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The Presets »

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In The Presets, Australia might just have a group good enough to consign the musical monstrosities that are Men At Work and INXS to the history books. With their brand of dirty, dance inspired electronica, this is as visceral, addictive and entertainin...

Fri 14 Nov 2008 by Chris Hammond | Read more »

On the horizon »

Theatre La Traviata One of the world’s most celebrated opera directors, Glasgow-born David McVicar returns to Scottish Opera to direct his first ever production of La Traviata, an authentic take on the famous courtesan’s tragic tale that...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 | Read more »

De La Soul »

De la Soul

De La Soul’s debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, is a landmark record. Its eclectic sampling, jazz-soul-funk laced grooves, humour and laid-back rhyme style were, in 1989, a radical departure from the increasingly homogeneous and aggressive soun...

Sat 08 Nov 2008 by Tom Evans | Read more »

Mogwai »

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The Phoenix Nights-esque sports bar yards from Edinburgh's Corn Exchange was home to quite a few disgruntled punters at about 8pm on Tuesday night. It would seem that gremlins were running amok inside the hall – nothing was working and one of the...

Sat 08 Nov 2008 by Chris Hammond | Read more »

Nizlopi @ Cabaret Voltaire »

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Pop fans of a certain vintage will have fond memories of Nizlopi. In 2004, the plucky indie upstarts stormed to the top of the UK charts with the surprise hit, 'JCB Song'. For a while it even looked like they would steal the inexplicably important Chr...

Sat 08 Nov 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

Mumford and Sons »

Mumford and Sons

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The decadence of the recently refurbished Voodoo Rooms melds the saloon culture of the America’s cowboy frontiers with the refinement of contemporary Britain. Mumford and Sons come across as this venue’s conceptual twin, dressed for a Levi&...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Dan Moss | Read more »

Departure Lounge: Bonobo and Underling »

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The idea behind ‘Departure Lounge’ at the Caves was to provide an “original, friendly and unique space for open-minded souls to enjoy a mix of music that can't be found anywhere else”. This rather pessimistic view of the Edinburgh club scene no...

Fri 17 Oct 2008 | Read more »

Faking it »

It is one of many unspoken assumptions made by our self-conscious, appearance-obsessed generation that the bigger the earphones, the broader the musical knowledge contained between them. Sizing up the bloke at the bus stop with the holy grail of aural ...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Jacqui Kavanagh | Read more »

Roots Manuva »

Roots Manuva

Rodney Smith had an inkling of the reception that awaited him on the bursting Liquid Room dancefloor when he took to the stage, cheerfully intoning, “I’m home, Edinburgh”. To rapturous whooping, Roots Manuva and his collective, led by...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Dan Moss | Read more »

Departure Lounge: Bonobo »

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The idea behind ‘Departure Lounge’ at the Caves was to provide an “original, friendly and unique space for open-minded souls to enjoy a mix of music that can't be found anywhere else.” This rather pessimistic view of the Edinbur...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Alexander Randall | Read more »

Xplicit: DJ Hype vs Skream »

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Hype (self proclaimed jungle purist) versus Skream (the lynchpin of drum 'n' bass's precocious younger sibling, dubstep). Skream and Hype are headliners, the real deal. Both are pioneers of their sound, at the vanguard of the scenes we know today. Asid...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Rosie McLean | Read more »

Scottish Chamber Orchestra »

The SCO: a repuation for innovation and quality.

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After an extensive summer tour, it is a delight to welcome the SCO back to Edinburgh for what promises to be an exciting new season. Tonight, under conductor John Storgårds, they present one of Beethoven’s signature works alongside one of ...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Ladyhawke »

Ladyhawke

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In the crushingly mediocre 2006 romantic comedy, Just Friends, actress Anna Faris (a graduate of the Scary Movie School of Drama) plays a Britney Spears-inspired, up-and-coming pop princess with misguided pretensions of her own artistic importance. Lon...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

Edinburgh Music Guide: October »

LadyHawke - 3rd October - Cabaret Voltaire, EdinburghIf Blondie did electro beats and Cyndi Lauper played electric guitar in a tube top. Grimy 80's-esque beats from the new princess of techno-punk pop. Departure Lounge feat. Bonobo - 3rd October - The...

Sat 04 Oct 2008 | Read more »

On the folk wagon »

In 2001, the jarring opening chords of The Strokes' 'Last Night' finally seduced the music industry away from nineties grunge and into the passionate affair with angular indie pop that it had been toying with for quite some time. Now it would seem th...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Jacqui Kavanagh | Read more »

Xplicit: Scratch Perverts »

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It's hard not to feel that the Scratch Perverts' huge success is due in part to one of the most seductive stage names since the birth of the Rolling Stones. Frankly, it's a misnomer. Anyone expecting a turntablism masterclass tonight will be disappoi...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Simon Mundy | Read more »

Preview: Cansei de Ser Sexy »

Eclectic Brazilians, Cansei de Ser Sexy, or CSS if you will, hit Edinburgh on 12 October. And for one week only it looks like the hottest Latin performers in the UK won’t be Manchester City footballers. Billed as the biggest act ever to e...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Chris Hammond | Read more »

Preview: Dirty Pretty Things »

Shorn of his nauseatingly naughty ex-band mate Peter Doherty, Carl Barat's life outside The Libertines might not be quite as dramatic these days – but it seems to be infinitely more productive. With his chiselled good looks and unceremonious de...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Chris Hammond | Read more »

White Heath »

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The subject of a comprehensive freshers flyering campaign, this band have got people talking. After a successful summer recording, gigging and jamming with Canadian MCs the Heath are done entertaining Edinburgh’s temporary summer population to pr...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Mike Ellis | Read more »

Every Picture House Tells A Story »

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This is an unconventional way to start a live music review, but let's talk about the venue, rather than the band. Why? Well, The Picture House might well secure the future of live popular music in Edinburgh. The city has been crying out for a music ve...

Fri 19 Sep 2008 by Chris McCall | Read more »

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