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Live Review: Jake Bugg @ Exeter Great Hall
On Monday 12th March, Jake Bugg took to the stage of the Great Hall as a part of his solo acoustic tour. He was showcasing his most recent album Hearts That Strain, one which received a measly two stars from NME who suggested that “the Nottingham boy wonder has lost his way a little bit”. With […]
Live Review: Newton Faulkner @ The Lemon Grove
If charm were a currency, then Newton Faulkner would be a rich man. Thankfully for our sakes it isn’t, and so he has to make music for a living – because the world would be a far darker place with less Newton in it. That said, I think he’d just go ahead and make music […]
Preview: NME Awards Tour
The current British indie scene resembles something close to a barren musical wasteland of copycats, wannabe’s and has-beens. Only last week Leicester-based rockers Kasabian declared guitar music as ‘dead’. With the red-haired, corporate people pleaser Ed Sheeran standing aloft the charts and breaking records left, right and centre there has been little to no reaction […]
Live Review: Billy Bragg & Joe Henry @ Exeter Corn Exchange
In my two and a half years as an Exeter student, I like to pride myself on having been to most of the various venues and makeshift music spaces the city has to offer. From the sizeable Great Hall, to the currently under reconstruction Cavern, I’ve witnessed musicians from a number of genres perform, but […]
Preview: Frank Turner @ Exeter Great Hall
Very few artists are as dedicated to their craft as the Hampshire troubadour. Having already conquered the likes of Wembley Arena, The O2 and Royal Albert Hall, you’d be inclined to question Frank Turner’s need to play venues in smaller cities like Exeter. After all, playing to a few hundred people in a University hall […]
Live Review: Michael Kiwanuka @ Exeter Phoenix
I t’s a fairly safe statement to say that Exeter doesn’t always attract the biggest or best names in music. However, every now and then in amongst the early 00s pop punk acts and dad rock bands of yesteryear you’ll find a gem. On this occasion it happened to be double Mercury prized award nominated […]