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Delays are the very definition of “underrated”. Seriously, look it up in the pop music dictionary and you’ll see a picture of them. But whilst they once showed a desire to make it big, these days they’re not letting anything stop them from putting on …

Image by Amanda Farah. Brooklyn’s A Place To Bury Strangers have developed quite a bit of notoriety for the volume of their shows, which they happily hint at it themselves. Their new album is aptly titled Exploding Head. Their effects are created by frontman Oliver …

Wednesday night saw Cardiff’s seven headed ambassadors of twee, Los Campesinos! come bouncing back to London to headline a good old indie-pop love-in the Garage in Highbury, with all three bands on the bill helping out in each other’s sets. First up was lo-fi folk …

To the haters, Kasabian are painfully unfashionable, desperately unoriginal, early 90s Madchester revivalists, and arrogant cocks to boot. To their many fans, they are quite simply the greatest British band of the day. As we contemplate this apparent paradox while awaiting the Kasabian live experience …

When the Garage went for ‘refurbishment’ we thought it might be closed what, 3 – 4 months max. Instead it’s been about three years. Now, with a big name sponsor on board, the ‘Relentless’ Garage is back in action from June 26 bringing Highbury and …

The Astoria and Metro are dead, but long live the HMV Apollo. HMV are buying 50% of the Hammersmith venue, and others, in a deal worth around £20m. The Apollo will experience yet another branding-based name change (previously Carling/Labatt’s) to “HMV”, as will the Forum …

According to Camden New Journal (print edition), two of the Borough’s more distinctive structures are not long for this world. The Bloomsbury Service Station (right), on Store Street, is reckoned to be London’s oldest garage, pedaling petrol since 1926. Its cornflower blue trimmings are a …

Our weekly roundup of film reviews returns, courtesy of James Bryan… This week, royal bodice-ripper The Other Boleyn Girl, zombies ahoy in Diary of the Dead, multiple viewpoint assassination thriller Vantage Point and The Rock doing one for the kids in The Game Plan. Don’t …