London Zine of Music, Arts and Miscellaneous Happenings. Monthly updates & seasonal physicals.
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1) adjective describing the silence produced when a performance leaves the audience speechless (ie: one could hear a pin drop)
2) verb to indicate the location of a particular happening
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___New Music Mondays @ Windmill Brixton FREE - Hopefully having outgrown NYE’s hangover, make your way to this freebie: one of the Windmill’s infamous New Music Monday shows, the place most London bands start if they want to cement themselves in the Windmill repertoire. Although they’re still fresh, the night contains a name most would have heard – Little Grandad – whose impressive work ethic has landed them an abusive number of gigs since conception in August ‘25. This time, their second NMM, they’ll be playing an entirely fresh set. Except americanaey-indie rock with harmonies a-plenty. Don’t be afraid if you see a couple of gawping quarter-zips, that’ll be the A&Rs looking for fresh blood in Q1. It’s not all about Little Grandad, though! Make sure you catch Jonique, Magistrate, and Three Hares: any one of them may be the next big thing, you’ll be sorry to have missed. rsvp
___Damon & Naomi and Gina Birch @ Cafe OTO £12 / 16 / 20 - A gig from the core songwriters of Galaxie 500, with support from The Raincoat’s Gina Birch…need I say more? Well, I will. Since marking the world with their soft and slow poppy-rush pop and perhaps the only Joy Division/New Order cover we’ll ever need (sorry Radiohead), Boston’s Damon & Naomi have been writing even sparser-textured psychedelia that’ll have you swaying. Copies of Damon’s book, Why Sound Matters, will be available too. Gina Birch’s signature bass-heavy, dub-inspired experimentalism may even overshadow the rest of the evening, but I’m sure your dah will be pleased to hear that Stewart Lee will be involved in some manner tickets
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___Komo Release Show @ George Tavern £5 / 8 - Celebrating their release ‘KOMO and the Action Men’, if you dig through the crispy lo-fi crust and blazing mantle of totally wacko fuzz-out guitar sprangs and screams, you’ll find some serious funk and some serious gems. Make sure to get freaky with New Hat first… tickets
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___Running Standard @ Windmill Brixton £6 - Lend just a minute to the live-session on their Instagram, and Running Standard will hook you. Saturated, hoarse, and with chiming beauty, their songs do not need to rely on pure volume and speed. With great songwriting comes great longevity. tickets
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___Holly Head @ The Lexington £8 Find Joy - Defibrillator in hand, Manchester’s Holly Head are one of the few bands successfully keeping post-punk alive, as it cycles in endless simulation. Perhaps their melodic inclination in both guitars and vocals, alongside jungle-inflected drumming, is a more effective subliminal conduit for political thought than vapid sprechgesang that once pricked ears and now rolls eyes. Support comes from the fine Mancunians Slowhandclap, whose stuttering, tightly-strung noise-punk is perfect for your current fix. Finally, London’s own gegenpress lead the night, returning from a recording hiatus with a just-released debut single – their minimalist post-hardcore trio set-up allows the group to explore sprawling songs that incorporate space and dissonance…what the UK is desperately in need of. tickets
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___Pindrop Presents: Senrab @ Windmill Brixton £6 - tickets
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___Deformative by Black Eyes (US, 2003)
___Animation by Swallow Tongue (UK, 1983)
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