Primal Scream
In the mid to late 90s I must’ve seen just about every indie band going, but for some unknown reason I had never managed to catch Primal Scream live. This gig at Manchester Academy, their last of the year, showed me just...
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The Meaning of Michael Nyman
As Michael Nyman silently took his place at the piano stool, any notion of an amiable saunter through the composer’s back-catalogue with cosy anecdotes about Peter Greenaway or Jane Campion had already been dispelled. I...
Read MoreIt’s got to be…the Perfect Eddi Reader
“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth.” This (now, somewhat clichéd) sentiment by...
Read MoreCall the cops: Happy Mondays are back in town
From the darkness appears a shaman anointing the air with his beaded rattle, his trancelike state allowing him access to the spirit worlds where he channels the crowds’ energies into his own ritualistic ecstasy. He shakes...
Read MoreRacing the Loser with Lau
Since their emergence in 2006, Scottish folk supergroup Lau have established themselves at the top of the UK folk scene, picking up awards with almost embarrassing regularity. The Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Best Group of 2013...
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