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Monday 18th August 2008
The Corn Exchange

Often, despite best efforts, where there is room for error something will go wrong. And when this happens, just acknowledge it; deal with the problem, then come back stronger – something the success of which Maximo Park aptly demonstrated when a technical fault threatened their set.

Luckily for them, before they had even made it to the stage the Corn Exchange’s otherwise dull, pasty walls hummed with the chatter of an audience anticipating an exciting evening. So when the amps buzzed and all but cut out as the band belted out their first song, Girls Who Play Guitars, it wasn’t a huge surprise that the audience still loved it, cheerfully yelling the lyrics along with Mr Lead Singer.

And when the fault was fixed and Mr Lead Singer came back on to another round of raptuous applause, offering to play Maximo Park’s most recent hit all the way through again with better sound this time, the audience loved it even more.

What followed was an hour-long set with more energy than you’d expect from a Duracell Bunny who’d drunk a crate of Red Bull. As a result, even I, someone who was knackered from a hard day of Fringe labour and who possesses only limited knowledge of Maximo Park’s albums, was sucked in by the band’s enthusiasm. It was a joy to watch our frontman, dressed more sharply than a butcher’s knife, bound across the stage, swinging his microphone above the audience’s heads in order to pick up their word-for-word chants and just as brilliant to see the response: the rhythmic bouncing of an almost equally enthusiastic crowd.

Accompanied by snazzy lighting and performing in front of a massive, sparkly silver banner displaying their name, Maximo Park gave a lot and got a lot back, playing a range of songs old and new. The older songs were delivered with as much punch as you’d expect from having heard their records and whilst the newer stuff had a slightly more mature feel to it, the audience received it just as well and it promises to be just as exhilarating. I had come on the promise of entertainment and a good show, and in that respect Maximo Park certainly proved their worth.

Run Ends Monday 18th August 2008

Review by: Amy Brewer

Monday 25th August 2008
Liquid Rooms

Having missed out on a ‘Mercury’ nomination Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip are fervently attempting to reach number one. For this performance, however, such efforts are needless as not only has everyone memorised all the lyrics, they mimic hand gestures too. With some familiar faces in the crowd they are aware of their own popularity yet their performance never slackens and Scroobius even risks a bit of blank 'floetry'. Although this is received by mixed applause he handles the hecklers with a similar charm to festival favourite, Tim Minchin, closing the Fringe with a timely comical act. Gimicks aside the combination of beats and poetry is gripping. This is their first Edinburgh gig and it is not a moment too soon, 'Thou shalt always kill' was NME's t
rack of the week back in April 2007, surprisingly, it is not a sell out, next time around it most definately will be.

Run Ends Monday 25th August 2008

Review by: DJ Wally

Fresh Air returns with a whole shed full of events and socials ready for us all to back back into the swing of things or if your new and never experienced the hard rocking of Fresh Air come down and have fun.

Events 2008/2009 Freshers week:

Sunday 14th September: Free for all Freshers gig at Teviot Underground with - Rodent Emporium, Tie for Jack and more TBC.

Monday 15th: Evening music quiz at Potterrow with iTunes voucers as prizes

Monday 15th till Friday 19th:

• 12:00 till 18:00 on air at www.freshair.org.uk
• 12:00 till 16:00 DJing in Potterrow come visit and get free goody bags

Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th: the societies fair come and chat to us

Thursday 18th: 22:00 - 03:00 Twist and Shout at Medina w/ The Tritones