Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026
Documenting the madness
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It’s haunting. No one can quite put their finger on it, yet nearly everyone has felt it. It touches you, making the touch of everything else feel significant. You don’t notice the slight breeze on your face from the air conditioning until the first notes start playing. Your breat
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Getdown Services call themselves “Britain’s best band,” and honestly, after last night, I’m not arguing. The Minehead-born, Bristol-based lads turned Camden’s Electric Ballroom into a sweaty, chaotic sermon of sarcasm, funk, and full-throttle weirdness. The kind of gig where you
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Before the chaos erupted, Swedish support band Boko Yout set the tone with something entirely unhinged. Clad in Boy Scout-style uniforms and led by a frontman wearing a head torch like some deranged forest guide, they delivered a frenetic, psych-tinged assault that felt like
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You’d think Neon 194 was primed for absolute carnage. A couple next to us looked like they’d reached the pinnacle of their come-up, a shot girl wobbling under a tray of Jägerbombs that could’ve doubled as a buffet spread, a bar in the back, and a crowd so rammed it felt like a t
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The curtains were hoisted up to a Kraftwerk-style Franc Moody. On their straight-edge, LED-lined pedestals, surrounded by light smoke, the only thing missing was robotic movements. Those moves weren’t just absent; they’d be impossible with the sheer clout of the bass drum that pu
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At first sip, Girl Tones hits the palate with an unfiltered burst of raw energy—zesty, unpredictable, and unapologetically youthful. This is not a polished vintage; rather, it’s the kind of rebellious table wine that stains your lips and lingers just long enough to make an impres
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It’s as though they’d just heard that the first impression is the most important. Win that, and you win the crowd. If you Google Cage the Elephant, you’ll be presented with a feed of esteemed gentlemen—well-tailored Kentucky rockers. So it’d be safe to say my preconception was cl
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It felt nostalgic, but in a manufactured sense. The 80s representation of the future: bright lights, streamlined cars, and flying things watched through a VHS-style screen with a nod to the 00s through TRUE MAGIC. All carefully concocted in a way that you’d be struggling to find
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It’s October which means it’s time to return to the darkside! (spooky gig reviewing). This time round, it's a three-piece sibling rock band from Oklahoma, Skating Polly. Skating Polly (SP) formed as a sibling duo, Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, when they were just 9 and 14 years
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How do duos sound larger than a five-piece band? For Ghostwoman, there’s an argument that Ille Van Dessel’s drums fill any space left in the room. Or that it’s Evan Uschenko’s evaporating, gritty guitar riffs that fuzz right through your chest. Certainly, the combination of both
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CHROMA, the evil twin of Bicep - which comprises a record label, a series of curated events, a brand new and constantly evolving Bicep AV/DJ show, and a unique visual identity - brought the show to Finsbury Park on 2nd August. The quiet, leafy park retained its wholesome charm bu
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I almost felt like a voyeur. We were sat in complete darkness watching Nils Frahm, with his back to the audience, scurry around his behemoth custom setup as if it was just him and his tools in the room and not with the nearly 2000 people watching in awe. With one small spotlight
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I knew we were in for an interesting night as soon as we walked into the EartH theatre. A wooden amphitheatre layout with hundreds of seated people fixed toward the smokey stage; a terrifying prospect for even the most established bands. Now amassing an ever-climbing peak of over
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DragonForce, the power metal sensation known for their blazing guitar solos and epic anthems, recently embarked on their latest tour for their new album “Warp Speed Warriors”. Now I’m not going to lie, power metal is not my usual jam. But I’d heard through a good few others that
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Did you know there’s a psychological bias that states people who put effort into creating or acquiring something value it more highly? It’s called the IKEA effect. And Drumsheds isn’t short of it. First, it’s literally an old IKEA. But most of all for the long journey you embar
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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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Well, here we are sports fans. Another crisp evening for tonight’s game at the prestigious Electric Ballroom. And boy what a treat we’re in for. The crowd are already well-oiled. Yelling away at that pre-match tunes in a raucous, flat tone that people do when they want to sing a
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Lambrini Girls. It sounds like a new TikTok era bringing back a very distinct way of living. And it’s coming in hot. So fucking hot it set the stage on fire (more on that later…). We’ll call this era, Lambrini Girl Spring. It’s one of pure, deep rooted, unhinged, feral chaos. It
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“Don’t ask him that.” “I’m going to ask him that.” The final words spoken between my partner and I as we approached Willie for a post-gig interview. But more about that later. Back from supporting Arctic Monkeys on their new album release tour, I was curious to see how it may ha
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Last night was one of those rare winter nights. The kind that’s so cold, the warmth of travel feels like an adventure. And it was. Our journey took us to Dingwalls, a cosy little venue tucked below Camden Market. A venue that’s seen the last of Brooke Combe, I’m sure. She’s got b
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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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From doing Jaeger Bombs on stage and getting the crowd to chant ‘fuck it’ at a minor hiccup along with him at Glastonbury, I was intrigued to see what was in store at the Royal Albert Hall. Never in a million years did I think that Rick Astley would be such a prominent object on
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It’s not very often you take your hot date to a string quartet on a rainy Saturday night. Especially when last weekend we were at Drumsheds. But I’d say last night’s turbulent programming was of similar contrast. It was the first time I’d ever sat down in a packed, yet silent, au
