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The noise. My God, the noise!
Jim Reid wears the same t-shirt and jeans he's been wearing for the past ten years. He hangs off the microphone the same way, half crouches his legs the same way, and has the same flinty, hard edged, ice cold delivery he always had. I'm watching him at the Jesus And Mary Chain gig at The Forum and basically, he's still cool as fuck....
Posted on October 28, 2008 8:42 PM | Tagged with: bsp,forum,gig,jamc,jesusandmarychain,nicksanderson
The Piano Sings
It must be cheating, in some way. What Michael Nyman does, I mean. His music is so direct, it takes a shortcut to the emotional core of your being. It's not fair on all the other composers. He bypasses all......
Posted on June 10, 2008 9:43 AM | Tagged with: soundtrack composer piano cadogan
Do You Like Rock Music?
In his latest Newboost, British Sea Power's Secretary has detailed a list of items and proclaimed them Rock and Non-Rock. This is to herald the imminent arrival of BSP's new album 'Do You Like Rock Music?', and the Secretary enourages you to join in the fun....
Posted on November 21, 2007 12:09 AM | Tagged with: bsp,nonrock,rock
Give a little love
Has Jenny Lewis of LA power-pop and chugging-rock 4-piece Rilo Kiley got a belter of a voice that belies her frail and tiny frame? Hell yeah!...
Posted on November 20, 2007 9:51 AM | Tagged with: funk,rilokiley,shepherdsbush
In Control
Is Ian Curtis just another spoiled rock star, consumed by his own ego to the detriment of all around him, and his subsequent legend yet another bloated entry in the long list of over-hyped, prematurely dead musicians? You could certainly......
Posted on November 6, 2007 2:43 PM | Tagged with: iancurtis,joydivision,manchester
I want you back(ing singers)
Dooes KT Tunstall know how to rock? Yes. Does she rock even better with her new backing singers? Yes again. I saw her at the Roundhouse last week, and those singers add a depth and finesse to every song. Far......
Posted on November 5, 2007 1:31 PM | Tagged with: kttunstall music roundhouse gig
Q for snooze
I think we can safely assume that Q Magazine is musically more backward-looking than it is an innovation seeker. At its recent awards ceremony trophies for "classic " artists outnumbered prizes for new acts or new music by 10 to 8:...
Posted on October 16, 2007 5:04 PM |
Makes me want to Spitz
So the Spitz is closing down. At least for now, in its current location in , it is....
Posted on September 27, 2007 2:09 PM |
Green Man
Green Man proved to be, for the second year running, my music event of the year. Situated in gorgeous countryside at the foot of the Brecon Beacons, even the dismal Welsh weather and almost doubling the crowd capacity couldn't spoil the idyllic musical enclave....
Posted on August 23, 2007 11:09 PM |
A bit of french - Keren Ann at the Arts Theatre
The Arts Theatre is an unpromising venue for someone anticipating Keren Ann's sultry, smoky, after-hours vibe. Yes, it's tiny, but something about the low ceiling, the creaky seating, the unimaginative lighting means it lacks intimacy....
Posted on August 2, 2007 10:10 PM |
Cornershop...time to shut up shop?
It was nice to see Cornershop picked by Jarvis Cocker to play as part of his Meltdown selection. It would also have been nice to hear from the man himself the reasoning behind his choice....
Posted on June 22, 2007 9:08 AM |
F*ck Live Earth
F*ck Live Earth. F*ck Bloc Party. F*ck Keane. F*ck Duran Duran. And especially f*ck Black Eyed Peas....
Posted on April 15, 2007 11:05 PM |
Speaking in tunngs
If Tunng had any more bells and whistles they'd be able to open a bell-and-whistle shop. A big one. As such, though, they're one of the most percussively over-engineered yet deceptively and beautifully simple bands I've heard....
Posted on March 20, 2007 1:51 PM |
Mr Happy
Ray Lamontagne and his band walked onto the Hammersmith Apollo's stage in darkness and waited for the lights to go on. When they did, we could see Ray was wearing his usual beard, jeans and shirt. But he also had on a "Mr Happy" t-shirt. Without a hello, a smile or anything else he went straight into the first song....
Posted on February 9, 2007 1:09 AM |
More Arcade, and more Fire
I saw them again at Porchester Hall three days later. This time they rocked even harder. It wasa all-standing, I'd heard the new album in the interim, and had a better idea of what to expect. They mashed the set......
Posted on February 7, 2007 11:29 PM |
Scissors, paper, arcade fire, neon bible
Wow. I saw Arcade Fire last week at St John's, Smith Square, a church as gloriously baroque as the band's music. Interestingly, the church has not been deconsecrated, so the gig was taking place on holy ground....
Posted on February 7, 2007 10:52 PM |
Google Music search
Just spotted some cool new functionality when searching for music artists in Google - detailed tracklistings, lyrics, alternate song versions, artist website links and newsgroup comments all aggregated together in one place. Very clever. Screenshots: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,......
Posted on April 25, 2006 11:19 PM |
