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PYYRAMIDS: London Gigs Mark Debut Album Release

It takes two, baby! Pop duo talk textual intercourse, moodiness, SXSW and dark energy.

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Ticket Alert: Wilko Johnson @ Koko

Dr Feelgood legend Wilko Johnson announces his farewell London concert

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The Best London Gigs In August

Let us guide you through the month’s best gigs with our expert tips.

Sepector at Koko Photo by Andy Thornley

Festival Review: Camden Crawl 2012

Camden’s crowds are no trouble as we hit the streets for the annual Crawl

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Music Interview: Guillemots

Fyfe Dangerfield takes us on a musical and culinary trip through his favourite London haunts.

Photo by Gordon C Burns

Live Music Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Koko

It may have been one big promo gig but 500 lucky punters thought it was pretty special

Live Music Preview: Jamie Lidell @ Koko Tomorrow

Soul singer Jamie Lidell arrives in London tomorrow night on the penultimate date of an extensive world tour. At face value Lidell is merely a brilliant funk and soul musician, channelling the ghosts of Motown with effortless zeal; his latest LP ‘Compass’ follows in a …

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Live Music Preview: Brendan Benson @ Koko

Brendan Benson. Ring any bells? If you don’t know of this singer-songwriter in his own right, you might be familiar with one of his other projects. He’s a key member of The Raconteurs, providing proper poppy guitar melodies and memorable lyrics to balance Jack White’s …

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Listen Up: Lazy Habits Interview

Hailing from Hackney and vehement defenders of the 7″ vinyl format, Lazy Habits are cross genre, combining big band and hip-hop sampling sounds to give you the mariachi horn. Their first few releases – Even Out, Please People, and EP – have reached cult status, …

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Interview: Annie Mac

If you want to hear a mixture of the freshest sounds in clubland, then Annie Mac’s Friday night Radio 1 show is unmissable. In the last twelve months, she’s been taking her tastemakers skills out into her audience with specially curated shows ‘Annie Mac Presents’. …

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Live Review: Passion Pit @ Koko

Camden streets were empty as London watched the Chelsea and/or Arsenal match on Wednesday night. Koko however, was sold out with London hipsters checking out NYC home county kids Passion Pit. Their ‘Manners’ album is a synth infused electro style similar to hipstersuperband du jour …