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Live
Pasadena Daydream
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 31/8/2019
L. Paul Mann watches and photographs goth rock icons the Cure curate a highly impressive support bill capped with a superb headline slot for their all-day festival in the blazing California sunshine.
Wetdog
Brixton Electric, London, 24/4/2015
Dastardly watches Wetdog reward the earlycomers in a support slot to The Fall at the Brixton Electric in London
Hannah Georgas
02 Academy, Newcastle, 24/1/2014
Despite her suffering major sound problems, Adrian Huggins is impressed by singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas' unusual brand of acoustic/electronic folk rock in a support slot to her fellow Canadians City and Colour at a show at the O2 Academy in Newcastle
Lee Ranaldo and the Dust
Garage, London, 21/11/2013
Adrian Janes watches former Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, with a surprising support slot from his ex-band mate Thurston Moore, play a heartfelt and atmospheric set at the Garage in London
Laura J. Martin
Leaf, Liverpool, 24/10/2013
Harry Sherriff is stunned by singer-songwriter, flautist and multi-instrumentalist Laura J. Martin's originality in a support slot at The Leaf in her native Liverpool
WATERS
Koko, London, 8/2/2012
Jamie Rowland is impressed by alternative rock act WATERS' energy and gusto, which is powerful enough to silence the whole crowd, in a support slot to Nada Surf at the KOKO in London
Kelley Stoltz
Brixton Academy, London, 9/12/2010
Anthony Strutt at the Brixton Academy in London watches New York-based singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz play an impressive support slot for his favourite band of all time, Echo and the Bunnymen
Lisa Lindley-Jones
Scala, London, 3/10/2008
An eccentric but powerful new talent, Anthony Strutt finds up-and-coming singer-songwriter Lisa Lindley-Jones to be a name to watch out for after watching her play a support slot to iLiKETRAiNS at the London Scala
New Rhodes
Roadhouse, Manchester, 21/11/2006
At their second Manchester gig in a month, this time playing a support slot at the conclusion of the Veils’ UK tour, Dixie Ernill watches Bristol group the New Rhodes' immediate and uncomplicated pop sound quickly capture the attention of their unsuspecting audience
A Hawk and the Hacksaw
Luminaire, London, 12/11/2006
Elevated to the headline slot after main act Beirut was forced to pull out due to illness, Anthony Dhanendran finds former Neutral Milk Hotel drummer Jeremy Barnes' new gypsy folk project A Hawk and a Hacksaw worth the price of the ticket admission alone at a gig at the London Luminaire
Albums
Hefner
The Fidelity Wars
In the latest in our 'Re : View' slot in which our writers examine albums from the past, Ben Howarth looks at Hefner's 1999 album, 'The Fidelity Wars', which is about to be re-released
Re : View : Acid Mothers Temple and the
Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso UFO
In our ' Re : View' slot, in which our writers reappraise albums from the past, Andrew Carver examines seminal Japanese psychedelic act Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso UFO's 1996 eponymous debut album
Re : View-Pere Ubu
The Modern Dance
For our 'Re : View' slot, in which we look back on old albums, Mark Rowland writes about Pere Ubu's 1976 classic debut album 'The Modern Dance', which has recently been reisssued