As I bought the NME on Wednesday in London I was skim reading at first like I always do until I came across the Letters page, with a letter from Bono. Whilst he disagree with his manager’s view about the release of In Rainbows by Radiohead, I think his letter pretty accurately conveys the uncertainty [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Max
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Three days have come and gone incredibly quickly, and it’s made me think once again that it is one of the best festivals in the world. Below are a handful of acts I’ve chosen to comment on from what I’ve managed to see this past weekend:
Amy Winehouse – Sorry to start with a damp squid, [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Max
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Six months of waiting later, the time had come. Ever since I booked the tickets in December I had been quaking with excitement, which was in no doubt fuelled by an endless amount of activity by Radiohead to build up the excitement. The gig at 93 Feet East, countless interviews and press, the two shows [...]

Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Max
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On the kick off day of Glastonbury, more odds & ends:
Time is running out for people to enter the competition to win free tickets for the iTunes Festival gigs at KOKO in Camden. Not every gig is that appealing (I mean, thank God I’m at Wireless when The Feeling take to the stage) but there [...]

Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Max
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Tomorrow is the big kick-off date for Glastonbury. For us stuck at home this weekend, we’ll be sat at home late at night watching Jo Whiley and chums mull over the festival in some swanky backstage pad with logs for sofas and tree branches for microphones. However, once the BBC has put the performances up [...]

Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Max
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