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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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The Presets, The Whip, Busy P & Sebastian / The Warehouse Project, Manchester

Punters whipped out of shape at eye-poppingly fun Warehouse Project

The Black Keys / Wilton’s Music Hall, London

Attack, release formula locked down by Black Keys

Foals / Astoria, London Village

Foals drive a coach and horses through Astoria, come into electric bloom

Neil Young / Manchester Apollo, Manchester

Neil Young a harvest loon in Manchester

The Cure / Wembley Arena, London Village

Robert Smith’s cronies still a real Cure-all

Eels / The Sage, Gateshead

No jellied legs for Eels

The Shortwave Set / Islington Academy, London

Stylish Shortwave Set for success

Lil Wayne / Stratford Rex, London

Lil Wayne not a fan of Eastenders