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  • Attend the Ballad of Sweeney Todd

    Sweeney Todd @ Sheffield Lyceum, March 15th 2011. Synopsys: London, Victorian times. A happy-go-lucky sailor is wide-eyed about being in London, a place like no other. The grimy tired faces of passers-by and the foggy atmosphere do not deter him from his excitement. Then his travel companion, a man they found adrift at sea and…

  • Terse memories of spring

    Sun Kil Moon – I’ll be there The skinny : Mark Kozelek, the master of great covers. The review proper: 3 covers from very different artists and an alternate take. Stream – ‘I’ll be there’

  • Spirit of the City

    Album Review: Memphis – Here Comes a City Memphis is a duo composed of Torquil Campbell from Stars and long-time friend Chris Dumont, and the pair have been making music together since the 1990’s. I am quite familiar with Stars, at least well enough to know that Campbell is a consummate live performer, so I…

  • Songs for hamsters in chocolate mugs

    Nat Johnson & The Figureheads – What the heart pours into The skinny: An EP of rocking songs! The review proper: Exactly what it says on the tin. Stream – ‘Margot’

  • Come to my pod

    Cats:for:Peru + Zapp Brannigan @ Sheffield Hallam Hubs, Pod A A gusty Wednesday brought me to the Sheffield Hallam’s Hubs, that strange maze of party rooms, bars and never-ending binges. Below, people massed to see some football match between squads I have no knowledge of. Music first, sports later.

  • Double ethereal negative

    Kontakte – We move through negative spaces The skinny:Cinematic and expansive. The review proper:But don’t call it “post rock”. Stream – ‘With glowing hearts’

  • Paving Stones – Matthew P

    Matthew P

  • Sharpening her teeth

    Louise Distras – Heartstrings on a hand grenade The Skinny: Still angry… The review proper: …and still acoustic. Stream – ‘This is your life’

  • Adam Duritz’s Porcelain Heart

    Adam Duritz – All my bloody Valentines The Skinny : Adam Duritz pulls a Mark Kozelek… The review proper: … and does a free album of covers. Stream – ‘Oh my sweet Carolina’.

  • One fine night at Bungalows and Bears – LA Shark

    It was a cold night in Sheffield, my camera was failing and I went into Bungalows and Bears for sanctuary (and maybe some pear cider).