Carl Craig and his lucrative Synthesizer Ensemble tour certainly lacks a certain sparkle, but, as Piers Barber argues, smug music journalists have no place criticising those who prefer to enjoy […]
Last September, long time Music Factory-favourites Wild Beasts decided that the time had come, after five albums of precious indie art-rock, to draw their career to an elegant close. Piers Barber is in the […]
Piers Barber heads up north to catch Radiohead’s rearranged super-gig at Old Trafford cricket ground. Despite some serious sound issues, a triumphant final hour makes it just about worth it. […]
Piers Barber is left dumbstruck by a rare in-full performance of Spiritualized’s vital cosmic masterpiece Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space at London’s Barbican. It’s a rare and personally unprecedented […]
The Barbican recently hosted Mount Kimbie and Fuck Buttons as part of a series of concerts celebrating Bleep’s tenth anniversary. Piers Barber was there to enjoy some expensive cocktails and exhilarating […]
Despite a few inevitable teething problems, the first day of the inaugural 6 Music Festival in Manchester was a great success, further enhancing the status of the station within British popular culture. Piers […]
The National were back in London this week to tour their 2013 album Trouble Will Find Me. Buster Stonham was on hand to witness another spine-tingling performance from the Ohio […]
