Live Review
Sonar 2012: Day One
Bolan-esque platforms, neon hotpants, black-mesh tank tops and oversized gold jewellery.
21st June 2012, 2:41pm
Live Review
Bolan-esque platforms, neon hotpants, black-mesh tank tops and oversized gold jewellery.
21st June 2012, 2:41pm
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13th June 2012, 4:06pm
Live Review
Such is the Mediterranean schedule you can sleep late, have a three-hour lunch, do a spot of sightseeing and still catch the first few bands of the evening.
8th June 2012, 1:08pm
Live Review
Fittingly for such a festival, it’s also a reminder that, shorn of the buzz and the hype, the cool shoes and the Oliver Peoples glasses, the only thing that really matters is the music.
7th June 2012, 8:51am
Live Review
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound marks the start of Europe’s festival season proper, an urban, and urbane, soirée by the sea.
6th June 2012, 8:51am
It’s sultry, it’s mischievous, and it’s damn near magnificent.
29th May 2012, 11:01am
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A titanic tussle of two giants duking it out to be rightfully hailed as the biggest, and best, in the land.
24th May 2012, 3:03pm
It hits the target more than it misses and deserves recognition for the quality of the writing on display.
18th April 2012, 12:29pm
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Derek Robertson declares, God bless the good ship Panda and all who sail in her.”“
17th April 2012, 9:28am
Live Review
Together, they have the tools but neither the know-how or, increasingly, the tunes.
12th April 2012, 12:27pm
New Order, James Murphy, The 2 Bears and more added to Europe’s premier festival of advanced music and new media.
4th April 2012, 9:26am
An altogether perkier, punchier collection than their debut.
3rd April 2012, 1:04pm
Dingus Khan, Younghusband, and Hatcham Social set to play at one-off gig in celebration of acclaimed indie label.
3rd April 2012, 9:40am
A brave statement from an artist totally unencumbered by typical restrictions.
2nd April 2012, 2:21pm
They promised a great leap forward, and this isn’t it.
30th January 2012, 5:06pm
Live Review
What a difference a year makes. 52 little weeks.
25th January 2012, 4:02pm
Live Review
Our heroes are back, in person, on stage, ready to entertain.
3rd January 2012, 1:02pm
Feature
Derek Robertson takes another look at Radiohead’s innovative release method for ‘In Rainbows’.
26th December 2011, 9:41am
Feature
We caught up with Martin Cohen on his first foreign venture.
16th December 2011, 12:01pm
Live Review
Cohen and his cohorts are clearly going places.
15th December 2011, 10:01am
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Derek Robertson spends a convivial half hour discussing his hopes and fears for his new album, equality and progress, and why forgiveness is essential to moving on.
14th December 2011, 12:01pm
Live Review
All in all, it’s a beguiling spectacle.
5th December 2011, 5:11pm
Live Review
iI’s dancing that’s on everyone’s mind.
30th November 2011, 4:02pm
Live Review
A gloriously refreshing dip in an indie-pop ocean.
27th November 2011, 3:03pm
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.