Samuel Lambeth, Author at Counteract – Music | News | Food

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Samuel Lambeth November 3, 2018November 6, 2018 02 Institute, 02 Institute 2, Birmingham, Ivory Wave, Rai Kai Mercury, Sonic Gun Promotions, the novus, Violet

Review: Ivory Wave ride high at landmark Birmingham gig

…AKA the night Birmingham music was born again. Ivory Wave, Violet, The Novus and Rai Kah Mercury wowed the O2 Institute.

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band of the week

Samuel Lambeth October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Ivory Wave, O2 Institute, O2 Institute Birmingham, Rai Kah Mercury, the novus, Violet

Band of the Week 001: Ivory Wave

As they prepare for their biggest headline show to date, Brum baggy boys Ivory Wave have one simple mission – to be the best.

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Samuel Lambeth October 26, 2018October 27, 2018 Babyshambles, Johnny Borrell, Olympus Sleeping, Razorlight, The Cribs, The Futureheads, The Moldy Peaches, Two Door Cinema Club

Album Review: Razorlight are reawakened with new album ‘Olympus Sleeping’

The Britrock whipping boy Johnny Borrell and his band are back, but will Razorlight’s fourth album provide much-needed redemption? Sam Lambeth finds out.

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Samuel Lambeth October 23, 2018October 25, 2018 Birmingham, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, The Asylum

Review: Stephen Malkmus sparkles hard at Birmingham Asylum

Former Pavement frontman and current Jick Stephen Malkmus brings his off-kilter indie back to Birmingham, in support of album Sparkle Hard.

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Samuel Lambeth October 21, 2018October 24, 2018 Ash, Death By Unga Bunga, Digbeth, O2 Institute, O2 Institute Birmingham

Review: Ash burn, baby, burn at Birmingham O2 Institute

Downpatrick rockers Ash return to the Midlands to play a career-spanning set, including cuts from acclaimed new album Islands.

music

Samuel Lambeth October 19, 2018February 10, 2019 Actress and Bishop, Birmingham, The Good Water

The Good Water get minty fresh with ‘Tell Me What To Do’ video

Birmingham pysch rockers The Good Water make a stunning comeback with the strutting single ‘Tell Me What To Do’, complete with mind-bending music video.