Brixton Academy
Shaped by War: Photographs by Don McCullin, Imperial War MuseumMonday, 17 October 2011
Armed American soldiers stand in the stone window frames of a ruined building in Berlin, curious and disturbing echoes of those classical statues that so often were used to add portentous significance to a facade; but here in a 1961 photograph by... Read more... |
Beirut, Brixton AcademySaturday, 17 September 2011
Maybe my memory is playing tricks, but I seem to recall that Beirut had more of a swagger in their step, in their playing, and in their demeanour when I last saw them four years ago. It was at the Roundhouse, it was packed, and Zach Condon and his... Read more... |
Mogwai, Brixton AcademySaturday, 26 February 2011
There are some glorious sounds to be heard in the world of music: a big band in full swing; a symphony orchestra in full flight; a gospel choir; the Hammond B3 organ. But to my mind there’s nothing quite like the sound of a line of electric guitars... Read more... |
The National, Brixton AcademyTuesday, 30 November 2010
I spent a long time waiting for this gig to take off, but eventually realised that it wasn’t going to happen. To begin with I thought the band were just pacing themselves, playing a slow-burning set that would eventually explode into life,... Read more... |
Placebo, Brixton AcademyTuesday, 28 September 2010
My, haven’t they grown? In the several years (perhaps even a decade) since I last caught Placebo live, they’ve gone from being a scrawny three-piece with a somewhat thin sound – for much of the gig, I saw, they didn’t even have a bassist on stage –... Read more... |
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