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Over the weekend I was at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire to see Norwegian singer Ane Brun just before she departs on a tour of the US. Originally from Norway, Ane found her musical feet in Sweden – her five studio albums, ‘Spending Time With Morgan’, ‘Temporary Dive’, ‘Duets’ (where she collaborated with several artists [...]
Chairlift’s gig at London’s Scala in Kings Cross on Wednesday night of this week was, apparently, their largest to date. The Brooklyn-based duo, consisting of Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly were joined on stage by two compatriots for a musical tour through material from their two albums, ‘Does You Inspire You’ from 2008, and January’s [...]
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n June 4 there will be a spectacular concert outside Buckingham Palace as a celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – with 10,000 tickets available through a public ballot which runs until 2 March. Performers confirmed so far include Sir Elton John, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard (can [...]
Last night we were down at that fantastic brutalist masterpiece, the 1967 Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank, for a concert by singer-songwriter Laura Veirs alongside two of her long-time collaborators, guitarist Tim Young and string player Alex Guy. Supporting Laura last night was Alessi’s Ark (Alessi Laurent-Mark) – a young singer/guitarist who’s a bit of [...]
There’s a new iPhone and iPad app available which allows you to take your own musical tour of London with over 500 spots featured within it; the ‘London Music Mapp‘. With the London Music Mapp in hand you could find yourself wandering the streets of Camden Town in search of Madness’s musical history, or strolling [...]
Two great gigs are lined up for Wednesday evening this week in Camden – Giovanni at Proud Camden, and UP at the Wheelbarrow. 21 year-old Giovanni is a great fresh talent, and has already been involved with Mumford and Sons and Noah and the Whale. She’s that rare combination of songwriter, musician and singer, and [...]
I’m always in support of emerging London bands, and I thought you might enjoy a little musical interlude in the form of ‘Them Changes‘ new single ‘Lie To Me’, with its rather controversial video accompaniment. This self-styled ‘psychedelic space punk power trio’ hail from North London and have been developing their following by hosting a [...]
