The Big Picture

Saturday night’s TV21 performance at the HMV Picture House was the perfect pick-up after a disappointing Saturday afternoon. In many ways it was a special show not least because, as support to the Beat, it was the largest gig the band have played since reforming. And with the ‘Snakes & Ladders’ compilation imminent, it was…

How You Going To Break My Heart?

It seems that Chemikal Underground are able to do little wrong these days and last week Emma Pollock released her second solo LP after the demise of the Delgados. ‘The Law of Large Numbers’ is both recognisably Pollock but also a step forward from her first record. It’s a good ‘un. In truth there wasn’t…

Are We Done, Dee?

The Undertones – Fat Sam’s Live, Dundee – 26th February 2010 The Derryonians Is there really anything left to write about the Undertones?( Other than they appear to have replaced singer Paul with Dara O’Briain??) Probably not so I’ll just have to resort to saying what a good time we had on Friday at Fat…