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Gigs

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Nizlopi: Album Preview Showcase Gig @ Soho Revue Bar - Wed. 13th Feb. 2008

Nizlopi were amazing, opening with a rendition of ‘Start Beginning’, the first track off their new album ‘Make It Happen’.

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Babyshambles @ Carling Academy Brixton - Mon. 11th Feb. 2008

Babyshambles are now a tight, almost disciplined live act giving their fans exactly what they want.

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Heartstring @ The Cavern Club, Liverpool - Sat. 9th Feb. 2008

They stood out for a start by having the only female vocalist of the night, but their alternative musical sound is their main draw.

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Dawn Kinnard @ The Enterprise, Camden
Tom Williams and the Boat @ Enterprise, Camden - Tues. 15th Jan. 2008
Soulwax (Nite Versions) & 2 Many DJs @ Koko, 1st November 2007
Ben Griffith @ Nambucca, 17th October 2007
Athlete @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, 12th October 2007

Gig Reviews Archive

Film / DVD

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Hot Fuzz

Directed by: Edgar Wright, (Shaun of the Dead) Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton
Upon leaving the cinema, I wanted to drive to Somerfield with a swan and buy Maryland Cookies, Grolsch and Kelloggs cereal...Go and see it to find out why...


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Casino Royale

Director: Matin Campbell, (The Legend of Zorro, Goldeneye)
Actors: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench
What I loved was that this is no ordinary Bond film. So yes, we could all recognise the big explosions, the fancy cars and the witty innuendos which identify a traditional Bond movie, but that was only a coating to the real tone of the film. Casino Royale truly does provide us with a glimpse of the real James Bond, that of the deadly assassin who has no time for feeling or guilt.


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Casino Royale

casino.jpg Directed by: Martin Campbell Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Simon Abkarian, Caterina Murino and Jeffrey Wright 007 is back in Casino Royale, here seen earning his '00' status in a pseudo-prequel - I say pseudo because the Bond chronology is a complicated subject defying logic and time. For those who expressed concern over Daniel Craig's suitability for the role, (I cannot say I was one of them, as much as I liked Pierce Brosnan), fear not. He is a brilliant actor and fills his predecessor’s large shoes with ease.


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Sin City
The Keys to the House (Le Chiavi di Casa)
Howl's Moving Castle
Robots
Hotel Rwanda

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Television

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The BRIT Awards 2008 and The Brits Encore

I wasn’t there, but I watched it on TV and reviewed it as I watched…

Date: 20th February 2008

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Television Archive

Albums / EPs

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Delays – Everything’s The Rush (Album Sampler)

It will be interesting to see what 2008 has to offer for Delays.

Released: 28th April 2008

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Thunderbird 13 – Take Or Leave It (Album Sampler)

Nice band name, shame about the songs.

Released: 29th February 2008

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Camille – Tank Is On Empty (Album Sampler)

She sounds so much like so many other R&B singers that there is really little to recommend her on.

Released: 25th February 2008

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One Night Only - Started a Fire (Album Sampler)
Britney Spears - Blackout
Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls
The Secret Danger Society Reviews... Disco Romance by Sally Shapiro
The Secret Danger Society Reviews: Justice - Waters of Nazareth

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Singles

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The Dirty Disco – Dirty Disco / RetroseXXXual

Dirty Disco is definitely one for the dance floor.

Released: 28th April 2008

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The Enemy – This Song Is About You

This Song will not instantly grab you, although I suspect it will grow on you.

Released: 17th March 2008

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Royworld – Man In The Machine

Brilliant.

Released: 3rd March 2008

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Single Reviews Archive

Theatre

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The Sound of Music

I was here, like so many others, to catch the How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? winner, Connie Fisher, in the role of Maria before she departs on Saturday. And she didn’t disappoint.

Date: Thursday 21st February 2008
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Avenue Q - Friday 19th January, 2007

Coarse, crude and hilarious in equal measures, Avenue Q succeeds in bringing, albeit in a corrupted form, children’s television to stage.


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