We parachute into Brighton on Thursday evening, landing in the middle of the Komedia Studio bar for our favourite avant-garde Norwegian, Jenny Hval. She wows us with her utterly unique brand of experimental, part-spoken-word, musical musings on bodies, cities and…
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Festivals | The Great Escape – Preview
The British summer may be getting off to a non-existent start but summery things are happening – English weather be damned – starting with one of our favourite festivals of the year, The Great Escape. Champion of the little guy,…
Live | Story Books @ Hoxton Hall
Here at the village-style Hoxton Hall the atmosphere is nothing if not dramatic. Six-strong band, Story Books, are spaced apart on a split-level stage, silhouetted against glaring, ‘Close Encounter’-style lighting. With this type of venue and visuals, bumble-gum pop was…
Interview | Introducing….Story Books
They’ve not been around five minutes but already Story Books are selling out venues in London’s music-conscious East End and writing songs that belie their infancy as a band. FFS caught up with lead singer Kristofer Harris to get the…