by Steven Johnson
On first glance the prospect of Tinariwen and José González collaborating appears to be a confounding one, each act seemingly coming from different, almost irreconcilable…
by Steven Johnson
Last year Burst Apart by The Antlers graced many a publication’s end of year ‘best of’ album lists (not least our own, where it reached...
by Steven Johnson
It’s a week of gigs in London that may be missing some of the bigger names you’d expect to see but this allows us to...
by Michael Hubbard
Just before the Easter break, sometime Eel Pie Islanders Mystery Jets staged a couple of special gigs to showcase their upcoming fourth album Radlands, an...
by Steven Johnson
This month has witnessed the return of electronic/dance duo Orbital who released ninth album Wonky after a long period away. It’s been warmly welcomed, not...
by Steven Johnson
Tuesday sees Minnesota trio Low return to London to play a show at the Royal Festival Hall. We saw them play a sublime show at...
by Steven Johnson
It’s a slightly quieter this week in London for gigs, possibly not an entirely bad thing given the event-packed preceding and forthcoming weeks. It does...
by Helen Clarke
Last night we headed to London's County Hall, former headquarters of the Greater London Council, to hear Jack White's new album Blunderbuss for the first...
by Steven Johnson
This week sees the return of The Shins to the live arena, who play two shows ahead of the release of new album Port Of...
by Steven Johnson
This particular week of live music in London opens with a handful of shows by a several new acts that are sure to rise in...
by Helen Clarke
Yesterday we repaired to London's Abbey Road Studios to waggle our ears just the once at Madonna's new album MDNA. The Queen Of Pop's first...
by Steven Johnson
Last week, our London Gigs Diary couldn’t help but notice the abundance of talented female performers lined up to entertain the capital’s gig going population....
by Steven Johnson
This week sees some of the most talked about ladies of alternative music treat London to a series of shows. Tramp, the third album Sharon...
by Helen Clarke
Watching the Brit Awards 2012 on the telly, and in the arena.
by Helen Clarke
Blur are not only being written about on this blog twice in one week, but they're also set to play London's Hyde Park again, this time with The Specials and New Order tagging along for the ride in an Olympics-closing celebration of 'The Best Of Britain'.
by Helen Clarke
At last night’s War Child benefit gig at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Blur’s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon debuted a new song, entitled ‘Under The...
by Steven Johnson
Ritual Union by Swedish electronic-soul-R&B collective Little Dragon occupied its own little place in the world of music last year, sounding fresh, vibrant and distinct...
