Graham Coxon, Jim Noir and A+E Line |
Graham Coxon - I Just Can't Look at Your Skin"So, what appears to be the problem. Mr Coxon? Are you alright? You don't appear to be making eye contact with me? I'm sorry, what was that? You just can't...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:35:00 PST |
Hope of the States - KOKO, 23/06/06 |
Gigwise has a confession to make. Normally, were very professional, and before seeing a band will stock up on previous albums, brush up on new ones, scour forums for amusing titbits of gossip and gene...
Posted by Rob on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 06:04:00 PST |
Reviews 07/06/06 - Camera Obscura, Moco and a musical accompaniment to The Concretes |
Moco - Once Bitten, Twice Shy EPThanks to a glorious nonsensical press release, I know these things about Moco:1. Singer Steve Jones once pissed in Kate Moss' sink.2. A member of their group once work...
Posted by Rob on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:43:00 PST |
Tapes n Tapes - The First UK Interview |
You may have heard of Tapes n' Tapes, you may not. If your answer be the former - don't worry you soon will. Six months ago they were simply four guys from Minneapolis then they released what many are...
Posted by Rob on Wed, 31 May 2006 05:18:00 PST |
Tapes n Tapes. The First UK Review |
New darlings of Americas budgeoning indie scene, Minneapolis Tapes n Tapes hit British shores for the first time this week with the weight of the next big thing millstone hanging around their necks. D...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 22 May 2006 10:12:00 PST |
(Nearly) Almost Famous. How not to write a gig review. |
Here are some tips for budding music journalists starting out on the long haul of interviews/reviews/standing in the rain waiting for rockstars to walk past them.1) DO NOT turn up late and miss half t...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:36:00 PST |
Nightmares On Wax @ Electric Ballroom, 30/03/06 |
After a good run in the early 1990s albums Smokers Delight and Carboot Soul were landmarks in the early wave of downbeat chill-out electonica - Nightmares On Wax dropped off the map for a few years,...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:59:00 PST |
Calexico @ 100 Club 05/04/06 |
Tucsons Calexico have always been the nearly men of the alt-country scene. While contemporaries like Wilco and Iron and Wine have lauded critical, and in many cases commercial success, Calexico have r...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:57:00 PST |
The Michell Brothers Interview |
The Mitchell Brothers are the freshest breath of air the British hip-hop scene has had in recent years. The squabbling MCs impressed The Streets Mike Skinner so much, he made them the first signing to...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:02:00 PST |
