London

London (play /ˈlʌndən/) is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom (UK). It is Britain's most populous and Europe's second most populous metropolitan area. A major settlement for two millennia, its history goes back to its founding by the Romans, who called it Londinium.[7] London's core, the ancient City of London, or the 'square mile' financial district, largely retains its mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core.[8] In modern times, the bulk of this conurbation forms the London region[9] and the Greater London administrative area,[10][note 1] with its own elected mayor and assembly.[11]

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MIDWEEK MIXTAPE // 4th August 2010
So, holiday time is really here now, and the chances are you aren’t actually reading this at all, because you’re turning a shade of lurid red on a beach on the Costa del Sol, letting your full English breakfast go down, and waiting to go for nueve cervezas before bellowing ‘Eggo y Chippo por favoro‘ at a humiliated waiter. Thought: if we bring back straw donkeys...
The Pack a.d. / Rich Aucoin / Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers at The Lexington 19 May 2010
      We start with six guys on stage. Five of whom have beards. Two of them are respectively clutching a trumpet and a saxophone. I fear the worst. I am proved massively wrong. Far from being earnest and dour young miserablists being all lovelorn and sensitive, Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers are a jolly band of lads. The most cumbersome thing about them is their name. It...
hAngry+Angry at Camden Underworld 27 May 2010
We’re on Japanese time.Having seen the queues outside the Underworld and with firsthand experience of the way that J-Pop shows work, I’m glad I’m in position at eight o’clock sharp. Not that I’m alone. The venue is semi-jammed. Everyone is as close to the stage as they can possibly get and everyone is waving a glo-stick. There is lots of chanting and excitement. We’re here to see J-Pop...
TEETH
THE band of 2010 already. From London, this is TEETH. Right in front of your face. Comprising of Ximon Tayki, Veronica So and Simon Whybray – a laptop, drums and femme vocals set up. [Video: TEETH - Confusion] -Video-   Now before any of you scream: “Crystal Castles rip-off!!” Hear me out. Okay, so the track See Spaces DOES sound a little bit like CC’s...
The View From… Stoke-On-Trent
Dan Grose is a student in the dubious confines of Stoke-On-Trent, a grimy town now more famous for its extreme right-wing politicians and absence of job prospects than its music scene. It’s also my home town  – one that I left years ago – and I was interested to hear what was happening there now, and what an outsider thought. Dan spies the glint of treasure in the...
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Call The Fire Brigade - Jim Jones Revue
The Jim Jones Revue From: London, United Kingdom London rockers The Jim Jones Revue have risen from the ashes of legendary UK garage rockers Thee Hypnotics to deliver the world from the computer generated focus group pap that passes as music today. It’s savage, it’s raw, it’s exciting, it’s rock & roll in it’s purest form. With their new album, Burning Your...
Light Is The New Black
New Black Light Machine From: London, United Kingdom Here come London’s New Black Light Machine to save the world from the Take That reunion and bury landfill indie for ever. Throwing angular nu wave shapes and jittery fidgety post punk moves the unbelievably cool looking quintet are heaven sent to rejuvenate a music scene that’s been looking a little frayed around the edges...
Ones To Watch In 2010 - Part Two
Tonights post is the second of the Devil’s two part predictions of the bands and artists who will breakthrough in 2010. In no particular order the Devil’s second set of tips for 2010 are… Spirit Spine From: Bloomington, Indiana, United States Blissed out looped and layered experimental post-pop from the one man psych machine Spirit Spine. A likely candidate for global...
FRIENDSHIP
Carry Me In Your Backpack    Total carnage and garage rock riffs with splintering drums set the backbone for the songs of London duo FRIENDSHIP. Will de Witt (guitar, bass, loops) and Daniel Hills (drums, vocals) formed the band in 2007 and this April released a split 7″ with Die! Die! Die! after opening for them in Shoreditch last year. Released on Too Pure’s singles club...
Talking Tiger - My Tiger My Timing interview
Anna from London popsters My Tiger My Timing has taken time off from exercising her vocal chords to give the Devil’s blog an insight into her influences, the strangest place the band have played and her tips for saving money. The Devil: Why My Tiger My Timing? What other names did you ponder before deciding on this? Anna: ‘My Tiger, My Timing’ is a song by the New York...
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Yer Beauties - EP Release
This is Indie the way it should sound. Not total crap. I have to take my hat off to this lot from London - they’ve managed to pull off the enviable feat of sounding a lot like you should already like them, but having something fresh at the same time. You’re looking at a group firmly planted in the world of fast-strummed, bouncy guitars and sing-song vocals of...
The Twilight Sad, London Scala - 29/10/2009
Having been at Kings Cross’ Scala just two days previous for what may have been the most fun gig of the year (Dananananaykroyd), it was a strange feeling to be returning knowing that the bands of the evening were of a considerably more depressing nature. I knew it would be a strange contrast, but it would be worth it; though melancholic, the Twilight Sad’s use of layer and texture...
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The Veils - Sun Gangs The third full-length from the Veils finds the band progressing from its folk-influenced beginnings to something comfortably bigger, as if writing anthems was never a stated goal, just an organic consequence. The brains behind the London-based crew is Finn Andrews (son of XTC’s Barry Andrews), who has an uncommonly good voice—versatile enough to sound natural...
French For Cartridge - Liquorice
A fair while ago we had a preview of some indie-upstarts French For Cartridge, and they’ve followed up the single release with a full-blown album. It’s been sitting in my to-do pile for far longer than it should have been. I never did like liquorice, unless it was cherry flavoured. I like this though. Since I was familiar with the opener ‘oooh!’, I skipped...
PENS - Hey Friend What You Doing?
PENS- Hey Friend What You Doing? 8/10 Charmingly ramshackle and wonderfully youthful, London trio PENS create sweet scuzz thrash punk with a psychedelic twist. Opener ‘Horsies’ will have your head spinning with its repetitive keyboard riff and elliptical vocals. Swathed in even more noise, ‘I Sing Just For You’ is a coyly sweet ode once you get used to the distortion...
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  • Behind the Scenes with: YER BEAUTIES

    After 3 hours sleep I found myself in Glasgow Airport buying an overpriced tuna cheese melt and iced coffee combo for breakfast, after being given a ticking off for bringing a half-empty deodorant...

  • Call The Fire Brigade - Jim Jones Revue

    The Jim Jones Revue From: London, United Kingdom London rockers The Jim Jones Revue have risen from the ashes of legendary UK garage rockers Thee Hypnotics to deliver the world from the computer...

  • The Choice Is Yours

    Freedom or Death From: Toronto, Canada With a name like Freedom or Death, the war cry for the people of Greece during the 1820’s Greek War of Independence, I was expecting a cacophonous,...

  • Transmitten Vamps

    transmittens From: Lawrence, Kansas, United States   With a name like transmittens and tracks called Balloons in the Sky and Meet Me At The Swings it doesn’t take a genius to guess that...

  • Wild Nothing : Gemini

    I’ve really grown to love the album ‘Gemini’ by Wild Nothing over the past few weeks. Jack Tatum’s home recorded dream pop draws from lineage of sounds stretching back to...
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  • Network DVD soundtrack CDs

    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK CD Review: Network DVD soundtrack CDs A recent ‘sale’ on the Network DVD website tempted me into getting around to purchasing the soundtrack DVDs for Man In A Suitcase...

  • Mark Mathews and the One T's, and 'The Difficult Third Album'

    PARSLEY'S COMMLOCK Concert Review : Mark Mathews and the One T's, Clapham Grand, 07/08/08 My good friend Kieron of The Dilemmas tempted me south of the river to experience singer/songwriter Mark...

  • THE COVERGIRLS

    If Stephen Malkmus had formed fIREHOSE with Mike Watt and George Hurley, they may have made music akin to Glasgow’s COVERGIRLS.  Yes, they’re that good. 

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  • In Pictures: Wickerman Festival 2010

    One of the most visually stunning festivals in the UK is Scotland’s Wickerman Festival. Not to be confused as a copy of Burning Man, Wickerman was inspired by the classic 1973 cult movie with...

  • In Pictures: backstage with Pulled Apart by Horses

    Following on from our time spent with the magnificent Pulled Apart By Horses on their album release tour, we’ve got a full photo gallery of delights from Stephen McLeod to give you an insight...

  • In Pictures: The Black Keys at London Roundhouse

    One of our favourite bands at Artrocker.com has always been The Black Keys. Currently promoting their new album Brothers, we’ve got these exclusive pics from last night’s show at London...

  • In Pictures: Dot To Dot Festival 2010

    Leah Mason. Photo: © Geoff Kirby Latest pictures from Dot To Dot 2010 Festival in Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. The Dot To Dot Festival covers cutting edge indie, rock, dance and pop...

  • In Pictures: Patti Smith at Union Chapel

    Patti Smith with Patrick Wolf and Seb Rochford played in London at Union Chapel.

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