Tag Archives: gigs

ma ma ma telephone

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

i wrote this for the fly: Lady Gaga O2 Arena, London 16/12/2010 Lady Gaga‘s festive freakshow rolls into London’s O2 Arena for two days entertaining girls, geeks, gays and even a few family units. The singer hops from Karen O-style … Continue reading →

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everyone loves jackie deshannon, surely?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

isn’t she just wonderful? not least because her real name is actually SHARON, and being wise enough to know that a name like sharon wouldn’t sell records – even in the 1960s – she created jackie dee shannon, as a … Continue reading →

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tanlines in the middle of winter

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

latest exciting gig-related news is that tanlines are playing at xoyo on 4 december as part of a small uk tour. i will be there, along with a sizeable proportion of the local hoxton tosspottery, no doubt. this is why i … Continue reading →

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veronica falls hard

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

the five things i like most about my favourite creepy swoon-pop band, veronica falls: the handmade t-shirt i bought for £5 when the band played at white heat in soho last year. it was the last one. starry eyes – possibly … Continue reading →

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unholy thoughts

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

i was listening to kele bloc party’s album ‘the boxer’ last night on the bus home and have decided that my favourite track BY FAR is ‘unholy thoughts’. Click here to download/listen. i’m not sure i completely get the lyrics … Continue reading →

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one magic song

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

on friday i went to see magic kids at the camden barfly. they’ve just released an album called ‘memphis’, presumably because they are from memphis. i haven’t yet listened to it. i bought tickets for the gig on the basis that … Continue reading →

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