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Everybody's favourite purveyors of alternative rock in a David Bowie-meets-Sonic Youth kind of way are coming back soon - Placebo have been working on their sixth and-as-yet-untitled studio album with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Silverchair, dEUS) and engineer James Brown (who also worked on Placebo's fifth album Meds) at a studio in Toronto, Canada. This will be the first Placebo album since the depature of drummer Steve Hewitt; former Evaline member Steve Forrest has ... MORE
Placebo covered "Running Up That Hill", released on their, 2003 album Sleeping with Ghosts, gaining recognition when it was featured on the fourth season premiere The OC...
"An undisputed Kate Bush classic - a bold, moody reworking by Placebo. When both versions are this good how can you possibly choose one?" JRC, London, England, 30.10.2005 Coming Together is a perspective! I am captivated by this 2003 single cover from Placebo, not to mention the lyrics by Kate Bush. ... MORE
I could have met Stefan Olsdal, Placebo's bassist, last night. He was DJing at a friend's bar. But I couldn't go. Due to no fault of my own. Again. This is the only song that keeps the ceiling from crashing down on my head: "every step we take that's synchronizedevery broken bonereminds me of the second time that I followed you homeyou showered me with lullabiesas you're walking awayreminds me that's it's killing timeon this fateful day" Dedicated to anyone w... MORE
Okay. So I'm not exactly always on top of things. However, after seeing two of my trusted Moggers come up with Placebo songs I'd never heard of, I began to become a bit suspicious. I'm not here to proclaim that I am Placebo's number one fan. I just kind of figured that I knew a bit about the band; this would include being able to recite their discography. Well, a bit of research quickly indicated, once again, that I'm not all that smart. Apparently, Placebo released ... MORE
I'm sitting in musical bliss right now. I got home tonight to find my mailbox loaded with swag. Sure, there was the new edition of Uncut. There was also an envelope containing a pair of tickets to see Andrew Bird. If it had ended there, I would have been happy. No bills; just some tix and reading material. The unexpected item was the white airmail envelope from France. It's not every day that I receive mail from France (actually never). So, I knew immediately what ... MORE







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