THOSE DANCING DAYS Reviews

summer sundae 2008

by Amy Rich

More festie action now, and Amy Rich enjoys this smallish one so much, she wishes she wasn't publicising it with this review. Too late Amy! Read on for reports on Camera Obscura, Those Dancing Days and more...

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those dancing days, metronomy, blood red shoes and more - singles for THE week beginning july 7!

by Mat Beal

Cryogenically frozen for a thousand years, Mat Beal wakes up in the year 2008 to discover a musical world gone insane. Can he recapture the past to save the future? Only one man knows: him! Step this way for his review of this week's singles...

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those dancing days / johnny foreigner

by Emily Kendrick
Emily Kendrick hits a venue that’s small on size but big on atmosphere, and catches two of 2008’s future stars. Let’s gaze into the crystal ball…
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nikki's noorderslag diary

by Nikki Wright
Nikki Wright brings us this report from the recent Noorderslag festy. It’s European baby, so expect tales of Italian dance punk and Dutch electro prog. All mixed in with industry chatter and seminars. Sounds great. There was an artrocker eve there too, which Nikki missed. Anyway, you should all get tickets for next year.
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those dancing days

by Don Blandford
We all have our bad days, but at this London showcase it looks like our former single of the week awardees are simply doomed. Don Blandford tries to hold the drum kit together (words) while Sally Saveall takes her throat sweets (pictures).
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those dancing days, metronomy, mr fogg and more - singles for THE week beginning october 8th!

by Don Blandford
The Sex Pistols! Fatboy Slim! (The) Elvis Presley (Estate)! Yes, all these filthy mongrels are releasing singles this week, so let’s zip round the back exit and hunt down some obscure gems instead. Take it away Don Blandford…
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Rabbit, Rabbit All Day Long...

Top 5 Downloads

  • Hunters - Acid Head

    I haven’t even come close to headbanging since 1998, but, wow, Hunters are really pushing me back in that direction. This is real rock – heavy, chugging and powerful with grimy...

  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...

  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...

  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...

  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...
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Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.

  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.

  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...

  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  

  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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