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Friday 12 February, 2010Contra Vampire Weekend
Friday 12 February, 2010Of The Blue Colour of the Sky Ok Go
Friday 12 February, 2010
The current British music scene is fertile ground, and British youth culture, for want of …
Vampire Weekend probably shouldn’t be famous. Four implausibly preppy kids from New England with a …
Propelled to the dizzying heights of stardom through the viral success of their endlessly parodied …
Features
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Battle of the Bands Heat Two
Saturday 13 February, 2010The second chapter of BandSoc’s annual competition rolled around last week, maintaining the unusually high standard set by heat one
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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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So that’s when I said, ‘Let’s get incredible’
Tuesday 19 January, 2010
Before Gideon, Holly and Charlemagne there were Night Club Dwight, Special K and the Eye …
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The Year of McGee
Tuesday 19 January, 2010Now that Prime Minister Dave Thatcher (who would have thought, after that exquisite, exquisite ceremony, …
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Interview: Editors
Monday 23 November, 2009
Ola Sawicka heads to Wolverhampton to investigate the Editors' transition to bolder, darker realms
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How I learned to love the Beatles
Tuesday 13 October, 2009
Dave Toulson remembers the days when he only associated the Beatles with middle-aged English teachers.
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Out with the old and in with the new
Sunday 4 October, 2009 - 1 comment
Since the university’s establishment in 1965, its union had played a welcoming — and seemingly …
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All That Glisters Is Not Gold…
Monday 22 June, 2009
…sometimes it’s copper. Jess Colman reviews the opening of the Union's long awaited club, the Copper Rooms.
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Memory Lane
Monday 22 June, 2009
With the release of their latest album, The Eternel, Adam Fraser takes another look at Sonic Youth's back catalogue.
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Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
Tuesday 28 April, 2009
This May marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Tommy, the first of two …
Albums
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Hold Me Down You Me At Six
Friday 12 February, 2010
Upon first hearing You Me At Six a few years back, two things immediately occurred …
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Teen Dream Beach House
Friday 12 February, 2010
In the last issue I was imploring you all to take notice of John Hughes …
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Transference Spoon
Friday 12 February, 2010
As soon as the album begins the haunting synth of ‘Before Destruction’sets the stage for …
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Persistence in this Game Straight Lines
Friday 12 February, 2010
You can be forgiven for having never heard of Straight Lines; despite having supported the …
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The Logic of Chance Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Friday 12 February, 2010
Last time I took a listen to Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip it was …
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The Shadow of an Empire Fionn Regan
Friday 12 February, 2010
Protection Racket’, the first single and opening song of The Shadow of an Empire, would …
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Hounds of Love Kate Bush
Thursday 11 February, 2010
This isn’t about us. The greatest pop reconfigures your nervous system, implants false memories, but …
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My Dinosaur Life Motion City Soundtrack
Thursday 11 February, 2010
When Motion City Soundtrack finally signed to a major label in 2006, their fans could …
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The Prester John Sessions Tommy T
Thursday 11 February, 2010
Tommy T is best known as Gogol Bordello’s Ethiopian bassist. Along with his Abyssinia Roots …
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Marlene Lightspeed Champion
Thursday 11 February, 2010
Listening to Lightspeed Champion’s new single, and the songs released with it, got me thinking …
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Live
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Rolo Tomassi The Flapper, Birmingham
Thursday 11 February, 2010
Jealous is an understatement. Pretty much every member of Rolo Tomassi is younger, hotter, and …
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Regina Spektor Birmingham O2
Tuesday 19 January, 2010
Regina Spektor, who has been described as ‘kooky’ and ‘alternative’ but whom I can sum …
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Muse Birmingham NIA
Monday 23 November, 2009
Raj Bhatoa explains why Muse are the act to see before you die
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Bowerbirds Cargo, London
Monday 23 November, 2009I had the opportunity to indulge in my ever-so-grating-and-patronizing tendency of forcing bands so new …
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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. …
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The Cribs The Assembly
Tuesday 27 October, 2009
The Assembly in Leamington was the latest stop on The Cribs current nationwide tour, which …
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St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday 27 October, 2009The first international performance to test the acoustics of the Arts Centre’s all-new (doesn’t seem …
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Bombay Bicycle Club O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 13 October, 2009Inspiration for band names comes from all over the place these days. Belle and Sebastian …
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Metric Kasbah, Coventry
Monday 22 June, 2009
In the last issue of the Boar I wrote that only taking one support band …
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Maximo Park O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday 22 June, 2009When Maximo Park come to town there’s usually a surprise or two to be had, …
