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Natty - Man Like I

Natty - Man Like I

(4 stars)3 Jul 2008

REGGAE GOT SOUL (Atlantic Records) Reggae music has taken many diversions since its heyday in the 60s and 70s. Its newest purveyor, Natty – a 24 year-old former mixer turned guitar-plucking singer-songwriter – chooses to smooth out the genre’s rougher…

XX Teens - Welcome to Goon Island

XX Teens - Welcome to Goon Island

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

INDIE (Mute) Musical eccentricity in new acts is a marvellous quality, but only if they have the songwriting prowess to back it up. This debut offering by XX Teens is a diverse bag of aforementioned oddity and thrillingly experimental attitudes to…

Kylie

Kylie

3 Jul 2008

She may have been in the headlines for her health troubles and boy troubles more recently but now it is time to remember why the world really loves Kylie. The show. While Madge is throwing in Pantera covers to her set and bashing on her Strat and…

Sigur Rós - Meo Suo í Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust

Sigur Rós - Meo Suo í Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust

(5 stars)3 Jul 2008

ROCK (EMI) Iceland’s favourite sons recently toured their homeland for free and released a stunning acoustic record, and these both rejuvenating processes seem to have fed into the joyous spirit of this fifth studio album. Opener ‘Gobbledigook…

Chris Bradley - Voices

Chris Bradley - Voices

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

COUNTRY ROCK (Splashing Duck) Edinburgh-based Chris Bradley’s biography is an impressive read, all tales of musical scholarships, first class honours studying Music at Newcastle University and – most memorably – forming Ukrainian folk groups in Kiev.

Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

HIP HOP (Rhymesayers) The sixth studio album arrives from Slug and Ant, long time contributors of non-formula hip hop weirdness, but it ain’t going to please everyone with its more polished slant. There’s the live sounding funkster groove ‘Dreamer’…

The Un-men

John Whalen & Mike Hawthorne - The Un-Men: Get Your Freak On

(2 stars)3 Jul 2008

MURDER MYSTERY (DC/Vertigo) The Un-Men were deformed approximations of man brewed up with a mix of science and sorcery by Swamp Thing’s arch-nemesis Anton Arcane back in 1972. They’ve cropped up several times through the years, and now launch their…

Dirty Pretty Things - Romance at Short Notice

Dirty Pretty Things - Romance at Short Notice

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

INDIE (Vertigo) This fiery London bunch have always seemed very much like a Carl Barât-centred, post-Libertines offshoot but with their second full-length release, Dirty Pretty Things take one step closer to being a proper band. More polished than…

Terry Callier - Welcome Home

Terry Callier - Welcome Home

(4 stars)3 Jul 2008

SOUL JAZZ (Mr Bongo Recordings) Terry Callier, a true great, overlooked back in the day, but now receiving the recognition he deserves after UK DJ’s picked up his classic 70’s cuts. Welcome is a live recording from The Jazz Café, a taster prior to his…

Lykke Li - Youth Novels

Lykke Li - Youth Novels

(4 stars)3 Jul 2008

EXPERIMENTAL POP (LL Recordings) Every now and again a new artist pops up that’s captivating, edgy and touching all at the same time; Lykke Li (pronounced Licky-Lee) is all of these things. The album, produced by Björn Yttling (of Peter, Björn and…

A Band Called Quinn - Sun Moon Stars

A Band Called Quinn - Sun Moon Stars

(4 stars)3 Jul 2008

INDIE POP (Tromolo) Boasting a guest guitarist spot from Echo and the Bunnymen’s Gordy Goudie, a chrome and polish from Parisian producer Kid Loco and delightful artwork care of Bruno Gallagher, this industrious Glasgow trio’s latest offering is an…

Rock Ness early bird scheme announced

3 Jul 2008

Many may still be reeling from this year's Rock Ness festival, but the event organizers have already set up an Early Bird 'buy now, pay later' scheme for 2009 tickets. For a deposit of £30+booking fee, festival lovers can eliminate any worry about…

The Show Must Go On . . . Musicals and More

The Show Must Go On . . . Musicals and More

3 Jul 2008

This unique gala concert will have fans of stage musicals drooling in anticipation. The show features selections from some of the best-known stage hits of the last 50 years, from classics such as My Fair Lady, Les Miserables and Cats to recent box…

Free Kitten - Inherit

Free Kitten - Inherit

(2 stars)3 Jul 2008

ART ROCK (Ecstatic Peace) It’s been eleven years since we last heard from this art rock supergroup of sorts, but on the evidence of this fourth album, it’s not been worth the wait. Featuring Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth alongside Pussy Galore’s Julie…

Soundshok - The Bringers of Bloodshed

Soundshok - The Bringers of Bloodshed

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

METAL (Rising Records) Metal from the small Scottish town of Arbroath as Soundshok unleash their debut on an unsuspecting world. If you hadn’t already guessed from the title, The Bringers of Bloodshed, Soundshok are heavy - very fucking heavy - and…

Canniballerina

Jim Dick: Fornixxation

3 Jul 2008

This exhibition presents a series of compelling paintings by Glasgow School of Art graduate Jim Dick on the theme of subconscious memories, desires and symbolic associations. The title is taken from a number of strands related to the exhibition and its…

Koala Alert!

Koala Alert!

3 Jul 2008

Oh look at this lickle guy! Look at his face! Now feel guilty and concerned, please, because there are less than 100,000 of these eucalyptus-munchin’, fuzzy-faced wee fellas left in the wild. The CEO of the Australian Koala Foundation has flown all the…

Red Sparowes

Red Sparowes

3 Jul 2008

Los Angeles post-rockers Red Sparowes have supported the likes of Dilllinger Escape Plan and feature members of Isis, Halifax Pier and Angel Hair. They plough a deliberately experimental furrow of epic ambient rock, but distinguish themselves form the…

Circus Summer School

Circus Summer School

3 Jul 2008

The Arches’ long-running circus school rolls around again, headed up by the ever-excellent performer, artist and professional buffoon Al Seed (pictured). It’s a week-long intensive course open to anyone between 15 and 25, during which time you’ll train…

Ian Melrose

Dundee Guitar Festival

3 Jul 2008

The sixteenth annual celebration of the guitar as an international line-up returns to take over the Marryat Hall in Dundee. Hungarian duo the The Katrona Twins (11 Jul) Poland’s Andrzej Mokry and Czech soloist Pavel Steidl (both play 12 Jul) and ending…

Pentangle

Pentangle

3 Jul 2008

Legendary folk-rock-jazz ensemble who's roots stretch back into the 60s. Pentangle are back with their original line-up of guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, singer Jacqui McShee, bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Terry Cox. They also take a…

Extra Golden

Extra Golden

3 Jul 2008

Described as ‘an incendiary union of Kenyan benga and Stateside rock’ there’s a soft side to these cross-continental superstars. Their track ‘Obama’ is dedicated to the Presidential front runner, not for political reasons, but as a thank you for helping…

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