Author: John McGee
Dan Deacon - London ULU
Review of Dan Deacon & the Wham City Ensemble live at London ULU, 5 June 2009History is littered with examples of great minds stopping a beat to think 'Is it just me, or is this...
Review posted on 15th June 2009
Hadouken! - Myspace Bleep Bleep Tour - Hadouken!, Ali Love, Pull Tiger Tail, Leeds Cockpit
Myspace's 'Bleep Bleep' Tour: Hadouken!, Ali Love, Pull Tiger TailLeeds CockpitLive Review'Bleep bleep ah uh ah uh a yeah a wha a bleep bleep a bleep beep weeeeeeeeeeh' is the sound of tonight. In a...
Review posted on 26th March 2007
Idlewild - Sheffield Plug
IdlewildSheffield Plug 30th November Live ReviewForgive me for tubthumping but I feel really spoiled by Roddy Woomble this year. The 24th of July saw the release of his warmly received and achingly lovely solo album...
Review posted on 7th December 2006
Divine Comedy - Victory for the Comic Muse
The Divine ComedyVictory for the Comic MuseAlbum ReviewAll the great dramas aren't about the plot, the setting or the content, they're about the characters and the way they interact with what is placed around them....
Review posted on 19th July 2006
Mike Rosenberg Band - Stray Dog
Mike Rosenberg BandStray DogSingle ReviewNaming your band after yourself rather than trusting your own name smacks of anthemic MOR rock pap selling out sit down gigs at an American College near you. And Dave Matthews...
Review posted on 12th July 2006
Performance - Short, Sharp Shock
Performance Short, Sharp ShockSingle ReviewWait there, whoa whoa, where's Tom Selleck, I'm hallucinating, is that man in the distance revving a Corvette? And who let Marc Almond do the soundtrack? Or is it Marc himself?...
Review posted on 12th July 2006
Catherine Feeny - Hurricane Glass
Catherine Feeny Hurricane GlassSingle ReviewCatherine Feeny has never, to my knowledge, presented a podcast live from her basement, which is a shame really as I think it would prove an apt marketing tool for whistful...
Review posted on 12th July 2006
Good Shoes - All In My Head
Good Shoes, All In My Head, Single ReviewSo we've had disco punk, we've had gypsy punk, all fads the lot of them, you don't need glowsticks to enjoy a pogo, or fine crochet wear, pegs...
Review posted on 12th July 2006
Sigur Ros - Manchester Apollo
Sigur RosManchester Apollo27th March 2006 Live ReviewIt should have been a happening. The flock had strolled for miles to hear them preach, the world, it's wife and their scenester daughter were all here. Here to...
Review posted on 4th April 2006
Breaks Co-Op - The Sound Inside
Breaks Co-Op The Sound Inside Album ReviewRich men with fancy toys really shouldn't be allowed out to play with the rest of us-there's always the chance we'll end up liking them...Trust me. I really...
Review posted on 4th April 2006
Gorillaz - El Manana/ Kids With Guns
GorillazEl Manana/ Kids With Guns Single ReviewI'm pleased I've got to review this, because it gives me chance to vindicate what I've been saying all along. Love him or loathe him, Damon Albarn is the...
Review posted on 4th April 2006
Jose Gonzalez - Crosses
Jose Gonzalez Crosses Single ReviewJose Gonzalez's success does genuinely make me feel like the world is a better place and that I don't battle in vain against the horror of Jack Johnson. This his second...
Review posted on 4th April 2006
Fields - Leeds Cockpit
FieldsLeeds CockpitMarch 11th Live ReviewHarumph! Sometimes you see things that are so clever they make you jealous you didn't or couldn't do it yourself, like when plonkers in bars nab girls by doing magic tricks...
Review posted on 21st March 2006
Dogs - Tarred & Feathered
DogsTarred & FeatheredSingle ReviewAh Dogs, I like Dogs, they're the Razorlight it's alright to like, they've got something to say about life, they're great live, they like football. And they've had some great singles out...
Review posted on 3rd November 2005
Gemma Hayes - Happy Sad
Gemma HayesHappy SadSingle ReviewAdmission time. I once had a friend who went to see pinapple headed, yankee-doodle bore popsters Counting Crows- and I still speak to her. Only because of her (forced) admission that Gemma...
Review posted on 3rd November 2005
Elbow - Leaders of the Free World
ElbowLeaders of the Free WorldSingle ReviewA great man, at least within his own biosphere, one Paul Hewson- Bono to you and me, once said that music could change the world. I guess it was a...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only
Test IciclesFor Screening Purposes OnlyDominoAlbum ReviewYou know those variety platters you can get at all good family restaurants? Well I tried eating a whole one once for a bet and I was nearly sick. It...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Rogers Sisters - Emotion Control
The Rogers SistersEmotion ControlSingle Review'Hello trades descriptions? Yeah right, well this here Rogers Sisters single's got a bloke singing on it, surely that's wrong?' 'Hi, is that missing persons? Yeah, is there anyone missing under...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Nine Black Alps - Just Friends
Nine Black AlpsJust FriendsSingle ReviewRemember the early 90s, when plaid ruled the earth? Nine Black Alps do, and they also know what a 'lick' is judging from new single 'Just Friends'. Kurt n Keef would...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Johnathan Rice - So Sweet
Johnathan RiceSo SweetSingle ReviewOh Johnathan Rice you poor boy. It seems the angel of bad serendipity has swooped down to piss James Blunt all over your tattered and heartfelt breakthrough. 'So Sweet' is exactly what...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Clor - Good Stuff
Clor Good StuffSingle ReviewOnce, in the annals of time, there was this band called The Beta Band, they had this song 'Dry The Rain' which pretty much invented a new strand of indie music which...
Review posted on 14th October 2005
Protocol - She Waits For Me
ProtocolShe Waits For MeSingle Review"Get me the Killers, I don't care how much it costs I need the next Killers." The scene is the office of every bedraggled record company CEO the world over. In...
Review posted on 14th October 2005
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Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
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Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
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Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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