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REVIEW: James Brown – Animal House autobiography

REVIEW: James Brown – Animal House autobiography

If you were an eagle-eyed reader of the weekly music papers back in the late 80’s/early 90’s such as NME the name James Brown was synonymous with some of the most captivating articles that featured artists such as The Happy…

LIVE: The Big Moon @ NME Awards Nomination Party

The NME award nominations party took place at Omeara, London on Wednesday 17th January. The party featured a performance from The Big Moon who have been nominated for their video to ‘Sucker’, which is in the running for Best Video….

LIVE: Courts – Chinnerys, Southend 13.05.16

If you want to know what hard work, relentless energy, and slick attitude looks like; you should watch Courts live. This Essex-based band have been refining their alternative/funk sound since 2009 (with members Reece and Luke joining in 2012), and…

LIVE: FREAK – Bassment, Chelmsford 28.04.16

Radio 1’s Phil Taggart hovering in mid air, supported by some teenagers, members of Essex band Asylums in the crowd, and some enviably cool neon pink heart-shaped sunglasses; these were a handful of highlights from indie-rock band FREAK‘s debut gig at Chelmsford’s…

New Track: Courts – ‘No Lie’

“We got more energy than solar…” you heard it straight from the horse’s mouth: COURTS are the aural equivalent of a satisfying sip of alcohol on a sunny afternoon, and they’re back with new track, ‘No Lie’. Unsurprisingly, the Basildon boys’ new offering is…

AN OPEN LETTER TO: THE ‘NEW’ NME

Dear NME, There isn’t an easy way to do this, but, here goes … We went through so much together, shared so many special moments and cherished memories, through the good and the bad times you stood by me thick…

ALL TALK: NME at the Gates…

Consumption target #1: “You’re the NME, you used to be big!” Corporation Capo: “I am ‘big’. It’s the world that got small.” This week has seen the Greek people tell the EU to ‘Ay gamisou’, women’s football showing the men…

Interpol & Temples LIVE @ Brixton Academy 27.3.14

When Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley sang ‘I always used to dream of the past, but, like they say yesterday never comes’ from 1978’s ‘Nostalgia’, nights like these that spring to mind.  A prevalent argument is that if the past is not…