DJ Krush (w/support from Anchorsong) – Kentish Town Forum, London. January 28th 2012.     The key ingredient in ‘live showmanship’ is found within its catchphrase. No matter how much dollar is thrown at big budget studio productions; the live domain will always pave irretrievable room for the demonstrable power of raw skills.  To this end,...

Michael Kiwanuka – XOYO, London. January 24th 2012.       Each day is not without its surprises, but history, as we know it, will always lay slave to a handful of repetitive occurrences. Politicians will philander, the price of oil gets dearer; and once in a while an artist will usher a golden music...

Tycho – Xoyo, London. December 14th 2011. Creative enterprise draws its strength by virtue of being able to blend the senses. Depending on the surrounding conditions, a piano tune can carry an icy feel to it. Similarly, a cacophonous drumbeat conjures loud colours to the mind. This 360 sensory approach to music production is the manta...

The Kills – Brixton Academy, London. December 3rd 2011   So pre-packaged is inner city life that is resembles a microwave dinner. Complete with servings of work, social and downtime, city living is generic and cyclical. Thank heavens then for the lo-fi movement! With its haphazard arrangements, the industrial sound of distorted tape has come...

M83 – Heaven, London. December 1st 2011 Music history is woven by those who throw the proverbial middle finger up at convention. Whether it’s the structured improvisations of Miles Davis, to the intelligently constructed compositions of Frank Zappa; progress, it seems, is achieved by pushing the parameters of our capabilities to new heights. An entity that...