Gig Reviews

Everything in its right place? Radiohead
Everything in its right place? Radiohead
Radiohead: new album - check. UK Festival dates: erm, no. Instead their own two-day 'residency' at London's Victoria Park. Half the price of a festival and just two acts on the bill. Suddenly a trip to see them in Europe sounds more reasonable...
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An urban fairytale: Bestival's Bandstand
An urban fairytale: Bestival's Bandstand
Today's bandstands are usually where old women feed pigeons or chavs collate to swill cans of Carling, so why are hundreds of people three-storeys below ground watching Mark Ronson in a top hat?
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Return of the Jedi: DJ Yoda goes cinematic
Return of the Jedi: DJ Yoda goes cinematic
DJ Yoda shot to fame by basically becoming a hip (hop) wedding DJ. Tonight he is to play a sell out gig at Camden's Koko with his latest sidestep, the Magic Cinema Show. Cue classic tunes, classic films and plenty of popcorn.
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Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip @ Mr Kyps, Poole
Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip @ Mr Kyps, Poole
Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip are a force to be reckoned with.
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Art Brut - Luminaire, London
Art Brut - Luminaire, London
Art Brut are one of the funniest, most original and catchy bands to come out of the D.I.Y London scene in the last few years and have built up a loyal following that pack out The JD Set at London's Luminaire.
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Kate Nash - Hammersmith Apollo, London
Kate Nash - Hammersmith Apollo, London
As gale-force winds batter the UK Kate Nash is bringing her whirlwind year to a close at Hammersmith Apollo with more expletives than an Eminem concert.
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Laura Marling - Union Chapel, London
Laura Marling - Union Chapel, London
Folk was once widely regarded as a smelly hippy genre, but without a beard or a tie-die shirt in sight, the young Laura Marling is helping to destroy all of those preconceptions.
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Reel Big Fish - Astoria, London
Reel Big Fish - Astoria, London
There's something about the concoction of pacey rhythms, brass fanfares and all out attitude that make the genre of ska infectiously entertaining and downright liberating.
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Biffy Clyro - Liverpool Academy
Biffy Clyro - Liverpool Academy
Despite the adverts proclaiming otherwise, there's no such thing as a small or intimate Biffy Clyro show these days.
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NME Awards Tour - Brixton Academy, London
NME Awards Tour - Brixton Academy, London
Love or hate the NME, they do have a knack for pulling together a load of ill-fitting bands into something that sounds as if it might actually work.
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The Horrors and Crystal Castles - London Astoria
The Horrors and Crystal Castles - London Astoria
A true 80's kid could easily conjure up the sound of Crystal Castles as the duo take their name, inspiration and sound from the wonderful era of the video game.
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Queens Of The Stone Age - Southampton Guildhall
Queens Of The Stone Age - Southampton Guildhall
A Queens Of The Stone Age gig has become something of a rarity in the UK. With a fifth album out and a new line up, the band are set to unleash their well-oiled-desert-rock onto a sold out crowd.
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Metronomy - ICA, London
Metronomy - ICA, London
Tumbleweed whistles down Old Street. The Old Blue Last stands empty. The lanes around Shoreditch are a husk of their trendy selves. A post-apocalyptic utopia where pointy haircuts and smug self satisfaction have been wiped off the map?
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