Music

Beats & Bars: The beginning of a legacy

Thursday 1 July, 2010

Fly Yellow Moon Fyfe Dangerfield

Friday 25 June, 2010

The Dance Faithless

Tuesday 22 June, 2010

Acoustic music, poetry, and a nice cup of tea. Matthew Wells speaks to the organiser of Warwick’s best open-mic night

With his debut solo effort, Guillemot’s front man Fyfe Dangerfield has largely abandoned his usual…

Listening to a Faithless album inevitably feels like panning for gold; although your patience gets…

Features

A Blagger’s Guide to Music: Glam rock
Friday 2 July, 2010
This week RaW discuss glam rock, its influencers and its influencees
A Blagger’s Guide to Music: Ska
Tuesday 22 June, 2010
The third installment of RaW's a Blagger's Guide to Music covering Ska from its 1950s roots up to the present day
A Blagger’s Guide to Music: Post-punk
Tuesday 15 June, 2010
The second installment of a Blagger's Guide to Music, charting the origins and rise of post-punk
A Blagger’s Guide to Music: Early punk
Tuesday 8 June, 2010
Join RaW's Tasha and Danny, two jack-of-all-trades, as they attempt to educate themselves — and you — about the history of music
Mud, moshing and music: a guide to this year’s festivals
Saturday 15 May, 2010 - 2 comments
From Stevie to the Strokes, Dizzee Rascal to Dylan, Nick Mosley looks past third term stress to a spectacular summer of music
Unsung sounds
Saturday 24 April, 2010
As Paul Rudd, of Friends and I Love You Man fame will well know, subtlety …
A matter of Lethe and death
Saturday 24 April, 2010
James Phillips reviews last term’s Battle of the Bands final
Battle of the Bands Heat Two
Saturday 13 February, 2010
The second chapter of BandSoc’s annual competition rolled around last week, maintaining the unusually high standard set by heat one
Who said Grime doesn’t pay?
Friday 12 February, 2010
The current British music scene is fertile ground, and British youth culture, for want of …
John Hughes and Music
Thursday 11 February, 2010
As this is an article in the music section you may be wondering why I …

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Albums

The Boxer Kele Okereke
Tuesday 22 June, 2010
So, following the trend set by the likes of Brendon Flowers, Slash, Fyfe Dangerfield, Kele Okereke…
Slash Slash
Tuesday 22 June, 2010
Slash is often considered one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, and it goes without saying…
High Violet The National
Saturday 15 May, 2010
With The National’s fifth studio album comes the band’s third masterpiece
The Chaos The Futureheads
Saturday 15 May, 2010
‘Oh the chaos, but what’s it got to do with us?’ The Futureheads declare on the opener of the…
Disintegration — Deluxe Edition The Cure
Saturday 15 May, 2010
The Cure, quite frankly, are one of the most unusual bands ever to grace the airwaves…
Total Life Forever Foals
Saturday 15 May, 2010
For many bands, a second album release is the turning point of a music career. …
My Best Friend Is You Kate Nash
Saturday 15 May, 2010
The irrelevant and inconsequential ramblings of a teenage girl…
Plastic Beach Gorillaz
Friday 12 March, 2010
Upon first seeing the cover for Damon Albarn’s third album at the helm of his …
Lights Ellie Goulding
Friday 12 March, 2010
Within the past year, the British music industry has been subject to an influx of …
Good Morning Mother Stars And Sons
Friday 12 March, 2010
Unique. Piano-pop. Brash, intelligent indie-pop. The truth is, it’s pretty hard to place Stars and …

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Live

Xiu Xiu Taylor John's House, Coventry
Friday 12 March, 2010
It’s a matter of love, first of all. Xiu Xiu, the Oakland-based project centred around …
Rolo Tomassi The Flapper, Birmingham
Thursday 11 February, 2010
Jealous is an understatement. Pretty much every member of Rolo Tomassi is younger, hotter, and …
Regina Spektor Birmingham O2
Tuesday 19 January, 2010
Regina Spektor, who has been described as ‘kooky’ and ‘alternative’ but whom I can sum …
Muse Birmingham NIA
Monday 23 November, 2009
Raj Bhatoa explains why Muse are the act to see before you die
Bowerbirds Cargo, London
Monday 23 November, 2009
I had the opportunity to indulge in my ever-so-grating-and-patronizing tendency of forcing bands so new …
Kings of Convenience Warwick Arts Centre
Tuesday 27 October, 2009
My first brush with this Norwegian duo was in a friend’s shed five years ago. …
The Cribs The Assembly
Tuesday 27 October, 2009
The Assembly in Leamington was the latest stop on The Cribs current nationwide tour, which …
St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday 27 October, 2009
The first international performance to test the acoustics of the Arts Centre’s all-new (doesn’t seem …
Bombay Bicycle Club O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 13 October, 2009
Inspiration for band names comes from all over the place these days. Belle and Sebastian …
Metric Kasbah, Coventry
Monday 22 June, 2009
In the last issue of the Boar I wrote that only taking one support band …