2006 In Review |
10. Joanna Newsom Ys
A very, VERY late entry. Would probably be higher had I heard it earlier, but even after only a handful of listens it's clear that something very special is going on here. A har...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:11:00 GMT |
The Divine Comedy - 2 November 2006 - The Roundhouse, London |
When Neil Hannon, the Divine Comedy's leading light, comes back to London in 2003, he returned to Ireland after spending 14 years in the capital he likes to veer from the norm when it comes to ven...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:24:00 GMT |
The Killers - 18 September - Camden Electric Ballroom, London |
That this is one of those 'competition winners' gigs lends the evening an air of the phony. The Vodafone TBA series is so painfully made for TV that we're encouraged to cheer an empty stage as loudly ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:27:00 GMT |
Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah! - 7 July - The Forum, London |
With a busy weekend of festivals looming, the timing of Friday's Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! gig could have been better thought out. The Brooklyn five-piece played their biggest date in London so far, p...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:29:00 GMT |
The Feeling - 8 June 2006 - ULU, London |
Okay. Quick question here - have I missed something?
Seriously. Is something passing me by? Because I hate to be left out.
The band in front of me, The Feeling, have been playing for what feels like 2...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:31:00 GMT |
Keane - 5 May 2006 - ULU, London |
It's almost exactly two years ago that Keane released their debut album 'Hopes and Fears' an album that went on to sell over 4m copies worldwide. And the last time that the band played in the capita...
Posted by on Sun, 07 May 2006 05:34:00 GMT |
Guillemots 29 March 2006 Kings College, London |
If you're going to call yourself Guillemots, then beware there are going to be pretentious traps waiting for you around most, if not all, corners. This evening, however, this four-piece band, with a...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:35:00 GMT |
We Are Scientists, Arctic Monkeys, Maxïmo Park - 17 February 2006 - Brixton Academy, London |
This is the last night of the 2006 NME Awards Tour, and a packed seemingly over-subscribed Brixton Academy is in the mood for a belter from the off. Indeed, for many here, it looks like this could...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:38:00 GMT |
The Strokes - 24 January 2006 - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London |
It wasn't that long ago that artists were challenged by the difficult third album syndrome. Nowadays, of course, it's the second album that tends to cause them most problems. So, pity The Strokes, the...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:39:00 GMT |
Antony & the Johnsons 5 December 2005 Shepherds Bush Empire, London |
Going to a live concert, and hearing the artist replicate their latest record note-for-note is never that big a deal. Indeed, many artists this year have even played the silent bits between songs when...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:45:00 GMT |
