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• Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Untogether
  A quarter sliding through a slot, strawberry milkshakes and a coin op arcade, several lives away. Those were the images I conjured after finishing the first spin of Letting Up Despite Great Faults‘ superb Untogether. Method of delivery: A clear red vinyl, capturing perfectly the reverb heavy synths that intertwine with the shoegaze-drenched guitars. Ah, […] […]
• A libation for Brew Records
  It’s a darn shame to see stuff like this happen, but it’s the way life throws curveballs. Leeds based Brew Records are calling it a day after 6 years pulsating loud sounds and 27 releases. Another victim of the 27 club? I personally enjoyed the releases that Brew was creating; amidst an ocean of twee […]
• Review: Alaska + Best Friends and King Tuff @ The Bowery
  Leeds-based Alaska graced the Bowery stage adorned in all-white. Was it something to do with the twinkling snowscapes of Alaska itself (as a geographer I would have liked to think so), or did they just forget their UV projector? Forgotten disco effects or not, as the set’s big hitting tunes kicked in, Alaska got the […]
• Roaming Son – History of Violence
  It probably was West Side Story‘s visual flair (and the ace Sondheim soundtrack) what really stuck and romanticised the Greaser generation. Much more so than the diluted fluff of Grease or the grim propaganda of 52 miles to hell. The mantle of rockabilly has been revived several times, sometimes unsuccessfully, sometimes quite successfully (see Brian […]
• Oxo Foxo – Disguise EP
  Legal Disclaimer: This is 85% a true story. “Let him loose.” I’m sitting in a cold room and a burlap sack has been removed from my face. Behind two floodlights, two lanky fellas are striking a menacing pose, cracking their knuckles. The silence is deadly and then they put on hunting caps. “So, where’s the […]
• Review : Live at Leeds 2013
  “It might be too early for this” I say to a friend whilst opening a Foster’s Ladler (2% ABV, with lemon) with my keys “but I guess it’s an industry thing.” Indeed, we are sitting inside the press area for Live at Leeds 2013, at the basement of the Leeds City Museum. This Press Room […]
• Review: Counting Crows @ Manchester Apollo
  It’s weird how life works. The one band that means so much to the book that your life becomes sometimes waxes and wanes in your attention, but when it’s back, it hits hard and fast. In the case of Counting Crows, my interest waned once but when they came back, they never left. Heck, even […]
• Xavier – Mudanza
  Interesting name, Xavier. You see, in Spanish (ok, in Mexican Spanish, you pedants), you can say “Xavier” or “Javier” and it will sound the same; the difference is now mostly aesthetic than phonetic. I make this simple but useful note as you’ll need it to understand where this fusion band, called Xavier, is shooting from in […]
• Invite: Mudcats Blues Trio + The Payroll Union + Canyon Family @ The Harley
  Hey, you! Don’t listen to that, listen to this… wait, no, that’s Madness‘ ‘One step beyond’. What we have here is a failure to communicate. Now, what this rambling post is actually aiming for is to invite you to a special gig we have curated with the people of Xray Horse. On May 11th, at […]
• Wake up to Mazes
  I think I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy this pretty nifty band and it’s been a while (2 months) since I’ve written about them. Since the cheque has cleared, I thought about re-posting this video. Just kidding about the cheque. We won’t sell out. Not because of principles, but because nobody wanted to bribe […]