Category Archive: london

DJ Vadim to hit up the hip hop party of the summer

The fine folk at Soundcrash are putting on the hip hop party of the season at London’s KOKO on the 18th of August. This event will feature some of the UK’s biggest and… Read More

Gonjasufi in London

Sydneysider Jemma Cole reviews her first ever London gig, and it almost brings her to tears: Gonjasufi is a man that has fallen under many different categorisations, including ‘space hip hop’, ‘electro Hendrix’,… Read More

White Denim live

Golden Lady checks out the White Denim gig in London: Hailing from the eponymous music capital, Austin, Texas, this now four-piece, blues-tinged, psych-rock band proceed to take the stage for what will surely… Read More

Hero Fisher interview

There is a glint in Hero Fisher’s eye as she sips red wine in a Sydney bar. Blonde hair tumbles onto her shoulders and a cheeky smile exudes an instantly beguiling impishness and engaging charisma. It is… Read More

Steve Smyth in London

Sometimes you just know that you have witnessed something seminal. The Slaughtered Lamb pub, tucked away in the labyrinthal back streets of Central London, offered up one such occasion on a cold, dark… Read More

Steve Smyth interview

Celeste Macdonald talks to Steve Smyth about his new album, his influences and his collaboration with Howling Bells’ Juanita Stein: Originally from the south coast of Sydney and based in London, Steve Smyth… Read More

John Martin Apocalypse

John Martin’s Apocalypse is on at the Tate Britain for a few more days. Alice Parsons went along to check it out: THE END IS NIGH, YOU WILL BE JUDGED, REPENT!!! These are phrases that spring… Read More

Heidi chats to Howling Bells

Heidi Pett talks to Howling Bells lead guitarist Joel Stein about their latest album, touring and listening to trash. “I think I was just feeling lucky,” Joel Stein laughs as he explains why… Read More

Fred Falke at The Nest

Jonjon checks out the ESM Launch Party, featuring Fred Falke, Starsmith and Burns at The Nest, Dalston, 17/11/11. Dalston gets a lot of stick… and deservedly so. It’s a punchline to any attempt… Read More

The Museum of Everything

Alice Parsons tells us about, well, everything… I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Museum of Everything. Having visited their website and rootled around for a bit, I was no closer to… Read More

Time For Heroes

This week, England has been ripping itself to shreds, burning itself to the ground. Riots and looting have been breaking out across London and spreading through the country. You already know the back-story.… Read More

Get To Know Bonfire Nights

Keyboardist and vocalist Nicole Hoaran from London-based Aussies, Bonfire Nights, tells us a bit about the band: We are the polar opposite of a child’s face who has just been told they missed… Read More