Part 4 of the 50 for 2009 rundown!
20. Antony & The Johnsons – The Crying Light (see original review here) – Four years after his Mercury-winning I Am A Bird Now, The Crying Light is another fine showcase for Antony Hegarty. The arrangements, which were assisted on this album by Nico Muhly, are utterly gorgeous [...]

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Max
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You may not have realised (well, that may well be a lie) but there was a festival on this past weekend called Glastonbury (or under its new title ‘Glas-ton-ber-ry’…I’m sick of this pronunciation) and NME have posted a whole load of video interviews from that weekend. There are many that I could have drawn your [...]

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Max
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You know what would be a great idea in this recession? Make a popular festival free with a decent lineup to drool over. Well the good news is that this has actually happened! Well, not here but at Merriweather Post Pavillion in the USA where Virgin Mobile Festival tickets will be held. Tickets are onsale [...]

Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Max
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You may mock Glastonbury for reverting back to the old-timers after wanting to get down with the youth so much last year but on the basis of the lineup that was officially unveiled yesterday, there may well be some massive clashes to content with. On Friday, Neil Young will headline the Pyramid Stage and is [...]

Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Max
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We are only a week away until the internet crashes due to the numbers of music fans trying to score themselves tickets for Reading & Leeds. Many people, me included, will be trying to bag tickets to see a weekend of music that looks set to be headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon and [...]

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by Max
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