A short, mostly wrong history of punk rock, part I
Felix Music’s resident punk rock addict gives the first instalment of a comprehensive history of the genre...
A powerful revival of the mystery of Hanging Rock
The cult horror tale of missing schoolgirls in Australia gets an inventive twist in Tom Wright’s adaptation for the stage at the Barbican Centre.
Mark Dion – theatre of the natural world brings the Thames beaches to the Whitechapel Gallery
Something of a hit and miss, a retrospective of Mark Dion’s work is most successful when it embraces the realities of nature.
Franz Ferdinand prove that they can still rock
Returning to another sold-out Brixton Academy, Franz Ferdinand demonstrated that their new material is just as capable as their back-catalogue of indie anthems at getting nearly five thousand people dancing. The band are touring their recently released fifth album, Always Ascending, which is their first in five years. In that
Alvvays assert themselves with a spectacular show
In fluorescent light, antisocialites…” croons Molly Rankin during a superb live rendition of the track ‘Dreams Tonite’ from Alvvays’ most recent effort, Antisocialites. It’s easy to feel she’s describing the crowd as we stand captivated under dreamy stage lights with barely a sense of who’s around us.
An afternoon with a quiet genius
Just looking at the elaborate setup laid out on stage before he made his appearance, it was hard to believe it was going to be a one-man show. Yet, for two hours, in what was the penultimate of four sold-out gigs at the Barbican, Nils Frahm dominated the stage only
An album for cold weather
It’s been a while since I wrote a proper review. This isn’t a proper review. Though really, they seldom are. I’ve listened to this album twice. Once yesterday while I was working, and once more this morning as I walked through the snow into the Felix office.
Bon Iver has something for everyone
First things first, 22, A Million is the Kid A of this generation. With that in mind, it is absolutely necessary to see Bon Iver in their current form. Performing two sets (with a 22 minute interval) at the Hammersmith Apollo with candles adorning the stage, this night was a
King Gizz are exactly as you’d expect: fucking great
The queue looped around two corners as fans waited eagerly to pass beneath the dome of the O2 Academy Brixton. Spanning the readergraph above them hailed the cause: Australian psych-rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Performing their only London show in the support of the immense five albums they
Solo performance delivers insights on life
Carey Mulligan astonishes in this personal journey.
Iolanthe: an odd choice for the current climate
ENO’s restaging of the 19th century comic opera fails to amuse.
Love, Life, and Cocaine on an Irish Rooftop
John O'Donovan’s debut play about identity is a triumph.