Mike Ramnarine

Category: Reviews

  • The Virulent Experience

    At Conway Hall Foolish People is a banner under which a collection of artists create immersive art. The Virulent Experience is the first of their pieces that I’ve been aware of, and they will definitely remain on my radar. What if you thought that mankind was broken? What if you thought you could fix it?…

  • Reading Festival Highlights – Sunday

    Alberta Cross I joined a group of friends to see Alberta Cross. They are a fairly laid back blues rock with a strong sense of momentum. I’m not likely to go out of my way to see them again, but I did enjoy their show and may check them out again when in a mellower…

  • Reading Festival Highlights – Saturday

    Green Day [youtube http://youtu.be/45ZdYYYjKoc] Green Day were the surprise guests this year. They are a well practised live act and put on a good show. Mostly they were there to have fun, this led to Billy Joe getting the audience to chant back to him a little more than I would have liked, but there was a great…

  • Reading Festival Highlights 2012 – Friday

    Three days of music, good weather (mostly). This is some of what I saw and what I thought. Future of the Left The Future of the Left are a recent discovery for me. I encountered them through Fever Fever who have recently been a support for them. They were better than I expected and a…

  • Refused Live 12th August 2012

    At The Forum Some bands live, die, and leave their legacy behind them. There are bands you wished you could have had the chance to witness, but assume it will never be. Refused have been broken up for near 15 years, and when I heard that they had reformed I had to see them. Their…

  • Lydia Lunch and The Big Sexy Noise Live 1st July 2012

    At the O2 Acadamy Islington Das Flüff Das Flüff are a dark, sexy synth rock act. Fronted by Dawn Lintern with an image like an intense Alison Goldfrapp at a funeral. Seductive as if on a razors edge. The talented guitarist and keyboard player remaining in the background. The limelight focused solely on the voice harbinger…

  • Hop Farm 2012 Saturday 30th June

    I do love music festivals. Especially on a nice summer’s day. Where every hour is Pimms o’clock and the atmosphere is relaxed. Hop Farm is a small indie festival just outside the M25. Going for the weekend would have been nice, but impactical. A day trip, however, seemed too good to pass up on. Patti…

  • Combichrist Live 28th June 2012

    At The Electric Ballroom Combichrist is the brainchild of Norweigan singer and EBM producer Andy LaPlegua. I’ve been a fan since the first hook I heard and after catching them on their last tour was happy to see them again. Joined by a full band their brand of aggressive dance music does not disappoint. Second on the…

  • Katzenjammer Live 23rd May 2012

    At XOYO Katzenjammer is four girls from Norway making mad and energetic folk pop. They are incredibly upbeat and are hard to dislike. It was the kind of gig that left you with a smile on your face for the rest of the night. [youtube http://youtu.be/-kbdCDeKSoI] The opening act, Ben Caplan, was a solo singer-songwriter from Canada.…

  • Strive

    The future is all around us. Its in the air; we live and breathe it. Each day it shifts in and out of focus. There are brief moments that I feel I know what I am doing. There are others I am lost. There are times I feel I’m heading in a direction I want.…