SALLY SAVEALL Reviews

love music hate racism carnival

by Don Blandford
Don Blandford reports on the BNP slaughtering event in East London. He’s obviously a bit tempted to take the piss out of Hard Fi, but something tells him that there’s a deeper meaning to the day…
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too pure singles club

by Don Blandford
Don Blandford finds himself in the middle of a literally cold war, as machine-gunning rockers and psycho kittens clash in a chilly Soho basement. Who will win? Who will freeze? Find out here…
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blood red shoes

by Don Blandford
There’s a riot going on, mamma! And artrocker.com is in the thick of it, as Blood Red Shoes let rip to a central London college on the eve of their debut LP. Read on for words (Don Blandford) and pictures (Sally Saveall)…
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sky larkin

by Don Blandford

Beware the moon, my pretties! Sky Larkin are playing the Brixton Windmill - but their drummer is morphing into a strange beast. Don Blandford packs the silver bullets...

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smoosh

by Don Blandford
They’re young, they’re skilled and they’ve already supported Bloc Party. Don Blandford looks for cracks in their cool… and realises he can’t find any.
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THE joy formidable

by Don Blandford
When the hotly tipped three piece invaded Chelmsford’s local indie night, Don Blandford was there to capture the sights, the smells and the… er.. six songs?! Find out if it was all worth it here….
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poppy and THE jezebels

by Don Blandford
Don Blandford heads underground and discovers that the rebel rockin’ Jezebels are taking teenage fementinity and shoving it through a distortion pedal - with growling support from Monday Club and Violet Violet. Photography by Sally Saveall…
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bloc party

by Don Blandford
Trouble is afoot as Bloc Party take to the Enormo-Domes and the venue staff turn grizzly. Don Blandford scares the students (words) and Sally Saveall gets escorted from the premesis (photography)…
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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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THE duke spirit

by Ric Rawlins
For part two of our Duke Spirit Special, we sent Ric Rawlins down to the finale of their UK tour in London. And it seems that voodoo-rock, chaos and Daemons are all part of the bargain…
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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.  

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