Articles by Iain Lindley


has written 7 articles for Nouse


Matchbook Romance, Camden Underworld

The signs aren't good as headliners Matchbook Romance take to the stage; the crowd is no noticeably larger nor seemingly more interested than for either Jackson or the Holiday Plan before them. However, it takes only a few bars of opener "My Eyes Burn" to realise that this New York quartet aren't in the same [...]

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Missing the Point?

Henry Kissinger observed that “university politics is vicious precisely because the stakes are so small”, and for those who watched last week’s YUSU Treasurer (and Labour Party member) James Alexander’s political attack on YUSU Societies Officer David Sammels unfold, it is difficult not to agree. It is far less tricky, however, to see that the [...]

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inthecity: thisGIRL

This issue, new talent spotting at Fibbers

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Orange County piano-rock? Sounds like a landmark… Iain Lindley investigates…

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Less Than Jake, London Astoria

Whilst it isn’t unknown for any number of the multitude of downtrodden holes that host live music around the country to resemble a sauna, one might expect that a venue as large and as popular as the Astoria might have considered investing in some decent ventilation. Wrong. It’s a sweltering day, and as Less Than [...]

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Finch, Manchester Academy

There’s seemingly one word that strikes fear into the vast majority of music fans in Manchester – and elsewhere – more than any other, and approaching Finch’s gig at the Academy it was difficult not to think that the Californian quintet would be worse off for the effects of it. The offending collection of letters, [...]

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Turning the Tables

Cementing their position as one of the most successful AU clubs on campus, the table-tennis team overcame a scare to book a Championship quarter-final date with defending National Champions Middlesex with a home victory over Midlands Conference winners Nottingham. York’s team of Markus Siedel, Rob Hudson, Iain Lindley and Thanoo overcame the East Midlands outfit [...]

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