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28-07-2010 Wavves – King of the Beach

There could hardly be a more apt sounding death knell for lo-fi indie garage than Nathan Williams’ infantile pop farts. Both the genre and Wavves itself have been due a backlash for some time now.


27-07-2010 M.I.A. – /\/\ /\ Y /\

In another universe, parallel to ours but not too distant, Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam is the pivotal character in Pulp’s ‘Common People’.


27-07-2010 Sleigh Bells – Treats

Everyone seems to hear something different in the kind of piercing racket that only the pairing of a former hardcore guitarist and an ex-girl group singer could produce


27-07-2010 Devo – Something for Everybody

The album rolls back the years and sates Devo-addicts’ cravings for more of the same. The lack of artistic progression is inevitable. After all, de-evolution is real…


26-04-2010 The Black Keys – Brothers

There’s no reason why the soul or spirit of a recording studio should rub off on people who record there (…)


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Dibbler

Lest you think your cherished scribe behind the times, I have just made a foray into the oft-derided world of youth culture. Alas, my principal observation is that this so called ‘culture’ is not derided oftly enough. In mitigation, its drugs are quite good.

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Viking Craft

Slottsfjell and Øya. Two beatiful festivals. Both in Norway.

Primavera Sound / Parc del Fórum, Barcelona

Primavera sees travelling Brits undaunted by tyrants and free

Telepathe / Barden’s Boudoir, London

Telepathe get dark on London’s ass

Silver Jews / The Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester

Composed Berman delivers Manchester a dose of kosher folk

Xiu Xiu / ULU, London

Xiu Xiu bring anarchic ugliness to London, terrorise audience, depart with a wink

PJ Harvey / Friedrichstadtpalast, Berlin

Berlin head for the Big Exit as a coy PJ founders

Raekwon The Chef / Koko, London

Presumed weakest linx cooked up bewilderingly but strongly