Lucho Payne
Lucho Payne works at UBS as an IT Consultant, and has spent the last eight years working in banking and investment management in The City. He regularly attends gigs and concerts, and his favourite venues are the Astoria, Borderline and the 100 Club. He occasionally plays guitar at various venues around town as one half of the acoustic duo "Fagan and Payne".
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The Black Keys at Brixton Academy
I saw The Black Keys at the Astoria and they were excellent, so when I found out they'd be playing at the Brixton Academy, I bought tickets immediately. But as the band only has 2 members - Dan on guitar and vocals, Patrick on drums - I wondered how their minimalist set-up would translate to the much larger venue. more >>
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Kings of Leon (c. 2008)
Kings of Leon in 2008 is a far-cry from the 2003 version. Beards gone, hair cut, look-alike supermodel girlfriends. Almost metro-sexual. And what about the music? Could they be descending into mainstream music biz banality? Or are they maturing from their raw roots into a top-notch rock band? more >>
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Coldplay is Living La Vida (Loca)
Surely it wasn't so long ago that Coldplay's front-man Chris Martin told us that "Coldplay would be going away for a very long time". But it seems he was only teasing, as they are back with their fourth studio album with the catchy title Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. more >>
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Portishead's Dark Return
There was a time when Portishead meant a sleepy dormitory town west of Bristol which fronts on to the mud-flats of the Bristol Channel. A poor man's Clevedon, but a step-up from Severn Beach. All that changed in 1994 when Portishead launched their classic debut Dummy to worldwide acclaim. more >>
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Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
I always found Goldfrapp an intriguing group. Consisting of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, their debut album Felt Mountain had glorious synth-driven soundscapes with sumptuous vocals and an under-current of Marlene Dietrich inspired sultry weirdness. more >>
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Adele - 19
Croydon. More precisely the BRIT Performing Arts School, based in Croydon. What has it done for us? Well it's given us no less than this lot: The Kooks, Kate Nash, Leona Lewis, Morcheeba, Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, and Athlete. more >>
