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Stag and Dagger Festival – Leeds, 22/05/09
Following the success of its inaugural run in 2008, Shoreditch’s Stag and Dagger festival has this year gone Lollapalooza on the UK’s ass, and taken its grab bag of trendy talent across the country. Alex Wisgard reviews the Leeds leg.

King Creosote – Flick the Vs
Not normally one to shoot from the hip, somewhere along the way Kenny Anderson’s grown a set of balls – and he likes it.

King Creosote signs to Domino, readies new material
King Creosote has signed to Domino for the release of his new album, due in April, and reveals some inspiration behind the writing of the lead single…
King Creosote – Rough Trade East, London 12/09/07
With a new album to promote and a self-inflicted dodgy haircut to display to the masses, Kenny Anderson and similarly scruffy friends (not a complaint – made me feel right at home) set out their stall at Rough Trade East for a low-key but entertaining 45 minute set last night. They could have been having [...]
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