Thursday is the new Sunday. Or I'll say anything to post this today.I found out about the cover from this blog. For some reason, I couldn't have a listen there, so I investigated myself, found it, and bought it {best 0.70 pence I ever spent}. It's wonderfully heart-breaking. Excellent balance between respecting a song and making it your own. Glasvegas' sonical fuzziness and full-of-tragedy voca...
After news came that frontman James Allan of Scottish quartet Glasvegas was missing for the last five days and a no show at last night's Mercury Prize Ceremony, things were looking a little more than worrying. Well we can now confirm that the man is safe and sound and currently in New York after remaining nearly a week of without communication.
Glasvegas // Daddy's Gone..Glasvegas have been shortlisted for the XFM Live Breakthrough Award at this year's Vodafone Live Music Awards(UK). The band are competing against Foals, The Ting Tings and The Wombats and voting is already open!Cast your vote and you could win two VIP tickets to the event, with a night's stay in a top London hotel and five-star treatment on the night. One hundred runn...
SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR 2009 FT.GLASVEGAS + FRIENDLY FIRES + WHITE LIES + FLORENCE AND THE MACHINESaturday 21st February: Carling Academy Brixton, London.It has discovered the likes of Muse, The Killers and the Arctic Monkeys and next year's Shockwaves NME Awards Tour is back and bigger than ever.Glasvegas scoop the much coveted headline slot alongside Friendly Fires, White Lies and Florence...
Last night at the Mercury Prize in London, it was reported by his bandmates that they had not heard from Glasvegas frontman James Allan in nearly a week. Though there was concern over his safety and health, it's now being reported by the Guardian that Allan has been in touch ...
Out of Glasgow, Scotland, Glasvegas are busily hammering together the Surf Pop sound of Jesus and Mary Chain colliding with Phil Spector. As yet un-signed, I think you may hear more of them next year....Check out this video: Daddy’s GoneAdd to My Profile | More Videos.http://www.myspace.com/glasvegas .glasvegas.net.
.http://www.mencapmusic.org.uk/.I know it was for charity, but after paying £44 ($75) for a ticket to see Glasvegas at Mencaps, Little Noise sessions, I was expecting more than a 20 minute set without a encore. It seems I was not the only one thinking this as I heard a number of people complaining on the way out.The only plus was that 'surprise' guests The Killers, only played 3 songs....Have a..
Dress like The Clash, sing in your own thick Scottish accent, try to fit in too many words, turn the reverb up to 11 and go! Second single after the FANTASTIC Daddy's Gone; It's My Own Cheatin' Heart That Makes Me Cryhttp://www.myspace.com/glasvegasA lot of people in the UK are getting very excited about this band. Typical. They have only released 1 (limited addition) single so far and are alre...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSdQxKaBfUand this one toohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMT418TyRiASHAME ON THE PRODCERS ! Sony BMG yet again turns good art into smelly turds. Thank GOD I never signed to a stupid imperialist label. I would be pulling my hair out listening to this if were the singer.As for the band, please record this again at home without auto-tune and release it on the bla...
Back again. No affiliatin to Best Buy, just a shout out to support these bands w/your pocketbook if you like 'em.The big one for me, the one I bought today, was Glasvegas. Awesome CD and only US$7.99 GO GET IT.Also for US$7.99 are Ida Maria, Airborne Toxic Event, Cage the Elephant, Metric, Utada, The Script, Tinted Windows, K'Naan, Framing Hanley, Saving Abel, Jason Michael Carrolll, Carolina L...
Spinner is hosting the premiere of the new video from Glasvegas, album highlight ‘It’s My Own Cheating Heart Cry’. After the slight hitch of singer James Allen disappearing for a few days, the band are currently on tour in the US with Kings Of Leon.RelatedGlasvegas singer goes missing? [updated: no more]My Latest Novel – Death [...]
Glasvegas frontman James Allen is safe and well and holed up in New York City following a five day "disappearance" that led to the cancellation of a live spot at the recent Mercury Music Awards Ceremony. In addition, doubts still remain as to whether Allen will join up with fellow band mates for their impending U.S tour supporting Kings Of Leon (they flew out today).http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/e...
Scottish, Johnny-Cash-clad, Dr.Marten-gazers Glasvegas , whom you may know because of Alan McGee, BBC Culture Show or from their faces featuring upon the cover of a certain music weekly, have a new single out this week and we have a live video of it.~~