Dive into the archives.
- I’m a Reatard, You’re a Reatard
Working hard to dirty garage punk is the best. Manic, frantic drums and filthy guitars. I should tell you guys all about how I got into Radiohead after all (remember my wheelchair debacle, oh loyal readers?), but I’ll save that for another post along with my high-quality concert photos. (I saw kids with camera phones [...]
- Discovered tour of the day/week/what-have-you: Stevie Wonder
So I’m gonna try a new type of post, where I’ll write about artists I’m really digging who happen to be on tour, and who I JUST DISCOVERED are on tour, the very minute before I write the post. (Perhaps this occasion is interesting to no one other than me.) Running a live music site [...]
- Silver Jews at ULU, May 29, 2008
I went to see the Silver Jews play two years ago in San Francisco, only to leave before they ever came on. I was turned off by an unbearable opening act and a never-ending wait time between sets. (No, live music is not always magical. Sometimes you’re not ready for it or it’s not really [...]
- Nick Cave in London
Half of the Songkick team recently hit the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds show at Hammersmith Apollo.
credit Snap Punk!
It was my first Nick Cave gig after years of loving his records, which was unusual - most of the bands I see live for the first time are those I’ve only just got into.
First up [...]
- Chromatics at Cafe 1001 (London), April 19, 2008 review
Thanks to Slutty Fringe’s great concert pick, I managed to catch The Chromatics‘ first London show at Cafe 1001, right around the corner from us on Brick Lane. I fell in love with the Chromatics’ sound after reading so much about the Italians Do it Better imprint, which released their album, Night Drive.
The place was [...]
- I’m a lazy blogger. I’m just gonna reblog and hate myself for using that word.
I was really thrilled when Coudal featured Battle of the Bands in their “Fresh Signals” feed a couple of weeks ago. I really love what they do over there, and always find amusing and engaging tidbits. It’s been a while since I indulged in a geeky literary-musical pairing, so I’m now directing you to the [...]
- Patrick Watson at Scala
After my first Songkick-guided gig it’s now time for my first blog! Patrick Watson at the Scala last night was a magical musical treat and I completely fell in love with him, his music and his band for a second time. I was originally exposed to his soft, subtle vocals on Cinematic Orchestra’s ‘To Build [...]
- Final Fantasy at the Forum
Michelle gave me Funeral by The Arcade Fire back when we were studying in Beijing and it’s been one of my favourite records ever since.
Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) was behind the string arrangements on that album and I’ve always associated him closely with the Arcade Fire.
This was probably largely due to the first solo record [...]
- Okkervil River at Scala review. Or, on losing that lovin’ feeling.
“Most people, once they reach a certain age, troop through their days struggling like hell with the concept of completeness, keeping up with all the things that were ever part of them, as a way of maintaining the illusion that they bring themselves fully to life. These things usually amount to being able to remember [...]
- Thao Nguyen at Barden’s Boudoir review
A friend recently saw Thao in SF and told me I absolutely had to go see her. I had been reading her name all over the place, so I moseyed on over to her MySpace, fell in love with her sound, bought a ticket, and went to a great show last night.
Thao Nguyen’s folk sound [...]
