It’s weird to think this gig would never have happened had the Boileroom’s licence been suspended – but the former did happen, because the latter wasn’t. The peacefully dubstep-loving crowds were out in droves last night to check out: Read more…
When The Boileroom is already buzzing by 8pm, you know it’s going to be an awesome night. Tree House Fire, Josh Bevan, and Bare Jams are increasingly heavy-hitting names, and expectations were high even before a single note was played. Read more…
Bands with their heads screwed on make TMMP’s world go round. I’ve met many people who think of reggae, ska, and dub as tired and behind the times – but fortunately albums like this form an ideal rebuttal. Funded via none-more-modern crowdfunders Pledge Music and filled with upbeat vibes, incredible tunes and inventive musicianship, Actions & Reactions serves as a pitch-perfect pick-me-up and a spot made of soundwaves where youthful energy meets mature themes culled from struggles punctuated with moments of relief. Read more…
When I first saw that poster, my first thought was that this show would turn out to be a serious sausage party, full of hot-under-the-collar guys who’d assumed that an evening spent being entertained by women would entail something very different. I was relieved to arrive at the Boileroom and find that I was wrong; like the performers, last night’s crowd was stylish, socially competent, and clearly excited to be in the presence of the following: Read more…
If there’s one thing I couldn’t care less about, it’s musical comfort zones. Life’s too short to limit your auditory experiences to a single genre; and so, whether I’m in a release’s target market or not, I’ll still give it a chance. EPs like Jamie Jooste’s The Man is Always Right are the reason I continue to do this. Packed full of soul, fastidiously crafted songs, and drenched in P!nk’s self-consciousness-less attitude, this release offers more emotional depth than most of its peers while retaining the Mister-Sheen-slick production values required to climb the pop industry ladder. Read more…
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To review Lazy Habits’ latest release – RMX – I sat on a Northern Line Tube train and got stuck in. I chose this location for two reasons: 1) I could sit down and go through the entire album uninterrupted, and 2) opposite my seat was an unevenly positioned sticker ordering NO EYE CONTACT – PENALTY £200. These were my (mostly unedited) thoughts: Read more…
Gutterfly is a man of few words, and many notes. So I’ll keep this short, and let you get stuck into the streamable tracks below. Read more…
Here at The Musical Melting Pot, we often give our wholehearted attention to musicians who exist on the densely complex end of the musical spectrum – but every now and then, it just feels good to leave the mind-melting stuff on the shelf and dive into something a little more luxurious. Read more…