I want to write, and I want to write about music. There are, in my mind, only two types of people in this world: those who are musically talented, and those who aren’t. It’s those who aren’t that tend to go into music writing. That’s certainly why I’m here.
Yorkshire plays host to 6th Moor Music Festival
Continuing our quest to bring you the best of small festivals across the UK, we bring tidings of another Yorkshire-based event, the independently-run Moor Music Festival, which is now in its sixth year. Taking place from 12th to 15th August…
Live: Adelaide’s Cape @ The Gladstone, London Bridge
It’s rare that I write a gig review that begins with a discussion of the venue, but in this case I feel I have little choice in the matter. The Gladstone is a lovely little pub round the corner from…
Album: School of Seven Bells – Disconnect from Desire
When New Yorkers Alejandra and Claudia Deheza (twins, no less) join forces with former Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis they become: School of Seven Bells. The band’s second album is shiny enough to make decent pop music without relinquishing any…
FFS New Bands Panel: Adam Parker
Adam Parker first came onto the scene two years ago, but it was the dance scene. DJ Sasha had heard some of his songs and ended up featuring remixes on his Invol2ver album. Two years on, it’s finally time for…
Live: Bob Dylan @ Hop Farm
With Bob Dylan at Hop Farm FFS got what we expected. We’ve heard enough about his performances not to imagine we were in for a lot of crowd interaction but by being there we were paying homage to the best…