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The Drones – London – 8 June 2009

By |June 8th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Watching Gareth Liddiard sing is like witnessing a drunk arguing with his own reflection. His posture is one of vexed irritation, his face is strained, the tendons on his neck bulge, his entire frame in spasm.

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Bad Lieutenant – London – 18 March 2010

By |March 23rd, 2010|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , |

As a teenage music fan, one of my prized possessions was a bootleg LP of Joy Division recorded on the same stage Bad Lieutenant are playing tonight, 30 years later. You think Bernard Sumner, guitarist in both bands, would mention the significance, or perhaps the memory has left him, like his own introduction to an Electronic song later in the set "This is called "Tighten Up", I've no fucking clue what it's about".

Deerhunter – London – 18 May 2009

By |May 18th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Deerhunter Scala, London 18th May 2009 Palpable expectation, a sold out crowd, a critically received album, a loud northerner standing beside me naively exclaiming “I hope they play something off Turn It Up, Faggot" and

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