying to find any viewing point from the packed out venue. Yet, despite it being chock-a-block, it was a serenade of beautiful ind
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“Give it up for the future” yells Miles Kane speaking of Brooke Combe following their rendition of Tina Turner's Nutbush City Limits after she opened his show in Roundhouse Camden - and he’s not wrong. Combe packed a wrecking-ball-dropped-from-the-top-of-the-Shard energy from the
Live Reviews, Reviews
I’ve had a strange dislike for Miles Kane for no real reason at all. An old quote of his from 2016 or something, “I really wanted to be a frontman at that time. I hadn't been a frontman. I had a hard-on for that” stuck with me and I dismissed him as self-centered. After last nigh
Album Reviews, Reviews
“‘Cause once you go without it, nothing else will do”: the collective thought of Styles' fans for the past 890 days since Harry’s album release, Fine Line. Since leaving One Direction, the Millennial fashion and music icon has proved himself as a solo musical talent across a span
Live Reviews, Reviews
Well… hah. It was a sure sign that we were in for a treat at Spacey Jane last night when some of the adoring fans had to persuade the bouncers that they were sober enough to be allowed in. After being punched in the face by the wall of humid body heat, we squeezed ourselves in at
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Back in 2013, LA-based project Rhye played their first ever live show at London’s intimate St-Giles in the Fields Church. Last week, they returned to London to finish off their European tour by nearly selling out the legendary Troxy music hall. Not only that, but it was lead musi
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Last night Khruangbin transported us with their mellow vibes and captivating stage presence on a journey through multiple albums. With their signature minimal vocals and global influences, the sold out show was a journey from start to finish. As people from all corners of London
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“You’re like My Little Pony, but alternative”. Springing out from Camden Town tube station is always an experience. You could have your eyes closed and still know exactly where you are when you overhear things like this. In fact, there were handfuls of alternative My Little Poni
Live Reviews, Reviews
Curtis Harding kicked off his UK segment at Electric Brixton last night. The last time I was there, I was seconds away from swinging across the room on a disco ball at ABBA Disco wonderland . Last night, it felt like an entirely new venue, more intimate, almost calming. So calmin
Live Reviews, Reviews
‘Leeds’ and ‘jazz’ aren’t two words you hear in the same sentence often – so when Levitation Orchestra played Headrow House last Friday, I was keen to investigate.
