Monthly archive November, 2009

Rodeo Massacre: Heartaches And Wonders EP

I’ve always looked at writing about music in a pretty straightforward way. My primary concern (read: singular) has always been stripping down the music in question to its must chaste essence, and try and hear if there is something, anything worth latching onto, either in regards to me, or in general. I just never saw...

No World Cup song this year?

Capello has said there won't be an official World Cup track this year, however we don't see why we can't try and find our own.

Beatles for sale

I can’t think of any album title that has, up to now at least, seemed so fallible, so unsound, when linked to its creators. If anyone seemed to be beyond such trifles as market forces and consumer trends it was the Beatles - a consistent demand from one generation to the next has ensured that...

Introducing: Satellite Underground

Hannah Curie introduces TMM to her new tips - Satellite Underground.

Julian Casablancas album available to stream

The Strokes' front man Julian Casablancas releases his debut solo album Phrazes For The Young today, and you can listen to the full thing here thanks to Rough Trade.

Animal Kingdom: Signs And Wonders

There’s something ethereal in Animal Kingdom’s collection of twinkly, wistful pop-rock. Already getting rave reviews well before the release of Signs And Wonders, the South London four-piece are going places fast, even if they’re not releasing records at the same rate.

Johnny Foreigner: Grace And The Bigger Picture

Johnny Foreigner have always liked it fast, but from the moment you press play on Grace And The Bigger Picture and the Brummie trio take you on a roller-coaster of summery nostalgic indie power-pop, it’s obvious that they have a new-found appreciation for the quieter, the slower, the little bit maturer.

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