Spice of Friday

There’s something cool about finding a good band very early on in their career and seeing them grow over time. I don’t go to very many gigs – time being something of an absent commodity around here right now – but I made an exception on Friday...

Dresden Dolls (They live again…)

Long time readers will know I am a big admirer of Amanda Palmer’s work. To my delight, The Dresden Dolls are touring again following a significant hiatus and Bitter Ruin (who I am going to see perform again on Friday at the The Spice of Life, off the Charing...

Bitter Ruin

A good weekend: I managed to see Bitter Ruin at their second London show, despite my having picked up a dreadful head cold it was a great evening. It’s the second time I’ve seen them perform, the first was supporting Evelyn Evelyn, and they were every bit...