Live: The Membranes, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04-07-2015
It’s a very hot summers night in Leeds, and as The Membranes take the stage, it’s clear from the off that the temperature is set to carry on rising. Opening…
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Live Review: Gengahr – Rough Trade East, London 2.7.15, plus gallery
We were in the middle of a heat wave but, judging by the large crowd that formed in Rough Trade East on a balmy July evening, Gengahr were going to…
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Live Review: Lisbon, Bayonet, The Rocking Chair, Sheffield, 18.06.2015
Lisbon first came onto my radar last year when I accidentally caught them supporting Saint Motel at Plug in Sheffield. They were enthusiastic, exciting and totally deserving of a bigger…
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Live Review: Long Division 2015 – Wakefield 12th – 14th June
Long Division, a three day urban festival, spread over eight venues all within spitting distance of each other. Over 60 bands on offer and with the added bonus of it…
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Live Review: Eindhoven Psych Lab – Day 2
Day 2, (see Day 1 here), of Eindhoven Psych Lab commenced with a leisurely breakfast, fit for a king, courtesy of the Hampshire Hotel – Crown Eindhoven. Offered as part of a combined early…
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Live Review: Eindhoven Psych Lab, Day 1, Effenaar- 05.06.2015
“psyche/ˈsʌɪki/via Latin from Greek psukhē ‘breath, life, soul”… As the fundamental factors for any psychedelic experience are defined by set, setting and dosage – the anticipation enveloping this sophomore, 2015mg Effenaar event,…
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Live Review: Run the Jewels – The Forum, London 7.6.15
Kentish Town Forum was packed from front to back come 9.15pm, when Run the Jewels took to the stage. Killer Mike (from Atlanta) and El-P (from New York City) are…
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Festival Review: Raw Power 2015
Above: Circle – All photography by the author. You would be forgiven for thinking that a festival with a name like Raw Power would promote a very specific style of…
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Live Review: Soft Moon – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 26.05.2015
I’d like to start with apologising to my parents in advance, my dad being a hardened Joy Division man to the core, so he’ll inevitably chastise me for making any…
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Live Review: Desperate Journalist – Rocking Chair, Sheffield 27.5.15
Tonight we are in the relatively small cellar of The Rocking Chair to bear witness to one of the most adept indie bands to have emerged on to the scene…
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