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Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club @ Brixton Academy, London

by Jack Davies

The rise of Two Door Cinema Club has been a stealthy one. Their first album, Tourist History, sold moderately well. And their recent album Beacon,…


Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Her MajestyR...

by Tim Lee
Push The Sky Away is a majestic record. It’s slow, unsmiling and doesn’t give two shits whether you like it or not, you oily pleb....
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Her MajestyR...

Plan B @ O2 Arena, London

by Philip Matusavage
There is a memorable landscape shot of the former Millennium Dome in Plan B’s Ill Manors, where the massive structure built under Tony Blair’s government...
Plan B @ O2 Arena, London

Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ritz, Manchester

by David Meller
Before their collapse, the Ritz was part of HMV’s attempt to diversify their business. Thousands were spent refurbishing the venue, including its ‘springy’ dancefloor, in...
Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ritz, Manchester

Rita Ora @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

by Helen Clarke
That Rita Ora’s debut album has spawned Number 1 after Number 1 is hardly a surprise; a lavishly produced record with an army of A-list...
Rita Ora @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Phosphorescent @ St Pancras Old Church, London

by Jack Davies
Whether it be sunset at a festival, a sticky floored basement or a triumphant stadium show, the right venue can elevate and define a gig....
Phosphorescent @ St Pancras Old Church, London

Aimee Mann @ Royal Festival Hall, London

by Max Raymond
There are some things that you don’t expect from shows at the Royal Festival Hall. This is a building that’s one of London’s great buildings...
Aimee Mann @ Royal Festival Hall, London

Richard Youngs & Damon Krukowski + Damon &...

by Geoff Cowart
In the land of the upside-down gigs, this one was king. And when it comes to musical royalty, the former Galaxie 500 and Kramer cohorts...
Richard Youngs & Damon Krukowski + Damon &...

Sahara Soul @ Barbican, London

by Daniel Paton
This wonderful evening at London’s Barbican not only served as a vibrant celebration of Malian music, but also highlighted the continuing volatile political crisis in...
Sahara Soul @ Barbican, London

Serafina Steer @ St Leonard’s Church, London

by Marc Burrows
For the official launch of her third album, the Jarvis Cocker-produced The Moths Are Real, batty and glorious multi-instrumentalist Serafina Steer has returned to the...
Serafina Steer @ St Leonard’s Church, London

Paul Banks @ KOKO, London

by Jack Davies
Just over a month ago, Interpol celebrated the tenth anniversary of their debut album, Turn On The Bright Lights, with a special re-release. One of...
Paul Banks @ KOKO, London

Solange @ XOYO, London

by Philip Matusavage
Many pop stars have a keen fascination with Shoreditch, an area of London which has seen enormous gentrification in the past 20 years and has...
Solange @ XOYO, London

Winter Sprinter @ Lexington, London

by Helen Clarke
It’s been a golden few years for indiepop, a genre that didn’t so much vanish with the bands that appeared on the NME’s infamous C86...
Winter Sprinter @ Lexington, London

Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler @ Scala, London

by Marc Burrows
It might be our last night on earth, but who cares about the coming Mayan apocalypse when there’s Christmas songs to be sung? A year...
Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler @ Scala, London

Happy Mondays @ Roundhouse, London

by Neil Dowden
The Second Summer of Love returns to brighten up two wet, wintry nights in north London. The Happy Mondays, after re-forming yet again at the...
Happy Mondays @ Roundhouse, London

Los Campesinos! @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

by Helen Clarke
Fans can make a band, and judging from the reception Los Campesinos! Get tonight, they should be playing at Madison Square Gardens, not the local...
Los Campesinos! @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

Saint Etienne @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, L...

by Jack Davies
It’s a long time since the early 1990s. For the past 22 years, Saint Etienne have been marrying electronic dance music and icy, wistful vocals....
Saint Etienne @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, L...