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Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC
GIG OF THE WEEK DIZZEE RASCAL When he first emerged from East London as a brash new talent sporting debut LP Boy In Da Corner it looked as though Dizzee might languish in the musical margins occupied by critically acclaimed, yet commercially ignored grime artists. A Mercury Prize certainly put him on the map, but it’s the cheeky chappy’s recent crossover into dance and pop which has sent him stratospheric with three massive number ones (Dance Wiv Me with Calvin Harris, Bonkers with Armand Van Helden, and Holiday with, er, himself). Don’t miss.
» Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL
27
Brixton
(0844 477 2000). Thu, Oct 22. £19.50
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
GREEN DAY
With Afro-pop everywhere now it’s difficult to recall how radical Paul Simon’s appropriation of Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s music for Graceland sounded back in 1986. The South African collective fronted by Joseph Shabalala can still give you chills with their Zulu harmonies.
Like The Ramones before them there is something ageless about pop/punksters Green Day. Little wonder, as the trio’s latest album 21st Century Breakdown will attest, they have made an art form out of creating teenage-y, anthemic threechord wonders. They’re in town to plug the new album and play hits such as Longview this week.
» Cadogan Hall, Sloane Tce, SW1X 9DQ
» 02 Arena, Peninsular Sq, SE10 0DX
Sloane Square (020 7730 4500; cadoganhall.com). Oct 23-24. £10
BELIEVE THE HYPE YVES KLEIN BLUE
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THE LINE-UP Michael Tomlinson
(lead vox), Charles Sale (guitars), Sean Cook (bass) and Chris Banham (drums). HAILS FROM Brisbane. THE BUZZ SO FAR Named after the blue monochrome paintings by French artist Yves Klein, this BrisVegas quartet are aiming for the same level of classicism with their punk infused indie rock. WHAT ELSE? Formed at university, the band won MTV’s Kickstart competition and wisely used the $20,000 prize money to finance their 2008 debut EP Draw Attention To Themselves (out now on Guerrilla Music from digital providers). THE BAND SAY “We’re influenced by older bands and classic recordings.” THE CRITICS SAY “Yves Klein
Blue spin a rather beguiling mix of lovely melodies and idiosynchratic rhythms and vocal patterns – sort of like the Arctic Monkeys or The Strokes with all the shit bits taken out.” (Inpress) THE PLUG Supporting Reverend And The Makers at various
North Greenwich
(0870 534 4444). Oct 23-24. £37.50
London venues from Nov 5-27. See myspace.com/yvesklein bluemusic for details.
SOUND BITES Pop Idol runner-up Jessica Mauboy (below) will lead the charge of Aria nominated artists at this year’s Awards ceremony on November 26. The Darwin singer is up for six gongs for her second album Been Waiting, including Best Female Artist. Also picking up multiple nominations were Empire Of The Sun, Ladyhawke, AC/DC and The Temper Trap.
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