VNV NATION, CUBANATE & LEECHWOMAN

Concert Review by Mark Bayross

LA2, London – December 1999

I’m afraid the doors opening at 6pm precipitated me missing the opening act Saints of Eden. When I did arrive, as Leechwoman were starting up, the LA2 was still pretty empty, so I shudder to think what kind of a four-blokes-and-a-dog audience Saints of

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BLACK CELEBRATION - HALLOWEEN CONCERT

Concert Review by Mark Bayross

LA2, London – 31 October 1999

Featuring:  Man(i)kin, The Borg, Leech Woman, Chaos Engine, Inertia, Covenant, C-Tec

Halloween. The spookiest of all nights. Perfect for a goth get-together, especially this year, what with this being Tony Blair Witch Millennium year, and all that.

Such was the thinking behind tonight’s

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CALEXICO

Concert Review by Kris Griffiths

The Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 11 February 2003

There is a scene towards the end of NAKED GUN 2 ½ where Frank Drebin and his sidekicks disguise themselves as a Mexican mariarchi band to get into a presidential dinner speech, but while sneaking across the stage behind the

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CALEXICO - FEAST OF WIRE

Album Review by Michael Fawley

Calexico, named after a Californian border town, are a throng of multi-instrumentalists from Tucson, Arizona, centred around vocalist Joey Burns and percussionist John Convertino. Universally acclaimed, their vaguely defined alt. country music is an eclectic bonanza incorporating jazz, funk, rock, country and Latino.

A follow-up to their 2000 offering,

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CANDEE JAY - ELECTRIFYING

Album Review by EDF

Dance music goes through a lot of changes but unlike this Euro-dance nonsense, it might get some heads nodding but it does not offer anything more sounding like the music was created in someone’s bedroom. These bright cheery tunes with happy vocals, singing about meeting the boy and missing the

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CANDICE ANTIRA - EASIER

EP review by Natalie Homer

Motivational, urgent and pleading neo soul that wouldn’t offend LAURYN HILL or ERIKAH BADUH, CANDICE ANTIRA offers polished vocals in her self-released EASIER (EP) recorded in Brooklyn with FORCE THEORY PRODUCTIONS under the supervision of Uber-engineer JOEL HAMILTON who has also worked with TOM WAITS, TIMBERLAKE, FRANK BLACK and

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CAPRICE - OH YEAH

Single Review by Nigel A. Messenger

Looks and a voice to kill for.

I really wanted to like Caprice’s first single release OH YEAH but I knew I would be disappointed. I was wrong. As I listened to the CD for the first time I realised all my dreams had come true. This is

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CAPRICE - ONCE AROUND THE SUN

Single Review by Nigel A. Messenger

Caprice has talents that go way beyond her obvious stunning looks, and if you don’t believe me just take a moment to listen to this latest single release that she not only sings but also wrote as well. ONCE AROUND THE SUN has a laid back feeling but

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THE CARDIGANS AND TOM JONES - BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

Single Review by Nigel A. Messenger

Once again Tom Jones teams up with one of today’s most “in” bands, and in doing so puts himself and his musical talent directly in front of today’s audience and his next generation of fans.

Still an excellent singer and performer, he couldn’t have picked a better partnership

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CATDESIGNERS - CHEMICAL JAZZ

Album Review by EDF

London based CatDesigners is fronted by Nick Troop who regards this album and the follow-up STRANGE LITTLE CREATURES as solo recordings. Regardless, Nick has recruited two more musicians to help him with touring duties and the recording of an upcoming third album. Talk about getting ahead of yourself and I

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