Man of Moon, Acrylic and Lizzie Reid @Stereo

22nd Feb ’19 Second night in a row at Stereo, this time for a SELL OUT show. Glad I got my ticket in advance, well I didn’t actually. I bought the ticket as well as a pre-order of the Man of Moon album via Pledge Music and didn’t receive the ticket or access to the […]

Art Brut, Slime City and Marshall Chipped @Stereo

I wanted to go see them because I read Eddie Argos’ book ‘I Formed a Band’ and found it really inspiring. He is a singer who admits he can’t sing, but he doesn’t care and no one else seems to either. Eddie is Art Brut in the same way Mark E. was The Fall.

Black Clyde and the Tube Disasters, The Riot Vans @bloc+

Something about their lax demeanour suggested casual drug use from the moment they walked on stage

Mono

Kerry joked that people clapped for the brief moments of silence between songs while I worried if I would ever hear bird song again.

The Courtney it’s OK to Love

No one shouted ‘Judas’, but I did observe some heckling which is worth discussing.

Night out in Berlin: Liquid Sky Berlin, Maze

With so much to do and see in the city and not wanting hangovers to ruin our days, we allowed ourselves one ‘big night out’ in Berlin. On-line Liquid Sky promises to be the proverbial Chocolate Factory for all music-tech Charlies, so for me it was a must see.

Animal Mothers Bloody Show

The Animal Mothers opened their set with a full on feedback assault which made me regret my lack of earplugs. This was the first time I had seen them play as a full band and it felt like they had ‘grown-up’ from their cutesy-duo days, swapping novelty for authority.

What to expect from The Vaccines live

Arriving almost on time and in an amazing stroke of luck, we caught most of (what may have been) their opening song ‘Wrecking Bar (Ra, Ra, Ra)’ which set the precedent for the evening of crowd pleasing, polished punk pop that was to follow.

The Wrong Gig

After an afternoon of drinking and a long bus journey we touched down in the west end. Our swollen bladders clouding our judgement we headed to the first ATM and pub combo we could find, at the Hug and Pint.

Four Tet goes 3D

The surround sound of the PA allowed elements of sound to take on their own physical space as well as distinct characteristics. Synth stabs seemed to jutter from corner to corner, plucked melodies danced overhead. High hats seemed to sheepishly occupy the corner closest to the first aid area like so many gurning faces.