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Last week we brought you a review of Supermarket Shakespeare at the Lee Green Sainsbury’s. Well, we’re pleased to say Teatro Vivo are at it again, this time entertaining, confusing and possibly even scaring shoppers in the Forest Hill store. You’ve still got time to …

Everyone seems to love a ukulele at the moment. Not only do we have The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, there’s jam sessions in West End pubs, and we even have Ukulele Karaoke. These ukulele loving times are the perfect opportunity for Dent May, Mississippi’s …

Assuming G20 protestors don’t bring the whole city to a standstill, Chemikal Underground take over Kilburn’s Luminaire for a showcase of the label’s finest tomorrow night. Headlining the night is one of the most talked about bands of the year, The Phantom Band, who are …

On April 28th, the Barbican is hosting what has to be one of the more intriguing events on the gig calendar. Forming part of the La Linea London Latin Music festival, “Spanish Bombs” is a tropical tribute to The Clash. Although this may sound alarming …

One of London’s best kept song writing secrets, Darren Hayman has carved himself a position of one of the keenest observers of suburban minutiae over the past 13 years under various guises such as cult heroes Hefner (self proclaimed “Britain’s Largest Small Band”) and The …

Before his gig at Islington’s Union Chapel, we talked to cult indie hero Malcolm Middleton, formerly of the greatly missed Arab Strap, about his new solo album, Madonna and a failed bid for the Christmas number 1. Can you tell us about your new album, “Sleight of …

On a cold winter night in North London, we meet with hotly tipped indie pop beat combo The Wave Pictures before their gig at the Islington Bar Academy. Counting Jeffrey Lewis, Dean Wareham, Darren Hayman and Herman Düne as fans David Tattersall (vocals, guitar), Franic …

Formally half of the much loved and missed Arab Strap, Malcolm Middleton’s solo career revealed unexpected pop sensibilities. Sure, he’s no happier, and he’s just as foul mouthed, but this time he does it with added melody and pop hooks. Tonight’s show at the Scala …

The past few years haven’t been kind to Brighton’s finest Goth punk psychobilly exports, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. In the years since 2004′s phenomenal “The Royal Society” album, they were scandalously dropped by their record label, parted with guitarist and founding member Andy Huxley and …

Five years after the success of “Strange and Beautiful”, famously used in a car advert, Aqualung (aka 35 year old singer-songwriter Matt Hales) takes to the stage of Shepherds Bush’s elegant Bush Hall. It’s almost a wonder that we’re here at all – his UK …