Ida Maria – ‘Oh My God’ (Waterfall)
Ida Maria’s not so new but re-released single ‘Oh My God’ seems to have caught on better this time round.…
The King Blues – ‘Save the World, Get the Girl’ (Island)
Blue they certainly are not: Ska-Punk-Folk-Rock with a touch of class and a whole load of humour is a tad…
The Saturdays – ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ (Polydor)
Anyone who likes uninspired covers of classic songs which add nothing to the original track have got something wrong in…
The Walkmen need to start taking bigger strides
Through every fault of my own, several years have lapsed since I was first acquainted with The Walkmen. The story…
Write them off at your peril
The Perils @ Latest Music Bar, 19 Jan Rough Trade’s Breakthrough event at the Latest Music Bar most definitely made…
Cara Dillon – Hill of Thieves (Charcoal Records)
When I put this CD into my laptop, iTunes told me it was a pop record. I can’t really see…
Lady GaGa – The Fame (Polydor)
Despite my best efforts, it’s stupidly difficult to believe that Joanne Stefani Germanotta was ever in the position of being…
Animal Charm
Animal Collective @ Concorde 2, 15 Jan It’s a cold, windy January night and the approach to Concorde 2 is…
Franz Ferdinand – ‘Ulysses’ (Domino, 19 Jan)
Anyone who read the The Badger ‘Review of the Year’ at the end of last term will know that I…
Lilly Allen – ‘The Fear’ (Regal, 26 Jan)
During the two years that have passed since she released her debut album, Alright, Still, Lilly Allen has been repeatedly…
Morrissey – ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ (Polydor, 9 Feb)
I think it’s quite safe to say you have to be a special sort of person to embrace Morrissey and,…
Music (Brighton arts this year…)
Now that the ‘Christmas Hits’ CD has been packed safely away to gather dust for another year, it’s that time…
Getting explicit with XX Teens
If nothing else, XX Teens certainly possess an impressive knack to make one feel as though they’re single-handedly leading music…
Hudson Fall – The Factory EP
The debut EP from Liverpudlian quartet, Hudson Fall (myspace.com/hudsonfall) has so far garnered praise from Sir Paul McCartney.
Not from round here: I’m From Barcelona
I’m From Barcelona @ Concorde2, 26 November The Scandinavians have a reputation for being the most depressive people of Europe;…
All Good Funk Alliance – The Raid: Part Deux (Jalapeno)
After recently rediscovering my enjoyment of the likes of Ugly Duckling, De La Soul and Jurassic 5, I was eager…
Russelling up a storm
An amazing night was always guaranteed when I saw Alice Russell would be playing Komedia with backing from the Jack…
Stereophonics – Best of: Decade in the Sun (V2)
I stand firm. I will not bow beneath public disdain and suggest that my fondness for the back catalogue of…
Floorplay… better than sex?
After meeting in a record store in 2006, Brighton boys Ben Prok and James Fitch honed their collaborative sound to…
Tallulah Rendall – ‘Lay Me Down’
Sounding distinctly akin to P J Harvey, Tallulah Rendall has perfected her art amongst some of the capital’s finest musicians –…