Sunday, June 9th, 2013
I had two-thirds of this initial review written by March, and I thought I was going to get a good jump on my posting of music I'm listening to this year. Then I got kicked out of my groove, like a needle skipping on a record, and ended up listening ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2012
My final set of gigs for the year had a busy month of November, which turned out to be not quite as busy as I expected, thanks to illness. I still managed to squeeze in a bunch of gigs, and had some good nights out. There were a couple of ...
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Sunday, November 27th, 2011
More gigs! I am trying to Get Out More and seeing live music has long been an activity I've enjoyed. It seems the obvious way for me to do something away from a computer, even if I end up seeing Bo Ningen a dozen times this year. They like to ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
It looks like back in 2010 I was still endeavouring to write a review for gigs the day after I attended them, the habit tailing off towards the end of the year. I find it difficult to be thorough and timely, particularly if I don't have much to say, probably ...
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Sunday, September 25th, 2011
I have been remiss in reviewing gigs I've been to for quite a while now. I have wanted to keep them timely and accurate, jotting down notes on my tube journey home to write a review the next day, but external pressures don't always make that possible, nor do I ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Almost half of the year is gone and it has taken this long for me to work out what I want to write about my first collection of new music. There is plenty to listen to and more is coming out every month, and I'm reading between the lines and ...
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Playing to London's Electric Ballroom in Camden it's The Joy Formidable's largest gig yet, and Ritzy is clearly thrilled to be here. But she is trying hard to hide her smile, keeping a cool demeanour for all the cameras pointing at her as the first song of the set ...
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Better late than never is my final review of the music I bought in 2009. I have mashed together what was originally going to be two posts in to the one, lest I find myself reviewing some of last year's CDs in June.
After getting Slow Club's single Let's Fall ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
I don't much care for the current trend of 'branding' venues, and I won't refer to a venue by including its ephemeral brand. But Sailor Jerry Rum is not merely adding its name to an event, it is throwing a series of Christmas parties. Each gig, including tonight's ...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Oh my goodness, it's November and I am only just posting a second music review of 2009. It looks like I will have four reviews to complete for music bought this year, so I'd better pull my finger out.
I am over a year late in buying the second album ...
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