Peter Bloxham met Joe from Black Lips whilst milling around North London last week. They had a rather nice chat about what it’s like to play in a band all over the world from Canada to Hong Kong.
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TLOBF Interview :: Grizzly Bear
Peter Bloxham met Chris’ Bear and Taylor from NYC quartet Grizzly Bear on a fresh spring afternoon on Shepherd’s Bush common to talk about ‘Veckatimest’, touring with Radiohead and Twitter.
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear have written an album with a beating heart, claims Peter Bloxham. A sincere and beautiful album; a classic of 2009.
Camden Crawl – London, 24-25/04/09
Another year, another Camden Crawl. A booze soaked live music trek across Camden, much like one in every three weekends but with a better line up and way more people. Festival season 09 is officially underway.
Loney dear / Snowbird / The Leisure Society – Scala, London 14/04/09
After a series of shows at The Old Blue Last, ILL FIT ups sticks and moves to an entirely new venue, the luxurious Scala. A bigger room, a bigger stage – how better to fill it than with some of our favourite, music-making friends of ours?
Napoleon IIIrd – KOKO, London 20/03/09
Yorkshire based Napoleon IIIrd pumps the auditorium full of his energetic loops and riffs, sneaking up on the audience and pounding them with a nimble performance of his particular brand of off-kilter alternative pop.
Gentlemen Reg – Jet Black
By no means a classic, ‘Jet Black’ is still a solid and likeable effort that shows glints of real promise. Peter Bloxham reviews Reg Vermue’s debut for cult Canadian label Arts & Crafts.
Crossing Border Festival – The Hague, 20-22 November 2008
What does the rampant neuroticism of an inept manchild have to do with the fifteen-year-old Crossing Border Festival that recently took place in the Hague?
The Virgins – Old Blue Last, London 12/11/08
Peter Bloxham finds himself rammed into a sweat box with barely an inch of breathing space to cling to. Clearly, quite a few people like The Virgins quite a lot.
Girl Talk – Feed The Animals
Pete Bloxham breaks his chair, all in the name of musical reviews.
Bear Hands – Golden EP
Peter Bloxham has a listen to some post-punk youngsters from the States who’ve been together for about 25 minutes… but actually enjoys it…
Death Cab For Cutie – KOKO, London 14/07/08
Peter Bloxham finally manages to catch Death Cab live after years of trying. Was it worth the wait though?
