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It’s fair to say, going into tonight’s gig, that I wasn’t the biggest fan of Editors, but thankfully I had my better half with me who loves them. If nothing else, with the dreary grey skies and drizzling rain as we waited in Guildhall Square, surrounded by the regal Guildhall itself and the dreary concrete and glass of the civic offices, we were setting a perfect scene for the Birmingham bands tunes…

I went to see Editors a couple of months back. I’d never quite understood their appeal (the sublime Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors aside), but the missus is a big fan so I thought I’d indulge her. I can report back that they were good though quite samey and that Wintersleep blew them out of  [ Read More ]

From all of us here at Call Upon The Author, have a very merry Christmas. We thought we’d share a little present with you. So below are a few lovely free downloads for you to enjoy! Expatriate have just finished touring with Placebo and release their debut album in early 2010. There are high hopes  [ Read More ]

There were mixed opinions as my better half and I took the train to Southampton. She was excited about the prospect of seeing Editors and declared that the support would be, in her words, “meh!”. I disagreed, venturing the opinion that the headliners set would be bland and over rehearsed but the spontaneous nature of  [ Read More ]

Time ofr another roundup of our favourite online clips, first up are Johnny Foreigner with the promo for ‘Criminals’, set to be the first release from their forthcoming album ‘Grace and the Bigger Picture’. Next up, and perfect for a sunday morning when your ears are still ringing, Voluntary Butler Scheme with ‘Trading Things In’,  [ Read More ]