Sunday, Nov 1, 2026
Documenting the madness
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On arrival at Bristol's O2 Academy, the small queue outside gave little indication that tonight's Joey Bada$$ show was a sell-out. By the time I got inside it was clear to see, as the main room was packed out and already bouncing to the bars of Nyck Caution (who is also a Pro Era
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Tonight's Marlowe gig was on The Thekla, I say “on” because Thekla is in fact a boat. And the converted German cargo ship, which is moored up in the heart of Bristol has become somewhat of an iconic venue. As soon as I walked in I felt this was going to be my kind of place, dark
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‘’I told the black man he didn't understand, I reached the white man he didn't take my hand’’ raps Loyle Carner on the second single, Nobody Knows (Ladas Road), released on his new album hugo . The openness to explore his personal experiences on issues such as race, identity, an
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Tl;dr - go see that small band in the small venue - accordions are the new keyboards It’s not often you buy tickets to see a gig from an artist you don’t know after hearing 2 songs. However, that was the case with Cardinals. As the Spotify algorithm jolts me out of my mundane w
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WINTER It’s a cold and frosty winter evening as thousands of fans make their way to Wembley Arena to see Kahan take the stage. (In reality, it was an unseasonably warm 16 degrees in London in February but it reads better if you pretend.) He’s aware of the emotions his songs evok
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Amidst the backdrop of the historic Royal Albert Hall, Little Dragon closed out their European tour last week in a stunning portrait of the power of collaboration. They were on the road with DC-based duo April + VISTA (see images here) for both the North American and European sti
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The first time I saw Still Woozy was in January 2019 at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, DC. After a wavy hour of his trademark psychedelic bedroom-pop and a few Mac Demarco covers, he stopped and said to the crowd: “Well, that’s all the songs I’ve got…. Which one do you want
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Taking Sam’s advice and writing this en route to Budapest. Although not quite 37,000 feet in the air, instead stranded on a runway delayed for two hours in Ryanair’s finest seems like the perfect place to think back to happier times…All Points East!! The sun is shining, the peopl
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“‘Cause once you go without it, nothing else will do”: the collective thought of Styles' fans for the past 890 days since Harry’s album release, Fine Line. Since leaving One Direction, the Millennial fashion and music icon has proved himself as a solo musical talent across a span
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Back in 2013, LA-based project Rhye played their first ever live show at London’s intimate St-Giles in the Fields Church. Last week, they returned to London to finish off their European tour by nearly selling out the legendary Troxy music hall. Not only that, but it was lead musi
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Last night Khruangbin transported us with their mellow vibes and captivating stage presence on a journey through multiple albums. With their signature minimal vocals and global influences, the sold out show was a journey from start to finish. As people from all corners of London
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In the last 30 years music hasn’t really changed. This may seem a mad statement, but is there any truth in it? Well yes - quite a bit actually.
