I used to write pretty lists and carefully crafted summaries at the end of each year, imagining myself into a … More
Category: Gigs
The beautiful Caribou circle
“They’re like the band we’d create for ourselves,” we say. “They’re the band that seem to have got inside our … More
Lockdown LPs – Let’s play all our records!
Right. I’m going to do something I’ve always wanted to do: A near-300 LP DJ set over several months. The … More
Kate Bush: We need to check that you are human
From Cloudbusting to Captcha crunching: how the chase for Kate Bush tickets made us pine for days spent queuing in … More
Kraftwerk’s Kinderspiel
Kraftwerk – The Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tate Modern Kraftwerk are serious. Serious music … More
The end of Blur (maybe)
It was all meant to be so poignant. Back in the nineties, Blur were the band who rescued the “Brit” … More
Stone Roses reunite for generation game
As the Stone Roses return to play the fastest-selling gigs in UK history, Anna Doble writes for Channel 4 News … More
Maus trap?
Who is John Maus? And who does he think he is? In the coming weeks his name will doubtless become … More
Child-friendly festivals are the trippiest
London is smouldering on the edges of anarchy, Tottenham is in tatters, there is a bad feeling outside Foot Locker. … More
Do you remember the second time?
At the start of 2011, I took a bin bag full of old T-shirts down to my local charity shop. … More