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The Fall »

The Fall

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Mark E. Smith: the man, the myth, the mess. Wednesday 3rd November saw Smith and friends bless the stage of HMV Picture House and gift the audience, with at least two songs... It’s well known that Smith sells his gigs on crossed fingers. Will he...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Rebecca O' Malley | Read more »

The Doors Alive »

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This tribute act's reputation precedes them, so naturally I'm intrigued to see what all the fuss is about. The show is definitely worth a look, but as for the band they lack the unity of the real thing. Willie Scott, our Jim Morrison for the night, car...

Mon 17 Oct 2011 by Sarah Napoleon | Read more »

Yann Tiersen »

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It's a treat on offer at the Picture House tonight as Yann Tiersen, internationally renowned for his masterful film soundtracks for Amelie and Goodbye Lenin, serves up a spellbinding performance to a sell-out crowd. Tiersen, who draws his influences f...

Sun 14 Nov 2010 by Richard Martyn-Hemphill | Read more »

Tinchy Stryder  »

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Tinchy Stryder makes no secret of the fact he's one of the smallest people in the music business. The pseudonym, he says, comes from a nickname afforded due to the fact that he is a tiny 5’1”. But that’s not to say the ego that comes ...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Mystery Jets »

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As the Mystery Jets take to the stage, there is an air of expectancy and anxiety among the crowd. The Eel Pie collective have certainly established themselves among the indie-faithful, and with three albums to date, they already have an array of hits a...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Pierce Higgins | Read more »

Arrested Development »

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Large venues can be tricky - crowds that fall short of adjectives like 'massive', 'thronging' or just plain 'rammed' make things feel very empty indeed. It's probably something to do with the high ceilings, but since Arrested Development aren't archite...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Tony Allen »

Tony Allen

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"Rarely has a music of resistance been so musically irresistible," said one critic when called to comment on Tony Allen’s archetypal influence. With a career spanning four decades and thirty or so albums – including those made with Fela Kut...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Era Trieman | Read more »

Freedom of Speech »

Arrested Development

It's 9am in Atlanta when Todd Thomas, better known by his alias Speech, bounds onto the other end of the phone. The cumulative effects of a five-hour time difference and daylight savings time have thrown our interview scheduling into disarray, but the ...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

The Charlatans »

The Charlatans

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Wed 13 Oct 2010 | Read more »

Gil Scott-Heron »

Gil Scott-Heron

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Gil Scot-Heron shuffles onto the stage underneath the crimson tints of the stage lights with a somewhat tentative, ambling gait, betraying more than a hint of the weary, elderly gent that he has personated for a while – and boy, does he blether l...

Thu 13 May 2010 by Ray Philp | Read more »

Laurent Garnier »

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Laurent Garnier has good reason to wince at the mention of 'Crispy Bacon'. Quite apart from the fact that his most famous single has been the staple of his encore routine for 13 years, there’s great irony in the perception that Garnier only has t...

Tue 20 Apr 2010 by Ray Philp | Read more »

Frank Turner »

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Frank Turner seems to model his touring schedule on Bob Dylan’s journalist-dubbed Never Ending Tour, and is a leading light among young pretenders to the folk godfather’s mantle of hardest-working act in the genre. Returning from five weeks...

Thu 25 Mar 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Ocean Colour Scene »

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  At the height of the Britpop explosion, Ocean Colour Scene were going blow for blow with the likes of Blur and Oasis. Over the course of the nineties, three top five albums, a string of top-ten singles and sold-out arena tours solidified their ...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Ryan J. Gallagher | Read more »

Legal dispute threatens to dry up Picture House »

HMV Picturehouse

The future of the HMV Picture house is in the balance after a court ruled that certain nights at the venue were in breach of contract with a competitor, part of an increasingly bitter legal battle. Law Lords last week overturned a ruling whi ch had...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Tegan and Sara »

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A band whose personal lives have often overshadowed their music, Tegan and Sara grace the halls of the HMV Picture House for the first time tonight. Often forgotten in the indie pop-rock scene in the UK and fetchingly described by NME as “twin ai...

Mon 16 Nov 2009 by Sophie Alexander | Read more »

Bat for Lashes »

Bat for Lashes

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“You up for a bit of dancing?” chirrups Bat for Lashes to a rather reluctant front row. “That means you have to dance though. You can’t just, y’know...” Brighton’s finest otherworldly chanteuse isn’t the...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Ray Philp | Read more »

Rocky Horror Picture House »

Rocky Horror Picture House

This September sees the launch of three new club nights at the HMV Picture House. Octopussy, a student fest, kicks the weekend off on a Thursday night. Revellers can enjoy the HMV's own Adventures In Sound, an indie, electro and pop fusion with DJ Andy...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Jane Maddison | Read more »

Gang of Four »

Gang of Four

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Gang of Four have every right to feel smug. Let’s be clear: smugness is seldom something to be encouraged, nor is it inherent in frontman Jon King. Smugness, after all, is the realm of Thatcherism. Smugness supports Manchester United. Smugness, a...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Ray Philp | Read more »

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