A blog about music by Mark Higgins.
In: Live Music
26 Nov 2009So on Monday I popped down to the Albert Hall for a gig. Yes! The Royal Albert Hall! Me! It’s enough to get anyone excited, even if they’re going to see Snow Patrol.
Yes, admittedly they’re not the coolest band in the world, but I like them. They’ve got the same sort of label the Manic [...]
In: Live Music
12 Nov 2009On Tuesday 10th November, I popped down to the Shepherd’s Bush Empire (or rather, the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire as it now is) to see Mew for the fifth time as a headlining band. my gig companion for the evening was the rather marvellous writer and friend Shreena Soomarah. As you might have guessed, I’m [...]
In: Live Music
5 Nov 2009Last night I popped along to the ICA in London, one of my favourite venues, to see Everything Everything live in concert. I was rather excited, having got a ticket last minute. I’ve written about them twice before, given that they’re one of the stand-out bands of the year for me.
First on the bill however [...]
In: Live Music
29 Oct 2009Last night I went to see Los Campesinos! at The Garage, here in London. My gig companions were the erstwhile Kieron Gillen and the awful Matthew Sheret, the latter describing the night as “a stag night for terribly awkward boys”. He wasn’t far wrong.
But first, the Garage. It’s a nice enough venue, apparently redone from [...]
In: Live Music| Music Video
4 Sep 2009The Cribs – Cheat On Me (Live at BBC Radio 1) (Youtube)
I can’t have been the only one somewhat surprised when Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths and one of my favourite guitarists not only started playing with The Cribs, but joined Wakefield’s finest as a permanent member. He appears on their upcoming album Ignore [...]
In: Live Music
4 Aug 2009Florence and the Machine – Drumming Song (Live) (Youtube)
This post originally featured the music video for Drumming Song, but as that’s been removed from Youtube you can have this lovely live version from Glastonbury instead.
I’ve been a fan of Florence and the Machine, or “FloMac” as no-one but me calls them, for some time now. [...]
In: Live Music| Technology
29 May 2009Anamanaguchi – Jet Pack Blues, Sunset Hues (Vimeo)
Let me tell you something. It’s past midnight and I have to work tomorrow. I should be asleep. But then I heard this.
I was doing my final trawl through my feeds, when I came across this delightful article about chiptunes music on Kotaku, one of my favourite blogs. [...]
In: Live Music| Music Video
22 May 2009Little Boots – New In Town (Youtube)
The first track I heard by Little Boots was Stuck on Repeat, a fantastic track that I described as I Feel Love being rear-gunned by Popcorn. New material has slowly been trickling out, and after the stomp of Meddle it’s hard to think of a better song to follow [...]
In: Live Music
18 May 2009So this weekend, I headed off to All Tomorrow’s Parties in Minehead, curated by The Breeders. And I had a lovely time.
It’s not exactly that I’m getting old, but the prospect of heading off to another Reading or similar festival really doesn’t appeal any more. Maybe it’s the camping in dust and filth, the constantly [...]
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Stars and Sons – Futureproof (video)