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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - SECC, Glasgow, Thu 13 Jun 2013
17 Jun 2013
A sublime rock'n'roll show spanning the guitar god's varied career
Before Neil Young and Crazy Horse rolled into Glasgow there had already been online grumblings about the Alchemy Tour's extended guitar solos, feedback workouts and supposed lack of classics. It's a Crazy Horse show; what did they expect? Cosy campfire…
Danny Brown – The Arches, Glasgow, Sat 15 Jun 2013
18 Jun 2013
Energetic show from bizarre Detroit rapper fails to keep crowd’s attention
By no means the sole hot ticket of Glasgow’s gig scene this evening (The Stone Roses are performing just along the road), an appearance from Detroit rapper Danny Brown at the Arches nevertheless generates a certain level of excitement among the…
RockNess - Clunes Farm, Dores, Fri 7 & Sat 8 Jun 2013
18 Jun 2013
Part 1 of our RockNess review coverage features The Vaccines, Basement Jaxx and more
Having cooled on its ambitions to try and rival T in the Park for size and stature, RockNess has found a strong identity all of its own in recent years. It’s compact in size and layout (moving the campsite lochside behind the main stage this year is a…
RockNess - Clunes Farm, Dores, Sun 9 Jun 2013
18 Jun 2013
Part 2 of our RockNess review coverage features Lianne La Havas, Madness and Camera Obscura
At any British festival the tendency is to review the weather first, and RockNess certainly comes off best when you do that in this case. Sunday’s line-up rounded off a glorious Highland weekend in one of Scotland’s most scenic spots, with a diverse…
A$AP Rocky - O2 Academy, Glasgow, Sun 26 May 2013
18 Jun 2013
A powerful, swaggering show from the Harlem rapper
With a slew of recent hip hop hits played over its PA system serving as the only warm-up, the anticipation for A$AP Rocky’s impending arrival is palpable in a packed, hot but not quite full Academy. Owing his moniker to membership of the Harlem-based…
LeithLate - various venues, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Jun 2013
17 Jun 2013
Sterling art and music evening based on and around Leith Walk
If there’s one criticism of LeithLate, it’s that there’s not enough time to take it all in. With performances and exhibitions taking place in 17 venues on and around Leith Walk, three hours is nowhere near enough time to get a taste of everything. You…
Zomby - With Love
10 Jun 2013
Ambitious and sprawling double LP by indefatigable talented artist
Given that Zomby routinely treats his fans with disdain and doesn’t bother turning up to play gigs when booked or petulantly strops off after 20 minutes, it would be fitting if I accidently didn’t bother to review his album. Fitting, but would get me…
oOoOO - Without Your Love
6 Jun 2013
Brilliant debut album makes you shiver with fear
In oOoOO (pronounced ‘oh’), San Franciscan Chris Dexter joins ††† and!!! in selecting an artist alter ego that looks like it originated from accidentally leaning on a computer keyboard. But on listening to his debut album, that moniker begins to take on…
Boards of Canada - Tomorrow’s Harvest
10 Jun 2013
Ambient electronica comeback from the Edinburgh siblings
Ok, so instead of a normal review I’ve decided to hide a cryptic code in the text here that you, the reader, will have to decipher. If you are able to unlock this riddle, it will lead you to a disused public toilet in Gorgie where you will find an…
Tectonics Glasgow - City Halls/Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Sat 11 & Sun 12 May 2013
12 Jun 2013
Showcase of adventurous performances, featuring Alvin Lucier, Ilan Volkov and Stuart Braithwaite
Launched by Ilan Volkov, principal guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tectonics is an ambitious festival that aims to explore the hinterland between experimental and orchestral music. Originating last year in Iceland, in 2013 it has…
Jurassic 5 - O2 Academy, Glasgow, Mon 10 Jun 2013
12 Jun 2013
The intelligent hip hop posse show synergy and solidarity following their recent reunion
With J5's original line-up reuniting for this year’s recent Coachella festival, as is par for the course for a number of artists annually, their performance was a reminder as to how important their music has been as an evolutionary footprint in the…
Nomeansno - Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Tue 28 May 2013
12 Jun 2013
A ridiculously good gig by the unfeasibly great group of Canadian math rock progenitors
‘I hate wankers,’ declared guitarist Rob Wright apropos of nothing, with a wry grin. Who was the Canadian punk’s tirade in reference to? Surely not his adoring crowd, who helped the band produce a show to remember. As one hirsute stage invader attempted…
Mudhoney, Meat Puppets and Metz - 02 ABC, Glasgow, Wed 5 Jun
12 Jun 2013
A thoroughly entertaining set from the Sub Pop grunge kings, with able-bodied support
Don that plaid shirt and party like it’s 1992: those kings of Seattle sludge, Mudhoney, are in town, supported by veteran peyote-punks Meat Puppets and new generation Sub Poppers Metz. Meat Puppets are simply magical, their psychedelic country-punk…
We Worship The Sun - The Art School, Glasgow, Sat 1 Jun 2013
10 Jun 2013
An all-day jamboree of live music and DJs offering noise terror, punk jollies and absurdist improv
Nurtured by independent promoters, DIY micro-labels and alternative venues, Glasgow's underground music scene remains in rosy-cheeked good health. An all-day jamboree of live music and DJs, complete with barbecue and jumble sale, We Worship The Sun…
Vasquez – Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh, Fri 24 May 2013
10 Jun 2013
Instrumental post-rock, with support from Alright the Captain, Billy Ray Osiris and Crusades
Prior to the arrival of headliners Vasquez onstage tonight, it’s easy to align the other hard-rocking acts on the bill to various parts of the body. Alright the Captain are undoubtedly the brain: from a bank of guitar pedals and a split-level synth…
Pat Metheny - Tap: The Book Of Angels Volume 20
6 Jun 2013
An album which encompasses several facets of Metheny's musical personality but fails to impress
Not just a poodle-haired purveyor of pastel fusion, guitar virtuoso Pat Metheny has also worked with Ornette Coleman and Steve Reich, and sent his yuppie fans fleeing with the metallic noodlings of Zero Tolerance for Silence and the Derek Bailey-aided…
Charli XCX - True Romance
10 Jun 2013
The goth-pop vocalist's debut combines pop sensibilities with emotional lyrics and electro beats
Charli XCX's journey to pop stardom has been anything but quick. She got her first big break when she was 14, being invited to perform at a warehouse rave in east London, after the host had heard a few of her demos on MySpace, and by 16, she was signed…
Singles & EPs round up - June 2013
10 Jun 2013
Leonidas & Hobbes, Frightened Rabbit, theapplesofenergy, Harvey McKay and more reviewed
Leonidas & Hobbes Machines, Tapes & Electronic Setups EP (Hobbes Music) ●●●● The debut EP from Edinburgh electronic duo Leonidas & Hobbes (the latter, Andy Richardson is a well-known promoter about town and sometime writer of this establishment) is…
Albums round-up - June 2013
10 Jun 2013
Queens of the Stone Age, Deap Vally, Jon Hopkins, The View, Austra and more reviewed
Queens of the Stone Age -... Like Clockwork (Matador Records) ●●● The follow up to 2007’s Era Vulgaris is a slight departure from their previous efforts, with a more subdued stoner vibe throughout. The album begins with the brooding intensity of…
Sigur Rós - Kveikur
7 Jun 2013
Icelandic band taking over the world with seventh studio album
It’s hardly Dylan going electric, but when early word got out about Sigur Rós’ new tougher direction, some fans of the moody Icelandic band whipped themselves into an ethereal lather. The truth behind the myths of their seventh studio album, Kveikur, is…
Black Sabbath: 13
6 Jun 2013
Latest album falls short of expectations with pretentiousl lyrics and overdriven sound
‘Wow, a new Black Sabbath record: this should be really good!’ involuntarily blurts out your brain before it has time to digest the relevant information: just about everything Ozzy Osbourne has done with his career since the 1970s. Press play. Courtesy…
Fucked Up, Titus Andronicus and Metz - SWG3, Glasgow, Tue 28 May 2013
12 Jun 2013
A sweaty, impassioned and powerful triple-bill of North American rock acts
Titus Andronicus have had a rough day ahead of their show in one of Glasgow's most lugubriously located venues: two blown tyres on the A1 left them waiting hours for a tow and only sneaking their equipment in through the side door at around 9.30pm. So…
Vom - Altered States
11 Jun 2013
The doomy, nigh-instrumental Glaswegians merge ritualistic intensity with more exploratory ambitions
There’s something threatening and otherworldly about this doomy, nigh-instrumental Glasgow trio. A combination of the relative scarcity of their live appearances, an obtuse and abstract artwork, some evocative and foreboding choices of album and song…
Howie Reeve - Friendly Demons
6 Jun 2013
12 intricate and expressive solo compositions from former Tattie Toes member
Anyone who saw Glasgow’s Tattie Toes play live will surely be familiar with genial shorts-wearing bassist and bell-ringer Howie Reeve. To an already extremely inventive band comprising wildly disparate stylistic elements, he brought a (post) punky…
Jupiter & Okwess International: Hotel Univers
6 Jun 2013
Congolose group's international debut reflects urban stmosphere of Kinshasa
From the same Kinshasa street scene which spawned Staff Benda Bilili, Jupiter & Okwess International offer an energetic update of traditional Congolese rhythms and melodies. Founded in 1990 by the charismatic Jupiter Bokondji, this is the group's…
