The Village Underground was the venue of choice for the headline band Half Moon Run, an industrial looking building with overwhelmingly high ceilings and exposed walls, very Shoreditch cool but undoubtedly a total bitch to sound check in. I was…
With his forth annual Boat Party on the Thames and an after party alongside Supatronix at Brixton Jamm on 13 July, we managed to talk to workaholic Elite Force in between time with his family, the office, touring the US…
“Sorry it’s taken two years to make” jokes Goldheart Assembly’s front man James Dale from a pocket-sized stage. He is, of course, referring to ‘Long Distance Song Effects’, the band’s second album that informs tonight’s launch at Rough Trade East….
Daughn Gibson’s second album ‘Me Moan’ is a refreshing catalogue of folk-like story telling set to subterranean layering of guitar twanging, electronic sounds and erm… bagpipes. Following on from ‘All Hell’ the former trucker expands with 11 eclectic tracks ranging…
In the three weeks that Jagwar Ma’s gig at XOYO was delayed by, a lot has gone in their favour. They have been showered with praise from the Gallagher brothers and received rave reviews about their debut album Howlin’. They…
On arrival at the Grand Eagle Hotel I am swiftly greeted by my hosts for the evening – Mr and Mrs Undine. Feeling a little overwhelmed, having never attended a Secret Cinema event, I look around to see an array…
I first started following Mac Miller purely because of the love for the photography in his video “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza’ but after a few more videos I compelely fell in love. His mixtape in 2010 ‘K.I.D.S’ was a…
After winning best newcomer of the year at the 2011 Ibiza DJ awards as well as ranking at number 9 on Resident Advisor’s 2011 “DJ Poll”, it is understandable that the weeks preceding the release of Maya Jane Coles’ well…
New Order are more than just a band. They are more than seminal band even. They are pioneers and aren’t far off genius having repeatedly touched perfection with their stupendous back catalogue. I can sort of understand those that have…
London town had the immense fortune of hosting the Fat Freddy’s Drop worldwide launch gig of their long awaited ‘Blackbird’ album. The seven-piece kiwi band brought the house down with a high-energy performance to 500 die-hard fans at the sold…