Oh dear, maybe once again it’s me but there was a distinct whiff of The Emperors New Clothes about this. Surely I was not the only person who hated the grating falsetto and vamping oompahpah of accordion and piano, the wavering theramin… Read more →
It comes as no surprise that these young talents plucked from the chorus and nurtured should be so good, but in a one hour programme that skipped around the opera and song repertoire they certainly proved their worth. Angharrad Lyddon’s fine mezzo-soprano… Read more →
Joined on stage by Norman Cook, the man himself, and Skint Records’ Damian Harris; Adam Buxton hosted a retrospective of Mr Slim’s music videos that, while not completely extensive, was never less that breezily entertaining. Augmented by Buxton’s own musings on his… Read more →
The Elias Quartet continued this series of quartets with their distinctive vigour and exaggerated contrasts, again taking risks and indulging in what seems to be their trade-mark bold, emphatic phrasing. Perhaps it is Beethoven for these times of sound-bites, ‘music-on-the-move’, and short… Read more →
You could argue this performance was a piece of theatre as Suggs, lead singer from 70′s-80′s ska orientated band Madness, took the enthralled audience on a journey through his past. From rough beginnings in London (brought up by single mum in ‘tough’… Read more →
This night, where like-minded musicians gather to play their own songs plus a cover of a featured artist, was a highlight of the weekend. Tonight’s subject was Billy Bragg and it was a joy to watch the Great Escape headliner in the… Read more →
The hype around this young Irish band led to a roadblock on New Road, with the venue at capacity long before they took to the stage. Dressed in sharp Mod suits, with singer Ross Farrelly in shades throughout, they played a set… Read more →
Punk rock is alive and well and sunning itself in Catalonia it seems. The two man L’Hereu Escampa proved this with a raucous set of pounding drums, wobbly Dan Treacey-style Catalan vocals and classic Clash riffs that saw the ex-pat audience members… Read more →
After several fruitless queueing efforts it was a relief to enter The Dome to hear the Bard of Barking praising Woody Guthrie before a rousing ‘Ain’t Got No Home’; the shimmering cymbals and eerie pedal steel lifting the still-relevant lyrics. The country-inspired… Read more →
With two percussionists and a lead singer decked out in platform trainers and a ra-ra skirt, this band had clearly come to party. South African born Cata Pirata bounced around, rapping over the hard space rave like a wired cheerleader and was… Read more →
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