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Gig Review: Breakcore + Grindcore

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 30, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Venue: The Portland, Cambridge
Date: 25 October 2007

A whole evening of music as specialist as the promoter has planned for us tonight is a rare thing to find these days. I’ll try and explain a little more about the rare musical genres on display as I go.
First up is Skat Injector who describe themselves as […]

Gig Review: Meet Me In St. Louis + Rolo Tomassi + CPWK

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 29, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Venue: Portland Arms, Cambridge
Date: 18 October 2007

The guitar amp has eaten itself and the Guildford post-hardcore five-piece aren’t happy – oh, the suspense is killing us. We’ve all heard of the raw energy of Meet Me In St Louis and how it has attracted acolytes of the stature of Sepultura‘s producer, Alex Newport. Actually, he’s […]

The Birth Of Pub Goo

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 25, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Venue: Barfly, Cambridge
Date: 5 October 2007

‘Pub Goo is the bastard offspring of Club Goo, Cambridge’s home of indie bands and disco dancing’, reads the website blurb, and it’s new home is The Graduate on Chesterton Road. Since the national chain, Barfly, took over the popular live music venue there’s been a refit and a paint-job. […]

Album Review: Miracle Fortress

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 25, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Album: Five Roses
Label: Rough Trade

If the CD artwork is to be believed what hides within is the random musings of a decrepit flower-obsessed cat-lady. Instead, it’s a delight to discover a fantastical sonic voyage of emotions. ‘Five Roses’ is the Eno-influenced solo-project of Montreal’s multi-talented Graham Van Pelt. It’s like he’s taken that swinging Beach […]

Album Review: Stereophonics

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 17, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

Album: Pull The Pin
Label: V2

A year out, a change of label and Stereophonics are now ready to unleash their sixth studio album, Pull The Pin. The whole album has been mixed by ‘Spike’ Stent of U2 fame and this, plus producer Jim Lowe’s (Foo Fighters/Manics) input, has resulted in a punchy monster of an album […]

Album Review: Josh Ritter

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Album: The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
Label: V2

This, the fourth studio long-player from the much-admired Idaho singer/songwriter, marks yet another change in musical style as he draws from his enormous range of past and present influences. “I wanted this record to be radically different, sonically, lyrically, and in approach”, he claims. This one is rooted […]

Album Review: Battle

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 1, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Album: Break The Banks
Label: Transgressive

Apparently the title for Battle’s debut offering comes from a freaky dream in which lead singer, Jason Bavanandan, narrowly escapes boarding a train made entirely of water. It’s a strange one, that’s for sure. Recorded essentially live it’s not without the odd duff note but this certainly gives it an honest […]

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