Category Archives: Reviews
Fluteypixieclichebuckinggeniusfun
I played the flute when I was a kid, right. Well, when I say played, I could get notes out of it, and read music, and produce most of the notes the dots and lines told me to. As long … Continue reading
Thanks Frank
It’s been a right funny festival this Glastonbury. Lots of hype for the 40th birthday on top of the usual hype – but without wanting to sound like a massive hippy, I found it really difficult to feel a part … Continue reading
Going Live…
I’ve just finished my first ever live gig review then. Rather than start out simple, I’ve written about not 1 but 4 bands at the NME Awards Tour at the Leeds O2 academy, for the lovely people at TheCultureVulture. So no … Continue reading
Hafdis Huld/Synchronised Swimmers
Now I’m a girl who likes her music loud, and preferably jumpable to. Sugar-coated, cute-as-a-button, girl-next-door, singer-songwritery pop just doesn’t do it for me. Or it didn’t until I heard effervescent Icelandic bombshell Hafdis Huld‘s Synchronised Swimmers. I don’t know if … Continue reading
Tasty Icelandic Tunes: Bloodgroup/Dry Land
Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) Records on Laugavegur, 101 Reykjavik, have a reassuring end-of-aisle display of CDs bearing the title “Smekkleysa Recommends:”. Music (literally) to my English-speaking, tune-hungry ears. I pick out a few with covers that grab me (my tried & … Continue reading
