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David Holland

Girton, Anthropology

Dave began his Tab career by writing cynical opinions pieces with crude jokes. After being told “this kind of filth makes me want to track you down and spit on you” he decided to pursue free gig tickets and press release CDs. Now currently critiquing gigs and editing music reviews. His hobbies are netball and reading.


Filthy Lucre

Filthy Lucre

11:40 am, Thursday November 17th 2011
★★★★☆

DAVID HOLLAND gets filthy in the vaults. It’s confusing, but in a good way.


Music To Shag To

Music To Shag To

9:00 am, Thursday November 10th 2011

DAVID HOLLAND: If music be the food of love, go forth and shag to good tunes.


Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

8:00 am, Friday October 21st 2011
★★★★☆

DAVID HOLLAND doesn’t dare to cough in case he interrupts this moving and excellent gig.


Kate McGill

Kate McGill

8:00 am, Thursday October 20th 2011
★★★★½

Senior Music Critic DAVID HOLLAND goes to Cafe Nero in his lunch break and enjoys the best concert he’s seen all year.


Interview: Boy Mandeville

Interview: Boy Mandeville

10:17 pm, Friday October 14th 2011

DAVID HOLLAND talks to local band BOY MANDEVILLE. Boobs, class A drugs and fire extinguishers may or may not be involved.


Let’s Whisper and Tender Trap

Let’s Whisper and Tender Trap

8:30 pm, Wednesday October 5th 2011
★★★½☆

DAVID HOLLAND checks out some girl pop in a pub.


Trinity Hall June Event

Trinity Hall June Event

7:36 pm, Thursday June 23rd 2011

DAVID HOLLAND ODs on OJ and struggles to hear Nero at Tit Hall’s June Event.


The Sad Demise of Album Art

The Sad Demise of Album Art

10:07 am, Tuesday May 31st 2011

DAVID HOLLAND laments the demise of proper album artwork, after the release of the beautiful ‘The King Of Limbs’ got him thinking: will the music of this decade be remembered with the monochrome image of Adele scratching her head?


Interview with a Vampire

Interview with a Vampire

7:00 am, Tuesday May 3rd 2011

‘Well my political career is over, so there’s no more dogging to be doing.’ DAVID HOLLAND steps into Paxo’s shoes to chat to everyone’s favourite question-dodger, MICHAEL HOWARD.


Interpol

Interpol

8:40 pm, Friday March 25th 2011
★★★½☆

DAVID HOLLAND: “The gig was a little cold, even a little clinical, in whatever sense a rock concert can ever be these things.”