Ten Bands That Changed Our Lives – Part 1
The first part in our regular feature about bands that changed our lives features new wave legends XTC. Continue reading
End of the Road Festival, Sept 2010
The End of the Road Festival is one of the UK’s most eclectic musical events, where folk, Americana and indie rock come together. Continue reading
Pitchfork To Blame For Wavves Meltdown
The glee in which Pitchfork detailed Black Lips singer Jared Swilley’s criticism of the Wavves’ Nathan Williams was nothing short of breathtaking. In a news story this week Pitchfork details an interview Swilley gives with Norwegian radio station NRK about… Continue reading
Songs About Drinking
Listening to the fabulous ‘Pisshead’ by The Miserable Rich got me thinking about drinking songs. Alcohol must surely be the drug of choice in the sex and drugs and rock n roll trinity. Heroin has inspired some good songs, from… Continue reading
Rock Dinosaurs We Salute You
Two years ago the NME almost hammered the last nail into the coffin of the Glastonbury Festival with its scathing criticism of the 2007 line up, which included so-called dinosaurs of rock The Who. It was a welcome piece of… Continue reading
The Cassette Is Back
This week saw The Dirty Projectors release their album Bitte Orca on a long defunct format, the cassette. At first I thought this was an odd choice, but on reflection I think that it is the format of choice for… Continue reading
Michael Jackson Fans Need To Get Some Perspective
The death of Michael Jackson had an unexpected effect on me. It made me do something I didn’t think I’d ever do again. I purchased Q magazine. Not because I was very sad about his death, I don’t subscribe to… Continue reading
Kings of Leon: What A Bunch of Babies!
Since their Glastonbury headline slot two years their status as a powerhouse of indie rock has been cemented across Europe and the UK. Sadly though they have chosen to ignore the cliché that with great power comes great responsibility and behave like big babies instead. Continue reading
Mercury 2009 Music Prize
This week saw the Mercury Music Prize Nominations being announced. And there were very few surprises in the list. The Horrors may have surprised some people, but their currency has been rising in recent months and they probably deserve the… Continue reading
U2 – They have got a really impressive stage set. So what?
The 2009 U2 tour is well underway, and the centrepiece of the tour is the massive stage set they have created. The biggest stage set ever! This big construction is problematic for me in three ways. Firstly it cost tens… Continue reading