2012 5/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat @birdeatsbaby, @maryepworth, #popuppeople and More Besides

1) Birdeatsbaby – Incitatus Brighton based dark cabaret outfit Birdeatsbaby have just released this BRILLIANT new video, and like the last video for “Feast Of Hammers” it’s deliciously spooky. And makes me scared of bands… “Feast Of Hammers” – the album – is released on February 20th and I’m supporting them at their London launch...

“Little Battles” vBlog Episode 1 Online Now! Brighton, Birdeatsbaby, BBC 6 Music and Singing To Seabirds

The first in my brand new video blog series to celebrate my new album coming out on April 9th, woohoo! The album launch extravaganza will be at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London SE24 on Wednesday 11th April with tickets available very soon. “In This Boat” will be released on February 14th as digital...

2012 4/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Grace Petrie, Brighton and Musical Broccoli

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Grace Petrie A wonderfully inspiring songwriter and performer I met at last weekend’s Midwinter Picnic 4. She makes music that really gets you in the gut, and her rousing lyrics are still echoing around my head a week on. I should have heard of her...

2012 3/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Gil Scott Heron, Martin Luther King & Handcrafted Chocolate

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) “The Last Holiday : A Memoir” by Gil Scott Heron I’m so thankful to a friend for introducing me to the wonderful work of Gil Scott Heron a number of years before he sadly died, and though I’ve only just started reading this newly published...

“Slow Puncture” On BBC Introducing – Listen Again + Tickets For Feb Shows With @hiband & @birdeatsbaby

Get the song here on a pay-what-you-can basis… I was very excited and pleased to receive an email from the Tom Robinson show last week informing me that “Slow Puncture” would be played on the show early on Monday morning (today), as a result of being selected from songs uploaded to the BBC Introducing Uploader....

2012 2/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Chris T-T, Arctic Hooping & Bike Doctor

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Chris T-T – “Binker” – the video! I don’t know how I missed this on Twitter last week but I only just stumbled across this gorgeous film. Chris’ 2011 Edinburgh Festival show “Disobedience: Chris T-T Sings A.A. Milne” was one of the musical highlights of...

Category: Press

PRESS : “Disarm” Reviewed By The Line Of Best Fit

Posted 27 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
“It’s clear Kidd hasn’t let her [DIY] convictions disrupt her high standard of work. Her sublime grunge pop continues to coil and twist around the heartstrings of her fan base [and] the skills Kidd has utilised to match her music with other forms of art proves she’s more than just...

She Makes Album – Drunken Werewolf Pledge Feature

Posted 26 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
“Laura Kidd’s second (as-of-yet untitled) album is going to be great – really great. Kidd is also fantastic at making handcrafted goodies, and her Pledge site reflects that tenfold. To celebrate, and to ensure the release of the aforementioned masterpiece, the monster thinks you should offer her some money.” Read...

Free Music Friday : The She Makes War Edition – Wears The Trousers

Posted 15 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
A piece on how I met my musical friends Dana Jade, Hysterical Injury, Anna Madeleine, A Hawk In The Rain and Shadow Orchestra with free downloads from all. Read the full post...

PRESS : Music OMH Review “Disarm”

Posted 11 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
3.5/5 stars. “Laura Kidd’s debut is worth the wait, if just for the fact that it sounds like nothing else you’ll hear all year. On the whole it’s a great album that combines the most exciting elements of the post-grunge grrrl scene. That it doesn’t blend together comfortably or easily...

PRESS: IndieLondon Reviews “Disarm”

Posted 11 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
“The debut album from Laura Kidd – aka She Makes War – is a mostly impressive affair that marks her out as a significant talent to watch. Everything on the album comes from Kidd, who wrote, recorded and produced the songs, designed the artwork, made the accompanying videos and performed...

PRESS : “Disarm” 8/10 – Wears The Trousers Album Review

Posted 10 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
“Disarm is a strikingly full and multilayered set….this is music with attitude and a seemingly deep-seated anger to express and vent. One senses that this is not an artist to pander to conventions or compromise with her creativity. As she puts it at the album’s close, on ‘(Love) Like Liars’,...

Not-Tiffany Cover Exclusive on God Is In The TV

Posted 09 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War
“DIY purveyor and grunge Goddess She Makes War recently toured the UK to raise support for her forthcoming album, a project she’s funding through Pledge Music… To reward your attention, Laura’s recorded a cover* of Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now”, which you can exclusively listen to and download on...