Articles by Nicola Brady
has written 6 articles for Nouse
The Streets, A Grand Don’t Come for Free
By Nicola Brady — June 22, 2004
I was all set to review the new Streets album in a hilarious mock-gangsta street style – ‘yo yo, oi oi oi, don’t touch me’ and the like – and stuck it in my bad ass sound system. But whoa there – A Grand Don’t Come For Free ain’t no wack job (sorry – I’ll [...]
Basking in Glory: Bugalee storm to victory in BoB 2004
By Rob Taylor and Nicola Brady — February 16, 2004
On Saturday night Bugalee scooped the biggest musical award on campus. A recording contract, a headline slot at Woodstock and a Grad Ball appearence awaits the talented ensemble. Nicola Brady and Rob Taylor look back on two weeks of highs, lows and the best musical talent York Uni has to offer
Liars, They were wrong so we drowned
By Nicola Brady — February 16, 2004
With their debut album described as an “acceleration of post-punk groove” New York’s the Liars are soon to release ‘They were wrong, so we drowned.’ Named after a age old German legend of witchcraft, stumbled upon through the many wonders of Google, the story behind the title of the first track (Broken Witch) is unfortunately [...]
Catch 22, Fibbers
By Nicola Brady — January 27, 2004
Since previous tours with Reel Big Fish and Pennywise, Catch 22 were let down by the lack of talent in their support acts. Sonic Boom 6 from Manchester stung ears with screechy rap, with constant lame attempts to add political context to the crap they were playing. Thankfully Catch 22 were able to revive the [...]
Dashboard Confessional, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
By Nicola Brady — December 2, 2003
Heading to the bar pre-gig, I squeezed past Wulfrun regulars, loyal fans from miles away, and a small, unobtrusive guy with quiffy hair and a soft quiet American accent. Woah, back up, just barged passed Chris Carrabba that is Dashboard Confessional, politely signing proffered tickets/album covers/body parts! Its hard to believe that this tiny guy [...]
Willis, Come Get Some
By Nicola Brady — October 28, 2003
Described by The Face as "a dead cert for a Mercury nomination next year" I admit that I was expecting to be blown away by the "fiery country blues" of ‘Come Get Some’. Though not worthy of questioning the musical genius that is The Face I had difficulty believing Hayley Willis spent 10 years of [...]
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