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Preview: Christine and the Queens, O2 Academy Birmingham
France's Pop saviour Christine and the Queens will play her first ever Birmingham show this Monday 26 November, at O2 Academy.
The French singer, real name Héloïse...
GBH Clammed
The early career of legendary (though consistently overlooked) Birmingham hardcore punk band GBH is celebrated in a new clam shell box set.
GBH: The Rough...
Review: First Aid Kit, O2 Academy Birmingham
It’s been too long.
Three years to be exact, since First Aid Kit last played Birmingham.
Back then it was within the refined settings of...
Tord Gustavsen: Music with Bach and bite
Norwegian pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen has been fashioning thoughtful and acclaimed releases for some 15 years.
Following three group projects, his latest release for...
Album review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – ‘IC-01 Hanoi’
For most, following up ‘Multi-Love’, 2015’s glittering wonderland of technicolour digi-pop, would have been an almighty challenge. Thankfully, with this year’s ‘Sex and Food’,...
What Sara’s Made Of
The new album from songwriter Sara Colman sees her calling on her love of the 'classic' songwriting of Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Rickie...