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2 Oct 2008
The likes of Dizzee Rascal and Mike Skinner might have higher profiles but there’s only one true king of British rap music and that’s Roots Manuva. London-based Rodney Smith has continued to amaze and delight with his idiosyncratic and original take on…
INDIE It slipped by largely unnoticed, but in second offering A Certain Feeling, released in July, Bodies Of Water calmly and quietly came up with one of this year’s most beguiling records. Consisting of a husband and wife duo plus various family…
No relation to the Vancouver indie rock band of the same name, but absolutely related to (i.e. named after) the corny 80s sci-fi film which starred Matthew Broderick and Rutger Hauer, Ladyhawke is the finest recording artiste to come out of New Zealand…
ELECTRO Now if you reckoned Arctic Monkeys was a ridiculous moniker, try James Pants for size. Being named after an undergarment, however, hasn’t stopped critics and bloggers falling over each other to heap shed-loads of praise on this smart…
INDIE ROCK No money, nights drawing in, a new Kaiser Chiefs record on the way … There’s a lot of stuff to sob about these days, and while you’re at it you’d better add White Lies to the list. When the brooding Bunnymen-esque West London trio…
1 He’s a rockabilly punk trash country delta blues maniac. From Scotland Arcari is a one-man musical whirlwind, thrashing his metal-bodied National acoustic guitar and producing some seriously fucked up gravelly bottleneck blues mojo with gargantuan…
The Clash - Live Revolution Rock (SongBMG) Apparently Joe Strummer found the long-lost tapes of this 1982 concert while moving house. The punk rockers shake up New York’s Shea Stadium with hits including ‘London Calling’ and ‘Rock the Casbah’. Kris…
If any musician has put the giddy fun back into indie over the last few years it has to be CSS’ Lovefoxxx, famed for her array of spangly catsuits, exuberant dance moves and sheer happy, smiley lovability. That CSS also turn out some seriously danceable…
Despite having one of the most infuriatingly difficult names to spell in indie rock Dananananaykroyd are busy making waves with their thundering guitar clatter. Just witness the addictive math rock punk mayhem of latest single ‘Pink Sabbath’. Catch them…
In our increasingly cynical world, moments of optimism appear more fleeting than ever. Eliza Gilkyson’s is a chink of bright sunshine on a cloudy day, and her lilting, warm tones have been a delight to behold for almost 30 years now. That’s not to say…
German electronic with a nod to art school punk and experimental pop. Naming themselves after a neon sign they found at an abandoned jeans shop in Berlin, the band take the electro template as laid out by Kraftwerk but add a healthy dose of tongue in…
CLASSICAL After the short post-Edinburgh Festival classical music famine, it is back to feast time on the concert and opera scene as all the main companies celebrate the start of their autumn seasons. October alone would surely justify Glasgow its…
White Fields and Open Devices, the debut album from this Leeds quintet is a breathtaking beast, recorded in the wilds of Minnesota at the same studio where Nirvana’s In Utero and PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me were laid down. At first glance, Vessel’s epic Sigur…
18 Sep 2008
ELECTRO SHOEGAZE It’s quite probable that pens and keyboard fingers across the land have been itching to write/type the phrase ‘new wave of new rave’ for at least a year now, so might The List endeavour to jump in before anyone else gets there.
There are plenty of famous faces who love comics: Jonathan Ross, Edward Norton, Sam Raimi, Jon Bon Jovi, Simon Pegg, Jerry Seinfeld, Quentin Tarantino and Nicolas Cage. Even Anthrax wrote ‘I am the Law’ about Judge Dredd. But not many are as passionate…
For gigs of a certain size Edinburgh has long had a gaping hole where a venue should be. Up-and-coming acts love Cabaret Voltaire, smaller touring bands play the 700 capacity Liquid Rooms and then … nothing until the Corn Exchange at almost 3000…
1 Gigs by the band are a rarity. Their peccadilloes famously led to them turning down 80s TV show The Tube (and a helicopter ride there) because it clashed with a Tranmere Rovers match. Other means of transport are no more popular – the Renfrew Ferry…
Rags & Feathers - The Other Side of Morning ( Lucky Number Nine ) Tom Davis used to make rowdy garage blues with Dead Fly Buchowski, but this debut from his new Glasgow-based band, Rags & Feathers is an altogether gentler affair, full of lush, folky…
Subtitled ‘a caravan of raw sound magic from Finland and the US’ Approximately Infinite Universe is a showcase of innovative experimental acts from the underground. From acid folk to ‘steam punk’ and trance from the likes of Kemialliset Ystavat & Axolo…
First headline tour from Canada’s Born Ruffians as they promote their debut album Red, Yellow & Blue. A subtle mix of twinkling electronica and nu folk with an indie vibe that they modestly describe as ‘hootin’ and hollerin’ to create a sound we call…
FOLK There comes a time in most rock musicians’ careers when they long to swap the frenetic rock’n’roll lifestyle for something more sedate. After a decade of touring the world with Idlewild, Roddy Woomble’s inclination of late has been towards folk…
Desalvo’s sound is a furious battle between prog showmanship and math metal technicality, all drenched in black, black humour. Imagine the aural equivalent of watching as that fella in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom tears your heart out and shows…
Despite the name, Fujiya & Miyagi are from Brighton and formed after discovering a shared deep love and appreciation of the legendary masked wrestler Kendo Nagasaki and Krautrock. Each member taking on a pseudonym Steve Lewis (Fujiya), David Best…
R&B singer who’s career kicked off in the 80s with hits like ‘If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)’ (a duet with Jonathan Butler), ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ and ‘It’s Gonna Be Alright’ (which went to the top of the US R&B charts). Specialising in Motown soul…
CONTEMPORARY Left field music festivals aren’t exactly thin on the ground in this country. Edinburgh events, however, have had a lower profile than elsewhere, with the Dialogues weekend setting an electronically inclined tone, picked up in a more…
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