Britain's music invasion may have happened 40 years ago but the current crop of musicmakers from across the pond are still making major noise if the Top Ten concerts of 2006 in Toronto are any indication. Half of the artists on the list hail from England -- including The Who, who were part of the...
Just because it's not on my space anymore and I wanna, kinda, keep track of who I've seen and how many times I've seen a certain band. So I decided to Vox it. SEVEN TIMES: never heard of it && nude SIX TIMES: up syndrome FIVE TIMES: oh no not stereo && a change of pace FOUR TIMES: we are lions &&...
LONDON -- Forget the Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, the phenomenon of TV's "X Factor" or the comeback of Take That. The biggest event in British rock 'n' pop this year was the "new" Beatles album "Love." Released by EMI in November, "Love" hit No. 1 in the Europewide album chart with over a million...
Band Members ♥ Jon McClure ♥ Richy Westley ♥ Stuart Doughty ♥ Joe Moskow ♥ Ed Cosens ♥ Tom Jarvis ♥ Laura Manuel Further Reading I love this song, and lately it's been playing nonstop on my iPod since Reverend and the Makers's debut album The State of Things, released September 2007 (I...
OK, so, about that concert I went to last week. I mentioned that I’d get back to a few of the more interesting points of the evening and I am now here to keep my word. As you know from Part 1, Karin and I were standing in line about a block from the Showbox, around the corner of 1st and Pike in...
Travel: Palm Springs, CA Bands: Of Montreal, Gillian Welch, Tilly and the Wall, Silversun Pickups, Arctic Monkeys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Jarvis Cocker, Sonic Youth, Bjork, Regina Spektor, Hot Chip, New Pornographers, Peter Bjorn and John, MSTRKRFT, Andrew Bird, The Decembrists, Kings of Leon,...
To celebrate 40 years since Radio 1 first came on air, the station has persuaded some music legends to show off their DJ skills. Starting on Monday September 17 with Paul McCartney, the hour-long evening shows will see the stars playing the tunes that inspired them and in some way led them to make...
It’s one thing for a band to explode from nowhere with a classic debut album. Following it up is a far greater challenge. The second album, traditionally, is a band’s opportunity to transcend their original fanbase, infiltrate the mainstream. A great sophomore effort can catapult a band into the...
1.) What curse word do you use the most? fuck or any variation of fuck. 2.) Do you own an iPod? used to, then decided that ipods are lame and got something better. 3.) Who on your Myspace "Top 8" do you talk to the most? i don't even know who's in my top 8. 4.) What time is your alarm clock set for?...
Visually, Matisyahu. Vocally, The Street. At least, that's what those of us stateside would know, considering they actually made it on the radio. The lyrics to this song are amazing, and the beat is great. Dan Le Sac is good at what he does, if you're into that sort of thing, and Scroobius Pip...
Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim. Fair enough. It doesn't seem that bad when people steal from faceless companies I guess. Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets. Damn right! Lostprophets are a terrible band, and when has any good music come out of pop idol? Or X...
The tales of love and loss by Sheffield’s tormented troubadour, Richard Hawley, will always find a way into Rob Peacock’s play list… Humdrum urban life has always made good song writing fodder. You use it one of two ways; detail the squalor and seediness of backwater Britain to paint a gritty...
No freakin' way! Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Bob Dylan, Blue October, Arcade Fire, The White Stripes! The f'ing White Stripes! OMG, this has to be the best lineup ever! Check it out: Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Bob Dylan Björk The White Stripes The Killers Wilco Arcade Fire Muse Queens of the...
The Austin City Limits Music Festival 2007 official lineup is online. Once again, as always, the diversity of the musical lineup is impressive. This is what makes ACL Fest so special compared to the other major music festivals in America. I already purchased my three day pass a month ago. Here's an...
if you check out the charts at the moment, a couple of favourites are starting to bubble through. ross has broken into the top 40, which is very exciting and the start of a massive campaign that all kicks off now. and of course hellogoodbye has been a massive hit. it's in the top 10 on downloads...
The Paddingtons never made it. They never really translated the energy of their live shows to record; and they got steamrollered by the Arctic Monkeys bandwagon. But I always liked them, and had fond memories of the early gigs. There was one track from their set I absolutely loved, but never knew...
"You are the fugitive, but you don't know what you're running from. You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone. Houdini, love, you don't know what you're running away from." ("Old Yellow Bricks", Arctic Monkeys) You can always tell how I'm feeling by looking at my eyes. If they look happy, but...
After days of not blogging, I have decided to update my blog. Lots of stuff keeping racing through my mind these days. I suffer from mood swings and I dnt think im the only one. Mr Moaz is kinda moody too. Dnt knw why. He got angry at this boy for some reason. I dnt understand. I hv an interest in...
Im proud to say that today i did not waste my day sitting home, watching tv . I hoisted my abnormally huge ass from my snug, cozy, comfy couch and went jamming ! yeah yeah yeah . met the bandmates at about three and they told me about a gig this coming june . or was it july ? err, tak igt . we wanna...
Of-course its been another intensive weekend (I know its Wednesday !!!), of eyeing up the competition, and I don't mean other girls at the local roller-disco. I mean the music talent of our (& others) great country. Save you the endless boredom of reviews and analysis I have done a handy (league)...
