UPDATED! Jeff Lewis comes back to the UK
Singer/Songwriter/Comic-book-artist extraordinaire Jeffrey Lewis returns to the UK in February.»
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benmarwood has written the following articles:
Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again
Perhaps anyone who wonders why Damon Albarn feels that Blur isn’t a complete outfit without Coxon should look no further; ‘Standing On My Own Again’ is simple, it’s catchy and it bears all the pop traits of Blur in their heyday with none of the ensuing pomposity.»
Michael Bublé - Caught In The Act
Live albums are always a bit of a gamble. The idea of releasing an audio version of what is, in some part at least, visual entertainment is slightly strange. Fortunately then, clean-cut Vancouver swing vocalist Michael Buble’s ‘Caught In The Act’ is a CD/DVD extravaganza of Buble’s recent performances at the Wiltern Theatre in LA. They’ve even gone as far as to get David Horn – who has worked alongside Eric Clapton, Steely Dan and Billy Joel – in on the action as director.»
Three Litre, Off The Radar, Coley Park, Pete and the Pirates at After Dark, Reading, Thu 19 Jan
I heard a rumour on the internet that these days, gigs don’t just happen in places with culture, they also happen in Reading. Tonight’s monthly showcase of local acts at the town’s sweatiest club, the self-proclaimed ‘legendary’ After Dark, features an almost alarmingly strong bill courtesy of local fanzine ‘Blah Blah’ in which three of the four bands are signed. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s quite an achievement for a place which up until recently lacked any cutting edge bands, and where the musical Hall of Fame currently consists of the Cooper Temple Clause, Morning Runner and that guy from Les Rhythm Digitales..»
Jake Searson - Truth and Lies
Released on Tidelines, a quasi-label for unsigned artists to release their own material, Truth and Lies is Essex boy Jake Searson’s first album. One part metal, one part punk, this is eleven tracks and thirty-seven minutes of punk rock and songs about girls, death and.. er.. wanking? Consider You’re Gone''s opening line "I just got dumped again and now my only friend is my left hand" to be the benchmark of what lies ahead.»
Ben Folds at London Brixton Academy, Tue 13 Dec
As Folds takes to the stage the ovation is deafening, but surprisingly for a man normally renowned for his interaction with the audience, he says barely anything for the first part of tonight’s performance..»