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Music: Singer-songwriters
Music Review: Brother & Bones
Brother & Bones are an energizing, astonishing and...
Music Review: Junip
Competition: Win tickets to Soundwave Festival Croatia and the London launch party
We’re continuing the free give-aways with an...
Music: The First CD I Ever Bought
I'm reaching the end of university and so I'm having to start to...
Music Review: Mama Rosin; Zydeco-Cajun-Punk-Folk band?
I'm not sure that anyone quite knows what to expect when...
Technology Review: BoomBoom 230
Music Throughout The Ages
Music: MP3 continued…
Music Review: Bellowhead
Music: MP3, is it only about the music?
Music: Foals’ latest offering is less Holy Fire than damp squib
Unfortunately, after giving Holy Fire a good listen I...
HMV Died Years Ago; It’s Only The Ashes Around Us
With the news in the last few weeks of HMV’s administration, in...
Music Review: Sam Lee
Music: Pitbull
Music: Opposites – Contrary to some, Biffy are not heading in the wrong direction
Biffy Clyro’s Opposites exemplifies the Scottish rockers’ avant-garde...
Music: In Praise of Suede
The last few weeks has seen a return of several seminal...
Music: Celebrity Culture
Music Review: Seth Lakeman
The pin-up of folk is back with his 6th studio album...
Music Review: Levellers
The eagerly awaited tenth studio album from folk rockers...
Music Review: Blair Dunlop
Having been a fan of Blair’s music for a couple of years now...
Music: Sound of 2013
A few weeks ago the BBC Sound Of 2013 winner was revealed...
Theatre Etiquette, Wherefore art thou?
A while ago, I went to see the music-opera-play...
X-Factor Preparation Course
Music Review: Coasts
It’s a rare occurrence that you instantly fall in love with...
Music: Red Stripe Corner Shop
Music: What To Look Forward To In 2013
2012 has been a good year for music, there's no...
Music: Have Yourself An Alternative Christmas
Music: The O2 Academy TV Treasure Hunt – Win a year’s supply of gig tickets
The gang over at O2 Academy have put on a...
Music: What’s the worth of a Christmas No 1?
With December in our midst, unhealthy...
Music: Is It Too Early To Play Christmas Songs?
How do you tell that Christmas time is upon us?
Creative Event: Nokia + Deadmau5 Return
I’m a big fan of crazy or innovative events in London...
Gig Review: Bon Iver
Music: Dividing Opinions – Gangnam Style
Today's topic is one that I've been putting off for a...
Music: The Mercury Music Prize
Review: Pete Townshend – Who I am
There are those that are simply remembered and...
Music: The Changing World Of Genre
The easiest way to judge whether you will get on...
Fashion: Alicia Keys for Reebok
I remember seeing Alicia Keys perform on the Jonathan Ross Show a...
Competition: Win an Appsing!
Music: Love Me Do 50th Anniversary
To celebrate 50 years since The Beatles first cracked the...
Music: An Unbeatable Music Platform
You will never be surrounded by so many like-minded...
Music: Mercury Nominees
Earlier this month the Mercury Award nominees, one of the...
Music: The Old Ones Are The Best
Today there are more opportunities than ever to get your music heard...
Music: Controversial Songwriting
Recently, whilst on holiday in Spain, I was taking a...
Music: Walk Off The Earth
For any band to ‘sell-out’ one of their gigs is a big...
Music: The American Dream
America has always been a place that can make or break bands...
Music: Women of Folk
Music: Olympic Closing Ceremony
Interview: & The Centurions
With the upcoming release of Skeletons, the first single...
Music: Bands for the Summer
Everyone loves the summertime because of the sunshine...
Music: Olympic Playlist – The Best of British
The Olympic opening ceremony was a great lesson to the rest...
Music: There’s nothing like a Festival
A growing problem with music is that it is...
Festival Review: Latitude
For festival lovers, there is always a difficulty when summer comes...
Top 5 Baroque Composers
Music: Popstar Babies
Events: Radio 1 Hackney 2012
With the Olympics upon us and big projects emerging all over London...
Music: Give Vinyl a Chance
Music: Gone, but not forgotten
Opinion: Hank Marvin for the Soul Era
The mixture of austerity Britain and the recent Diamond...
Music: The Top 40 from an Outside Perspective
The other day, I had a look at the UK Top 40 singles chart and only recognised one song...
Game Review: TonePad
Music: Surviving Getting Older…
Whether you’re a student who has come to the end...
Review: Rock of Ages
Music: Folk-Punk
A few weeks ago, after an evening of theatre and with it being...
Introducing the Sonos SUB
This time last year, Sonos was still a relatively unknown company...
Music Review: Our Lady Peace’s Curve
Our Lady Peace is a band now 20 years old and onto album number eight...
Music Review: Jason Mraz’s Love is a Four Letter Word
A long time coming, Jason Mraz’s latest album Love is a Four Letter Word at least afforded fans a...
Music Review: The Used’s Vulnerable
In the last two weeks the distant past has been revived in rock album format...
Electric Deluxe Presents: April Weekender at the Electric Brixton
Electric Brixton's forthcoming techno night, from “Electric Deluxe Presents…” claims to bring ‘a slice of Berlinand Berghain to London’...
Music Review: The Rubberbandits
The Rubberbandits are a comedy hip-hop duo from Ireland who...
Music Review: Leonard Cohen’s Old Ideas
Old Ideas is Leonard Cohen’s first album in eight years, and it is exactly that...
Music Review: Fabriclive 61
Fabriclive 61, the most recent release under the ‘Fabriclive’...
Music Review: Visionquest – Fabric 61
Fabric 61, the latest entry into a decade-long series released under the aegis of the notorious London super-club...
Music Review: Enter Shikari’s A Flash Flood of Colour
Post-hardcore dubstep mash-up merchants Enter Shikari have a new album on offer...
Music Review: Coldplay
Some people say nowadays Coldplay are not the same as the first Coldplay...
Music Review: What to Look Forward to in 2012
2012 really does have something for everyone, and will no doubt be a year to...
Music Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is the self titled new album from the ex-Oasis member and a few new found friends...
Event Review: The Residency
Encompass Productions have become synonymous with nurturing home-grown talent...
Music Review: Slash – Made in Stoke
There are few more iconic sights than Saul “Slash” Hudson; guitar legend...
Music Review: The Misappropriation of Dubstep
For this author, and the majority of devotees to electronic dance music (EDM), dubstep has often been defined as the “lost genre”...
Event Review: Kasabian @ O2 Arena, London
Kasabian, one of Britain’s best loved bands return to the capital to continue their UK stint of the ‘Velociraptor tour’...
The Top 5: Album’s 2011
Trying to narrow down the 5 top albums of the year now seems almost impossible...
The Top 5: Christmas Songs
This week there was a little dispute between me and some friends as to what constitutes a Christmas song...
Event Review: Tribe @ The Electric
I feel the need to be upfront and say that I am not a dubstep connoisseur...
Music Review: Machine Head’s Unto the Locust
I remember first hearing Machine Head’s The Blackening and thinking ‘what exactly are people so excited about?’...
Event Preview: Eastern Electrics’ New Year’s Party
Still not sure what you’re going to do on New Year’s Eve? Well then let us help you out....
Event Preview: Tribe @ The Electric
On 10th December The Electric Brixton will once again be the place to be as...
Video: Juan Zelada Making it
Daniele Baron interviews Juan Zelada about his time in the UK, making it in the music industry...
The Weekly Round-Up
This week in Media at MouthLondon we had a great selection of articles for you...
Music Review: Black Onassis
British rockers Kasabian were in preparation for the release of their second album Empire...
Garnish School of Sound Competition
Fancy trying your hand at some music production…? This one could be for you...
Music Review: Opeth’s Heritage
Opeth have always been considered a difficult band to listen to...
Event Review: Spectrum @ Electric Brixton
Electric Brixton played host to Spectrum's return after a draw dropping launch night in October...
Event Review: Justice Album Launch Party
At 15:50, Thursday afternoon it was announced on Justice's Facebook page that the following day they would be throwing a "small party
Event Preview: London Korean Film Festival
Is your knowledge of Korea limited to an awareness of political disquiet and pan-asian noodles?...
Music Review: Friends
A hot pot for brewing an endless bunch of trendy music hipsters, Friends are the latest band to surface from the Brooklyn
The Weekly Round-Up
This weeks MouthLondon Media hub has been the most diverse yet...
Music Review: Anthrax’s Worship Music
The new Anthrax album is not so much a breath of fresh air but rather...
Event Preview: Adam Beyer’s Maze
Beyer’s Maze show has been lighting up crowds everywhere and most recently at Komplex 457..
The Weekly Round-Up
It has been an interesting mix of alternative, underground and mainstream this week at MouthLondon’s Media hub...
Music Review: Culture of Busking
Busking has forever been a huge part of musical culture...
Event Preview: Spectrum at The Electric
The people who bring you the night not to be missed are back again...
The Weekly Round-Up
Music Review: The Music of Charlotte Gainsbourg
The once shy poster girl, Charlotte Gainsbourg is now more than just a talented actor...
Website Review: Newgrounds
I am a big fan of gaming. On top of gaming I also enjoy how...
Competition: EASTPAK’s New Year Party
Here at MouthLondon we’ve teamed up with...
A Look Back: Pulp Live at Hyde Park
Pulp’s headline performance at Wireless Festival saw the band reunited for the first time in over a decade...
68 years old and still in perfect shape
Mick Jagger is back. 68 years old and still in perfect...
The Roots at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo
As I walked into the HMV Hammersmith Apollo the buzz of excitement and anticipation...
Iron Maiden: Old Rockers with New Tricks
Iron Maiden are at a stage in their lives where they no longer churn out ten month long tours every year...
Preview: Eastern Electrics Warehouse Party
Coming to a warehouse near you, Eastern Electrics...
Travel: Paris – The City of Hidden Gems
Behind the opulence of the major landmarks, there are 5 secrets that you cannot capture...
LabelLove Strikes Back!
The recent riots in London robbed many people of many things; their...
An Interview with The Tricks
Pop-guitar group The Tricks consists of four members, and four very close friends...
Preview: Vision Sound Music
Vision Sound Music is the UK’s first festival of its kind...
Competition: The Roots
The Roots are playing a gig at the Hammersmith Apollo on the 19 August and...
Review: Blondie at Somerset House
At 66 years old – and eligible for a bus pass – Debbie Harry’s onstage presence is...
Amy Winehouse – A Willing Member of the ’27 Club’?
R ‘n’ B and retro soul singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her Camden apartment on Saturday...
Review: Aloe Blacc in Summer Series 2011
I'd never been to Somerset House before. I'd skipped past it on my way to Covent Garden a...
Mud, Sweat and Beers
Sea of Bees at the Dalston Roof Park
Whilst entering the scene, discarded and giggling, Sea of Bees (alias Julie Ann Baenziger) does not seem...
The Return of Poetry in Youth Culture
The name William Shakespeare conjures up ideas of genius and prolificacy; but in the...
Band Review: The Script
“Going back to the corner where I first saw you, gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I’m not...
Festival of Fantasies
Uni Music League
Do you write music or are you in a band at Uni? Do you feel like your music deserves a wider audience?
Chris Cunningham at The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse hosted the video event of the year with reclusive music video artist Chris Cunningham as the...
An Interview with “Them Changes”
In the basement of a Costa Coffee Shop, I met with up and coming new band "Them Changes". Self described as a...
Preview: Spectrum Summer Warehouse Party
Check out what is going to be happening at the Ewer...
Josh King’s Alternative Summer Soundtrack Part 2
From folk-rock to hardcore punk, Josh King presents the second half of his round up of...
Josh King’s Alternative Summer Soundtrack Part 1
When summer hits us and we’re finally free from work and school, the first thoughts that hit a...
Preview: The Roots at the Hammersmith Apollo
With a career almost spanning a quarter of a century, hip-hop/neo soul group The Roots have been influencing and transforming the...
Glastonbury Line-up
With T-Rex as the first headliner in 1970 and Bowie, Oasis, Pulp, The Cure and other musical greats...
Download Rock Music Festival
Download at Donnington Park is one of the biggest festivals not only in the UK but around the world. Fans come from...
Review: Ronnie Scott’s
Since moving to London, my love life has been somewhat of a disaster. But sat in front of a...
Shoreditch Incognito
Ah Shoreditch, it’s so cool. And it knows it too. So here is an evening-full of venues that you have to look
Summer Freebies
Spending summer in London on a tight budget? Here are a few fun (and free) ways to enjoy the capital...
Preview: Welcome to the Dollhouse
Amy Grimehouse is back with a vengeance on Wednesday 15 June and will be bringing its unique brand...
Review: No One Knows About Persian Cats
In a time when various filmmakers and musicians advocate stricter laws in response of the downloading of their...
A Spot of Culture: Lunchtime Recitals at St. James’s Piccadilly
Looking to escape the hustle and bustle of London for an hour? Then the Lunchtime Recitals at...
An Interview with Rap’s Rising Star, Context MC
Context MC arrived on the music scene back in 2008 with his “Dialectics EP”. Three years later and...
Amy Grimehouse: Whatever Happened to Hollywood Glam?
As the spectators and myself make our way into the venue, we are received by the...
Review: Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult novels tend to follow a set formula: a family crisis, a legal showdown, an unexpected...
Band Review: This Club
The Dublin based band returned to London for the first time in four years, to play the...
Preview: “The Future of the Creative Revolution in Music with Goldie”
London's Red Gallery was the venue this week for an event in The Diesel Island series of events focusing...
Review: Stag and Dagger
As five hour events go, this one packed a potent punch. 19 May was the fourth annual...
Eurovision: Top 10 Amazing Performances
Eurovision has had a mix of great, weird, funny and...
Eurovision: A Recurring Nightmare
Around January/February time a nagging thought excites me and I...
Book Review: Sing You Home
Pin It Jodi Picoult novels tend to follow a prescribed formula, consisting of a family crisis, a legal showdown, an unexpected twist
Ivy Rising to the Top
If I surveyed a hundred people, asking them a very simple question; “Have you ever heard of...
Festivals: Are they worth it?
As the festival season approaches and tickets for Glastonbury are...
Tomokiyo – The Slaughtered Lamb 07/04/11
London based three piece Tomokiyo seem talented enough in their...
Preview: Stag and Dagger Festival
Come one! Come all! On 19 May Shoreditch will hold the annual Stag and Dagger festival...
Weekly round-up | 26 Apr-01 May
Well it's been one of those weeks! 25 million of...
Interview: Heathers
Heathers are an acoustic indie folk duo. The Irish twin sisters Ellie and Louise Macnamara began...
A Look Back at the Royal Wedding
Prince William and Kate Middleton sealed their royal wedding with two kisses on the...
Review: The Leonard St Royal Wedding Street Party
There’s nothing like a Royal Wedding to melt the hearts of the nation. Even, it seems...
Review: La Linea Latin Music Festival 2011
The opening night of a music festival is usually an important indication of what is to come. So it was of little...
Preview: Summer Series with American Express at Somerset House
If you’re anything like the above then you should check out...
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at The Old Vic Tunnels
Whispers echoed around the tunnels, but who am I to arbitrate whether Edward Sharpe and Co's five...
Review: The Kills | Heaven
Often when a band is uncommunicative in set it can be a bit of a turn off. As though mere-mortals in the...
Competition: Win Tickets to see CHIPMUNK
Like to write Film or Music reviews? Want to win tickets to celebrate the release of a highly-anticipated second album?
Review: Far East Movement’s “Free Wired”
You probably remember the start of 2011 chiming the words “like a blizzard” in an obscenely exaggerated...
Dazed Live
Dazed & Confused, in their 19th year, is preparing to host a big old party set in a number of venues...
Review: Jaga Jazzist | The Scala London
Multi-member Norwegian Nu Jazz stalwarts, Jaga Jazzist have been bringing their distinct brand...
Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags
When I switched on to watch the first episode of the four-part documentary Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags, I thought I....
Smiley Culture: The Cockney Translator and his Legacy
British music lost an unsung hero recently with the tragic passing of David Emmanuel, AKA Smiley Culture...
EXCLUSIVE Naming a Mountain: The Problems of “Sound Art”
Visit the Store: Full Content available in the Spring 2011 Issue... Artist and musician Jem Finer’s Longplayer is, famously, the longest...
Review: Killing Bono
Dynamic, funny and real, the film tells a story of the McCorrmy brothers’ vain efforts to make their way through the 80s...
What’s happened to Mike Skinner?
Ten years, 5 albums and 1 child later; it seems Mike Skinner has mellowed. Though we always knew him as the ‘mockney’...
EXCLUSIVE “Proud” to be Different
Visit the Store: Full Content available in the Spring 2011 Issue... Converted from a two hundred year old, Grade 2 listed horse hospital...
All the Underground’s a Stage
The day I first heard Jon Curtis sing, for a minute or two I forgot I was in the London Underground...
Jessie J: The Future of Pop
f you’ve managed to catch a glimpse of any self-respecting Hotly Tipped List for 2011 then you’ve probably heard about Jessie J...
Review: The Stanley Blacks
The Stanley Blacks, together for almost two years now, are clearly a...
EXCLUSIVE Because it was Chopin…
If Paris can boast its rivière gauche with the intellectual Latin Quartier, London can...
EXCLUSIVE Review: Is Tropical | Maria and the Mirrors
Before heading out on tour with Mystery Jets for the next few weeks, Is Tropical played a final…