Live
Roundhouse, London, 22/6/2008
Shoegazing pioneers My Bloody Valentine have just toured Britain with their first shows in over fifteen years. Domnic Simpson watches them put on an unforgettable performance at the Roundhouse in London
Features
Teenage Life and Sonic Youth (2007)
In the latest instalment in our 'Soundtrack of Our Lives', in which our writers write about the effect of music at important times in their lives, Dominic Simpson tells of his teenage discovery of Sonic Youth
Profile (2002)
My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless' album was one of the classic albums of the early 90's, but took 2 and a half years to record and nearly bankrupted the Creation label. Olga Sladeckova reflects on the stormy history of the shoegazing movement pioneers
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