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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
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Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
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Description: The New York electro disco-punk outfit showcase tracks from their new album, Sound Of Silver.
Phone: 0844477 2000
Website: www.brixton-academy.co.uk
Email: mail@brixton-academy.co.uk
Trains: Tube/BR: Brixton 
, Tube / Bus: 2, 35, 37, 59, 109, 133, 159, 333, 432 
Extra info: Pub
Punkish: LCD Soundsystem's "fat guy in a T-shirt" James Murphy
James Murphy seems an unlikely frontman: he's not a natural singer and once described himself as a "fat guy in a T-shirt".
But even surrounded by a brilliant band, the New York producer and label boss was the unassailable leader of LCD Soundsystem during their superlative Brixton show.
Murphy's personal journey from punk musician to dance music genius was captured in Daft Punk is Playing at My House. And, performing under a huge mirror ball, he clearly relished the challenge of recreating his studio perfection with a live band. He swiped at a cowbell during the frantic funk-punk while the musicians, including Hot Chip's guitarist on loan, conjured up a wonderfully ramshackle groove.
Murphy also showed his songwriting talent on All My Friends, downbeat disco reminiscent of New Order that built towards an emotional finale.
The audience then switched from singalong to clubbing mode during the artillery beats of Get Innocuous!, with Murphy having a go on drums and keyboard player Nancy Whang supplying an effortlessly cool backing vocal.
There was a hugely enjoyable assault of punkish noise and brutal rhythms later in the set. But the elegiac encore of Someone Great proved their electronic music can also be poignant.
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