Magnetic Skies’ vinyl album launch for their first album Empire Falling, took place at venue 229 London, based at Great Portland Street. With synth-rich anthemic tracks that radiate an emotional landscape from euphoria to darkness, the band’s tracks are enhanced by powerful synths and Simon Kent’s vocal prowess. The band opened with Fading Lights, following…
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Some bands are meant to be seen live and W H Lung is right up there. The energy that bounces from stage to crowd and back again is electric, especially with dynamic and expressive front man Jo Evans prowling the stage. For their third album, Every Inch of Earth Pulsates, it’s that live experience that…
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Unseen Vintage Street Photographs Online Exhibition: 24th September – 1st November 2024. The Centre for British Photography is holding a new online exhibition of street photographer Shirley Baker’s images. Taking its name from a recurring motif in Lemn Sissay’s poem Flags, Pavement Cracks unveils previously unseen images captured by Shirley, taken in and around Manchester. The Centre’s…
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To celebrate 20 years since The Go! Team’s classic album Thunder, Lightning, Strike, the band have asked a range of artists they love and admire to remix, rework and refashion tracks from the album, with a new one being released monthly. So far we’ve seen reworks by Los Bitchos, Cornershop, Louie Zong, lilien rosarian and…
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The New York City-based, all-female indie trio Hello Mary came together in 2019 – they’ve been building a name for themselves the US and are currently dipping their toe in the UK live circuit. Helena Straight (guitar/vocals), Stella Wave (drums/vocals), and Mikaela Oppenheimer (bass) are amassing plenty of interest with their fuzzed-out tracks that incorporate,…
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It was a beautifully sunny All Points East festival at Victoria Park for the final Friday – with Sofia Kortesis, Pixies, Joe Goddard, Newdad, Jockstrap, Nation of Language, Floating Points, Monobloc, Dove Ellis, Astral Bakers, Vagabon, The Kills and more. LCD Soundsystem headlined with a performance that combined power and emotion. All Points East festival,…
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To celebrate 20 years since The Go! Team’s classic album Thunder, Lightning, Strike, the band have asked a range of artists they love and admire to remix, rework and refashion tracks from the album, with a new one being released monthly. Following on from the likes of Cornershop, Louie Zong, lilien rosarian and CV Vision, next up is Los Bitchos, who provide…
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The sun bathed the opening concert of the South Facing festival series in a golden glow. The crowd stepped up to the occasion bedecked in their disco finery, ready to party in the park to a run of DJs, with Grace Jones closing the evening with her visually and aurally stunning show. Much missed was…
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Kaleidoscope festival at Alexandra Palace and Park, north London is a real family event with lots going on for children as well as adults. ‘R’ Voices Choir, Huey Morgan the Fun Lovin’ Criminal, Antony Szmierek, The Go! Team, Soul II Soul, Ministry of Sound Classical performed on the Main Stage, while at the Fringe Stage…
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Ghostpoet, aka Obaro Ejimiwe, is gifted with a sublimely expressive voice and together with his dark lyrics, examines his personal demons and question his uncertainty and despair with the state of the world. I didn’t manage to see him perform till 2021 when he appeared at Green Man festival. He was in the cavernous, dark Far…
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