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Album Review by Nigel A. Messenger

Billed as an original soundtrack album it’s worth noting that on the front of the CD sleeve it states – ‘music from and inspired by the motion picture’. Although at the time of writing this review I have not yet seen the press preview of the movie I

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QUEEN ADREENA - THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY

Album Review by Mark Bayross

This is the third album from Queen Adreena, completing what singer Katie Jane Garside sees as a trilogy after TAXIDERMY and DRINK ME. And what a way to complete the circle, with dynamic songwriting and powerful musicianship, especially from former Daisy Chainsaw cohort Crispin Gray, whose guitar shreds its

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QUEEN ADREENA - PRETTY LIKE DRUGS

Single Review by Nigel A. Messenger

This is an excellent, heavy track with a pounding beat saturated with the sexy tones of lead singer Katie Jane Garside.

PRETTY LIKE DRUGS is a sensational song and it’s taken from the forthcoming album DRINK ME. If this is anything to go by you should be queuing

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QUEEN ADREENA - LIVE AT THE ICA

Album Review by Mark Bayross

After the excellent THE BUTCHER AND THE BUTTERFLY album and a support slot with Marilyn Manson in Paris comes this release of Queen Adreena in all their teeth-gnashing glory live, as the title suggests, at the ICA.

Recorded in March of this year, it’s a bruising set-list that includes

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QUEEN ADREENA - FM DOLL

Single Review by Mark Bayross

After the well-received second album DRINK ME comes this new single. FM DOLL takes off pretty much where the album left off – bowel-shaking drums, searing guitars and, of course, Katie Jane Garside’s unhinged vocals.

Plenty of singers attempt the look-at-me-I’m-insane delivery with little conviction, but Garside’s performance is

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QUEEN ADREENA

Concert Review by Jamie Homer

ICA, London – 22 March 2005

A strange, eclectic group of people assembled tonight for what would be a strange, weird and truly unique gig at the ICA in London. The crowd, some of who clearly date back to Katie Jane Garside and Crispin Grey’s Daisy Chainsaw days, remind

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QUECIA - QUECIA II

Album Review by EDF

After the publicity and praise Quecia received of their debut album, most groups would have quickly gone into a recording studio to record the follow-up album. Not Quecia, who instead built their own studio and spent the best part of 18 months writing and recording their second album, II. The

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Q TOUR - LORIEN, ATHLETE, ALFIE & ED HARCOURT

Concert Review by Kris Griffiths

Due to the relatively short notice at which this new Q magazine tour had been announced, the opening night’s crowd is unsurprisingly sparse and sedate. With the Empire being such a cosy little venue, usually packed with punters like sardines in a crushed tin box, it feels a bit

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