In the lead up to Kate Middleton’s childbirth, the UK and most of the western world, were on tender hooks after months of media attention on the “royal baby” and yet no more than a week after; it was forgotten about. Cannibal Ox had the potential to suffer the same…
The label Godfather is not a name that is given out without being rightly earnt – vibraphonist Roy Ayers is undeniably the Godfather of Neo-Soul. He started his musical journey by recording as a bebop sideman in 1962 and after dropping out of college joined jazz flutist Herbie Mann in…
I’ve seen a few shows in St George’s Church; all of them excellent. None of them felt more appropriate than the concert by Sun Kil Moon. Mark Kozelek delivered a performance so passionate yet natural, and narratives so finely tuned yet ephemerally flowing on a wave of spirituality, that there…
After the much publicised deterioration of San Fransisco’s Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM), you would think Anton Newcombe would have stayed well away from a notoriously unforgiving music world. I first came across Anton in the fantastic documentary film, Dig!, which follows the tragic love-hate relationship of bands The Dandy Warhols…
When Pere Ubu’s front man and only consistent member David Thomas arrives on stage he strikes a fragile figure. Supported by a cane and spending the duration of the gig in a chair – it’s quickly revealed that Thomas was in intensive care only two days prior to the show.
Often is seems the music of Micachu and the Shapes is labeled pop, albeit very experimental pop, because well, what else are you meant to call it exactly? It really does feel like what they create is like no one else around at the moment, with the only discernible feature…
The sold out Latest Music Bar were treated to an evening celebrating, in a typical eccentric and dramatic way, the release of Brighton band CLOWwNS debut album The Artful Execution of Macho Bimbo. They have been gaining a monumental reputation for bizarre and energetic live show that lives long…
Best Friends have always been a band to embrace all things DIY, from the homemade feel of their videos to the lo-fi sound of their garage rock-pop. It’s immediately apparent tonight will keep things in a similar vein with one look at the shambolic banner for the band’s name. Basically…
To me, The Go! Team has always been first and foremost a live band, creating music with the primary function of getting a crowd of people moving. But whilst new album The Scene Between is still undeniably The Go! Team, it seems to be operating at a slightly lower voltage…
John Coltrane's A Love Supreme album of 1965 is considered one of the greatest jazz albums of them all, a spiritual and devotional work that also became a suprise best-seller, despite the avant-garde overtones of the music. Love Supreme, the festival (and no 'A'), could also be…