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My Year In Lists
I know, I know. You’ve read everyone else’s lists already and you’re bored to death by them. I don’t blame you. Instead consider this my personal carthasis and a way of reflecting on the year. I’ve chosen my top five Christmas songs/live performances/albums of 2008 and of course, I did my [festive fifty] the other day. I’m saving the albums list for tomorrow so...
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LES SAVY FAV Reviews

HOVE FESTIVAL PART ONE
Venue: Hove, Norway Teaser: Richard Davis brings us the first of his daily reports from Norway, where he’s assaulted by girls in frilly underwear, the non-controversy of Jay-Z headlining, and the bizarre antics of Les Savy Fav. Stay tuned for part two! Pull quote 2: he steals a bike from an audience-member and starts riding it around the arena while singing through his...
Singles for the week beginning February 25!
Band name: Les Savy Fav, XX teens, Young Knives and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Emily Kendrick takes us for a spin through this week’s singles - and they’re a right fruity bunch too, including Yeah Yeah Yeah collaborations, Duran Duran cover versions, and XX Teens’ guide to surviving terrorism… Pull quote 2: It branches out into a...
Beans with Holy Fuck, Les Savy Fav
Venue: McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NY Teaser: Sarah Frances checks out some rock n roll in a disused community pool. Pull quote 2: This was just the beginning of Harrington’s antics First para: McCarren Park Pool is a massive, dilapidated, graffiti covered red brick structure that’s surrounded by metal fencing and overgrown weeds. Formerly a community...
LES SAVY FAV, FUTURE OF THE LEFT, LOS CAMPESINOS!
Venue: Astoria, London Teaser: Mat Beal invades the NME Awards tour to see which rock stars are proudly sporting the sponsor’s hair gel. As you might have guessed, his survey results are meagre. But then who’s complaining when Les Savy Fav are performing in knee high boots? Pull quote 2: Frontman Gareth certainly isn’t afraid of biting the hand that feeds,...
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Venue: Scala, London Teaser: Will Munden checks into the Les Savy Fav tour, only to find a unique, hurling, girls dress wearing frontman entertaining the masses. Stranger things have not happened at sea… Pull quote 2: four songs into the set and Harrington had already climbed the walls and dry humped two members of the audience… First para: From the...
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  • Bully For You

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