[REVIEW] Damage rock the house at Jazz Cafe

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There’s times in your life when you look forward to something so much that eventually the end result will not live up to expectations. Damage’s performance tonight at Camden’s Jazz Cafe spun that on its head – we were all looking forward to it;...

Album review: Katy B – ‘Little Red’

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Words by: Dan Bull Follow @DanBull7609 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); With her 2011 debut On A Mission, Katy B successfully fused elements of UK house, garage and dance, creating songs that sounded as good on the radio as they did in the club. With an NME award in...

Young cast wows at launch of Streets Project

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Over the past few years, London's theatre scene has been exposed to multiple 'new' productions that have taken well-known stories to the stage.... Matilda, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and Shrek to name but a few. Whilst these may be roaring successes at the...

Album review: Chase and Status – ‘Brand New Machine’

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The past 12 months have been fairly exciting for the UK dance scene; not only has Britain produced some of the biggest musical exports of the year (Rudimental, Disclosure and AlunaGeorge to name but three), but with a new wave of artists also appearing...

Album review: Beyonce – ‘BEYONCE’

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Words by: Dan Bull Follow @DanBull7609 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Yes, it may have taken a while to get this review up, but sometimes art has to be enjoyed before it's been critiqued, so we have good reason; this was a project that was so secretive that producers...

James Blake – ‘Overgrown’ reviewed

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That difficult second album is always one that separates a singer from an artist; high expectations can either produce a follow-up which goes down quicker than the Titanic, or venture up the scale, allowing the artist to pull off a career-affirming addition to his/her...

Album review: One Direction – ‘Midnight Memories’

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Words by: Dan Bull Follow @DanBull7609 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Should Directioners be worried? A quick look at a brief history of boybands shows that, for many, album #3 can be their last... until the reunion of course. Like Take That and *N Sync (who called it a...

Live review: Alexa Goddard: Islington Academy

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Words by: Bizu Yaregal Follow @Bensue !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); It must be surreal for 25-year old Alexa Goddard - still yet to release her debut studio album, the Hampshire lass has quickly amassed a strong following, no bigger however than Jay Z and his Roc Nation label,...

Album review: Robbie Williams – ‘Swings Both Ways’

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Words by: Dan Bull Follow @DanBull7609 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Hark back to November 2001, and following the release of three commercially (and largely critical) solo albums, Robbie Williams had cemented his place in the UK’s music scene. Songwriter of modern-day anthems, showman to rival the greats; the...

Live review: Basement Jaxx, Brixton Academy

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Who said big girls can't rave? When Basement Jaxx come to town, you know you're never going to be disappointed; they're one of the rarities in the music-world who could play the same set year-in, year-out, and the crowd would never tire - interestingly, the...