LIVE: NME AWARDS TOUR 2012

Posted by on February 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

- ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER - Sorry, but this is going to be a biased review. I miss Azealia Banks due to the ridiculous idea of scheduling the first act 10 minutes after doors opening. I’m obviously disappointed to find out from the light technician that I have missed the filthy talking Azealia, who has been catapulted into pole position on the 2011 NME Cool List. Nonetheless, I ask an approachable concert-goer her opinion on the Harlem born rapper,... Read More

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INTERVIEW: METRONOMY’S ANNA PRIOR

Posted by on February 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Metronomy are the electric pop band that’s had us humming their catchy as fuck tune, ‘The Look’ for the best part of 2011. Like a musical version of Monty Python’s ‘The Funniest Joke in the World’ (minus inevitable death), I double dares ya not to be belting out ‘da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da’ for hours/days after. Go on, dares ya 2011 might have been THE year for Metronomy, but these electro wonders have been tinkering... Read More

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NEWS: NME AWARDS TOUR 2012

Posted by on November 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Running throughout February, the NME Awards Tour kicks off in Glasgow (8th) and visits 12 venues across the UK, bringing the very best in new music directly to music fans, ending with a show-stopping finale in London (25th). NME editor Krissi Murison says: “As far as NME Awards Tour line-ups go, it’s difficult to imagine one more exciting than this or more representative of the cutting edge sounds that will define 2012. Every week in NME we bang... Read More

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