JORDAN BICKERTON: ‘Pembroke’s June Event did a spectacular job – for a relatively cheap entrance fee, I was treated to a thoroughly enjoyable evening’

JORDAN BICKERTON: ‘The only real way to understand why legions of…listeners become so fervently devoted to’ the ;abrasive, angry genre’ hardcore punk, ‘is to go to a gig.’

JORDAN BICKERTON: ‘this is a mature, engaging record, wilfully resisting the temptation of a radio-friendly cash-in.’

JORDAN BICKERTON: ‘The quality of the music and the often affecting evocation of everyday dramas combined to make ‘What Black Women Want’ a highly enjoyable show.’

JORDAN BICKERTON: ‘Laura Marling is clearly talented enough to warrant attention, regardless of your musical persuasion’

JORDAN BICKERTON proposes an unusual Sunday morning soiree, after ‘a less than nutritious breakfast of vodka and Red Bull’.

JORDAN BICKERTON and CHRIS BANNON exterminate Enter Shikari and top their hats to Two Door Cinema Club