Artist: Abe VigodaAlbum: SkeletonLabel: Bella UnionRelease date: 06/10/08Link: www.myspace.com/abevigodaPicture the scene. Vampire Weekend one day took a trip to Mexico, where on arrival they were kidnapped and forcibly fed all sorts of mind altering drugs over the course of a month. The resulting band would probably sound something like Abe Vigoda. There’s no sign of preppy clothing or Pe
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Artist: The New YearAlbum: The New YearRelease Date: 09/09/08Label: Touch and Go RecordsLink: www.thenewyear.netThe opening track on the New Year’s recent release quickly establishes that they are in no hurry. It takes a leisurely three minutes for the vocals in “Folios” to eventually drift in. When they do, Matt Kadane sings with the kind of [...]
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This weeks 405 Debate is another ‘Who’s version is better?’ affair. This time its a four way wrestling match to see who’s version of ‘Hallelujah’ is the best!Take a listen below and give us your opinion!Leonard Cohen (Original Version)Jeff BuckleyBeirutRufus WainwrightLet the debate begin!
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Welcome to the second of hopefully many of my weekly posts, This week I’ve been looking into Weezer, Tropic Thunder, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and the TV series The FamilyAfter rediscovering my love for good old nerd rock outfit Weezer, I got my hands onto a copy of their new release ‘Weezer - [...]
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In the midst of divorce rates and stress caused by our daily lives it is nice to know that somewhere, somehow someone is going through the same emotions and that someone is willing to share. Isn’t it fantastic to realise that every single one us can make another person feel like they can do anything? That [...]
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Artist: Nova RoboticsEP: EP3Label: buy.want.need.moreLink: www.myspace.com/novaroboticsWhat in the hell do they put in the water in Bristol? It must be damn good because over the years that fine city has spawned many great experimental electronic bands and these guys are no exception. In fact they probably should be wearing the crown after this stunning EP.Straight from the get go they show
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When he’s not designing priceless art work to be shredded to bits for skateboarding company Roger Skateboards or writing and illustrating articles of the cult skate mag Thrasher, you might be able to find 34 year old artists Mike Sieben working on various projects with the Volcom Art Loft, skateboarding the streets of Austin,Texas or [...]
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Artist: Benoit PioulardAlbum: TemperLabel: KrankyLink: http://pioulard.comMyspace: http://www.myspace.com/pioulard As a critic, I try to stay away from the personal, aiming instead to make statements that apply as universal rules, not just to me as an individual. Benoit Pioulard’s music however is much like a Murakami novel, it buries deeper, becoming more personal than you could ever expla
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Swedish band Norma have a brand new video out for the single “Waste”, which will be featured on their upcoming album, Book of Norma.Great song; rather dark and broody. The video is kind of freaking me out though: drunk guy walks around with a severed horse’s head while drinking beer, people look at him funny [...]
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Artist: CalexicoAlbum: Carried To DustLabel: City SlangLink: www.myspace.com/casadecalexicoMaybe it’s the fact that in a month or so i’ll be heading into that crazy place we call Mexico but this album really speaks to me and it really shouldn’t. It’s not that I don’t like the band, the split they did with Iron & Wine was pretty good but on [...]
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Album - Jay Reatard Singles 06-07So many words to describe Jay Reatard, Maverick, Troubadour, Nonconformist, Rebel, Eccentric or maybe, Arsehole. You heard me. Somehow his fan beating antics seem to give him some edgy infamy among certain critics, but not me damn it. The Youtube video of him ripping up a fans T-shirt and punching [...]
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Travis - Ritz, Manchester (28/09/2008) It’s ten to nine and I’ve arrived late, mainly because I wanted to miss the support group and mainly because I missed the early bus. It’s pretty packed in with smug marrieds and templates for thermal clothing catalogues and I begin to wonder if I’ve stumbled into the wrong gig. My worries [...]
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We’ve only been around for about 5 months now but in that time we’ve had some pretty damn good posts. So to celebrate that fact we’re going to take a look at the top 5 most popular posts we’ve had so far. Enjoy!1. Our review of Deerhunter - Microcastles was a huge success. Maybe it was because we reviewed way [...]
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Artist: The StreetsAlbum: Everything is BorrowedLabel: 679Link: http://www.the-streets.co.ukDid anyone really like The Streets last album? I don’t think so. Not even the residual goodwill Mike Skinner built up with A Grand Don’t Come For Free and it’s blockbusting single ‘Dry Your Eyes’ stopped the backlash. There was just too little to like about the celebrity [...]
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Artist: The Lucky FaceSingle: Underneath The City LightsLabel: White LabelLink: www.myspace.com/theluckyfaceSometimes timing is the key to having a great song. If your song is intrinsically linked with Summer, in terms of it’s vibe then you have to release the song at the right time or at least know people are going to hear it at the right time but [...]
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Ok, so this isn’t actually an album review but a very brief three track sampler EP review! Either way I felt this had to be reviewed.If the name evades you basically Old School Tie are a kind of post-rocky band straight out of those badlands they call Birmingham. They cite Oceansize as big influences (great [...]
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Here’s the exclusive video of Ra Ra Riot’s song ‘Too Too Too Fast’ which is taken from the forthcoming album Ghost Under Rocks (out on the 13th of October!)Let us know what you think below!www.myspace.com/rarariot
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Artist: The KeyzEP: Superstar GazerLabel: NoneLink: www.myspace.com/thekeyzukI will shamefully divulge to you that if I get sent an album/single/EP by a band that has a crappy name or awful artwork I generally find it hard to muster up the enthusiasm to shove that circular disc into my laptop. It feels like I’m feeding a beloved pet [...]
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Ive had this album for quite a while now and its one that i find myself regularly going back to listen to over and over again. Jason Reeves and his cultivation of nutritiously organic acoustic pop have over time, become a staple part of my musical diet. And with the recent re-release of the album, [...]
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“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song” - Plato You hear a song that sparks a memory that ignites a hundred emotions all at once. Music is at its most powerful when you empathise. When its emotional resonance is vibrating all the chemical synapes in your brain. [...]
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