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Live: Florence and the Machine @ Somerset House, London

Live: Florence and the Machine @ Somerset House, London

It may be worth starting a consideration of this performance of Florence Welch and her Machine with reference to the end rather than the beginning: “This may be the last time you see us for a while, this is one of our last gigs in London because we’ve got to go away and make...
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Tags: Florence & the Machine
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Live: Babe Shadow @ Hammersmith Apollo, London

Live: Babe Shadow @ Hammersmith Apollo, London

As I stood amongst the growing crowd in the opulent and massively-sized Hammersmith Apollo watching Babe Shadow take to the stage, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe about the place. Would The Babe Shadow, a small band from Kent, fit in within these walls? The crowd looked on curiousl:, they were...
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Tags: Babe Shadow, Florence & the Machine
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Brian’s Mixtape #29: Parliament of Fowls

Brian’s Mixtape #29: Parliament of Fowls

Safely installed in his cosy nest, Brian’s been musing on how great his winged neighbours are. Birds are a splendid bunch – lots of them sing (although admittedly with varying levels of success), some of them are darned attractive (Mr Peacock, we’re looking right at you) and some of them are just utterly...
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Tags: A Hawk and a Handsaw, Alessi's Ark, Devendra Banheart, Elliott Smith, Florence & the Machine, Isobel Campbell & Mark Laneghan, kristin hersh, Neil Young, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, Shearwater, Simon and Garfunkel
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Brian’s Mixtape #26: Down In One

Brian’s Mixtape #26: Down In One

I expect you’re wondering what Brian’s excuse is this time? The silly old owl asked for your suggestions for drinking songs on his twitter @LordBrianWilson on Monday, then duly spent the day glugging acorn wine while listening to them. It was a ’scientific test to determine their suitability for purpose’, he tells us. Now we don’t,...
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Tags: Florence & the Machine, George Jones, The Divine Comedy, The Leisure Society, Tunng
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