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Neil Young @ O2 Arena, London

by Steven Johnson

The last decade has been an especially productive period for Neil Young, even by his high standards. Studio albums have dropped down every couple of…



Siouxsie @ Meltdown, Royal Festival ...

by Chris White

After five years away, the return to the stage of Siouxsie, one of the most iconic, influential and enduring artists to emerge from the punk...

Bruce Springsteen @ Wembley Stadium, London

by Daniel Paton

Bruce Springsteen, as is so often the case, appears to have a job to do. In spite of the usually epic duration of his live...

Jon Hopkins @ Village Underground, London

by Michael Hubbard

Jon Hopkins‘ fourth solo album Immunity is a sublime, intoxicating monster. Inspired by the arc of an epic night out, though wrapping together far more...

The Stone Roses @ Finsbury Park, London

by Helen Clarke

No guitar band splits opinion quite like The Stone Roses; depending on who you talk to they’re either the greatest band this country has ever...

Ólöf Arnalds @ St John on Bethnal Green, London

by Helen Clarke

Life has traditionally been tough for Icelandic musicians; no matter what direction they want to take, people have always had ideas about their sound before...

Iron And Wine @ Barbican, London

by Daniel Paton

How did Sam Beam, an artist initially known for his intimate, tender, hyper-literate narratives in song form, get to be the ringleader of this Appalachian...

Festival Review: Primavera Sound 2013

by David Meller

When Primavera Sound began in 2001, it was held in the historic Poble Espanyol – or ‘Spanish Village’. The village was built for the International...

Camper Van Beethoven @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

by David Meller

Camper Van Beethoven seem pleased to be in Manchester, although there has been a mishap on the way here. “It’s nice to be back in...

Festival Review: Bushstock 2013

by Christopher Monk

The London district of Shepherd’s Bush has a somewhat downtrodden image. That’s a bit unfair, because over the years London W12 has become a live...

iamamiwhoami @ Electric Brixton, London

by Max Raymond

We’ve come a long way since the online world was first introduced to iamamiwhoami. For starters, their identity has been well known for some time...

The Specials @ Brixton Academy, London

by Neil Dowden

The rude boys and girls were out in force to welcome The Specials back to Brixton at the end of their month-long tour of Britain....

Festival Review: The Great Escape 2013

by Daniel Paton

The forecasters suggested an overcast, windy, cold and possibly wet weekend in Brighton but, much like the naysayers over this year’s Great Escape line-up (refreshingly...

The Flaming Lips @ Roundhouse, London

by Max Raymond

The last thing the audience sees at the Flaming Lips’ Roundhouse appearance – rescheduled from the previous week due to Wayne Coyne falling ill –...

Festival Review: Field Day 2013

by Helen Clarke

Since its inception in 2007, Field Day has suffered more than its fair share of mishaps, hiccups and plain old fuck ups. In its early...

Lubomyr Melnyk @ Village Underground, London

by Daniel Paton

For this second performance in his intimate two-house concert at Village Underground, Lubomyr Melnyk overcame technical difficulties to create a sustained mood of concentration and...

The Postal Service @ Brixton Academy, London

by Matt Langham

The pre-gig queue of unfortunates busted by the Met’s finest outside the Brixton Academy augured oddly well for Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello. The Postal...