What the critics both personal and musical failed to understand was that any Babyshambles fan willing to idolize Pete Doherty’s contrivances had no desire for it to make sense anyway.
It’s very easy now, with two decades of hindsight, to be unaware of the absolute shitstorm into which Down In …
AVTT/PTTN is a beautiful country music vehicle, but with all the brutal mechanics exposed.
On paper, this shouldn’t work.
Mike Patton, the man behind Faith No More’s genre-hopping chaos, Mr Bungle’s demented brilliance and Fantomas’ cinematic maximalism teaming up with The Avett Brothers feels like a punchline waiting for a …
Elbow live at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Elbow, My Bloody Valentine, Wolf Alice and Manic Street Preachers are among those picked …
Pete Doherty with The Libertines live in Manchester (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Playing to the crowd, Babyshambles walked on to The Wurzels’ Combine Harvester; as ever with Doherty in charge, the line between sincerity and surrealism is always blurred.
Peter Doherty has always been consistent and prolific; either through playing …
Paul Simon by Myrna Suarez
Paul Simon will bring his A Quiet Celebration tour to Europe during the early spring of next year, including UK appearances in Liverpool, Glasgow and London.
After playing what was expected to be the final gig …
David Byrne by Shervin Lainez
David Byrne, IDLES, CMAT, Lily Allen and Alabama Shakes are all a part of the first wave of artists to be confirmed for the 2026 edition of Bilbao BBK Live.
Byrne has …
Gorillaz, Addison Rae, The xx, Little Simz and Hayley Williams are some of the names confirmed for the 15th anniversary edition of We Love Green in Paris next year.
The announcement adds to Damon Albarn’s touring during 2026 behind Gorillaz’s …
The results of The Saints’ recording process are a spectacular tribute to Chris Bailey.
There’s always a difference in the way you process music released posthumously.
In the case of The Saints, by way of introduction there remains a story about them and singer Chris Bailey not told enough, …
Benefits by Tom White
…Such a stylistic turnaround shows a prodigious talent at work, and while Benefits had mastered textbook anger, their ability
Isaiah Hull by Jago Stock
NewDad by Peter Eason Daniels
NewDad, Lambrini Girls, Fcukers and Adult DVD are some of first names confirmed for next year’s Dot To Dot Festival.
NewDad will be supporting their recently released album Altar …
David Byrne by Shervin Lainez
David Byrne has expanded his 2026 touring plans after the release this year of his solo album Who Is the Sky?.
With gigs down in Australasia lined up for January and European, UK and Ireland …