Kylie Minogue – Better Than Today Video
Kylie’s Aphrodite could be a greatest hits album for most artists – and now she’s revealed her latest video for Better Than Today from the album. The video is classic Kylie – though it seems to be missing her trademark scantily clad beefcakes. The thing that most stand out about this track is that its...
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Adele has finally wrapped up her second album – and the first song to come out is frankly awesome. At first she was unfairly characterised both as part of the crew hanging on to Amy Winehouse’s coat tails and that group swimming in Lily Allen’s slipstream. Still two Grammy Awards marked her out as more...
James Blake – Limit to Your Love
At first glance this cover of the Feist 2007 track seems a little understated and uninspired although upon repeat listens it seems to take on a life of its own with its stark production and slow build up that always backs down before over spilling into cheesiness or cliché. James Blake has a fair voice...
Susan Boyle Goes and Does Perfect Day Cover
Susan Boyle’s cover of Perfect Day must have Lou Reed turning in his grave. Wrong! He’s actually helped her make it and of course he’s alive. This is all a bit strange as recently SuBo was slagging him off for blocking her from singing it when she appeared on America’s Got Talent. He seems to...
Frank Zappa’s 70th Birthday LIVE@ The Roundhouse
Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa Frank Zappa 70th Birthday celebrations The Roundhouse-Camden Saturday 6th November Tonight’s show was part of what would be Frank Zappa’s 70th birthday celebrations (Zappa Died Dec 4th 1993) and here is day 2 of the 3 day occasion and is the “band” night performed by Zappa’s eldest son Dweezil on lead...
The Unstoppable Rise of The Black Keys
Their recent release ‘Brothers’ entered the Billboard charts at number 3, their tracks have been featured on film, television and video game soundtracks, as well as being used for several advertising campaigns. So why, now, on their 6th studio album have the blues inspired duo The Black Keys from Acron, Ohio hit it big? As...
The Armellodie Records Stable
DIY labels have been on the rise over the last couple of years – and in Glasgow a small outfit are producing some top notch stuff. Armelodie records stated off as self promotion for Le Reno Amps, but in their three years have seen a stable built around them. Their whole philosophy is to go...
Amy Winehouse “It’s My Party” Video
Finally we can get all get an overdue Amy Winehouse fix as a new track for the upcoming Quincy Jones album has been leaked online. It’s a cover of Quincy’s “It’s My Party”. Quincy’s also quite happy with Amy – “She was amazing. Sweet as she could be…we bonded.” The track is also produced by...
Off the Xmas List
With every high street and bus stop reminding me that we have only 7 odd weeks to Christmas the shops are already twitching with bargain hunting consumers looking to get that “perfect” present for their UN-grateful offspring. As a music lover (bordering on rock snob) I tend to get music based goodies including Cd’s,DVDs etc,...
Pink – Raise Your Glass Video
Pink is back…again. She’s just premiered the video for her new single “Raise Your Glass”. The lyrics are a typical Pink – a little bit faux rebellious for me. The video does have a couple of genuinely funny moments though, and she seems to be taking herself a little bit less seriously these days which...
12 DIRTY BULLETS LIVE @ THE GARAGE
12 Dirty Bullets – LIVE @ The Garage, Highbury & Islington 29/10/10 Today’s review is of local boys and Trinity Bar fellow good timers 12 Dirty Bullets, and separating Friday night’s gig at The Garage from the other gigs I have attended and reviewed recently is that I chose this gig because I wanted to...
Germany Germany – Radiowave
Upcoming record label THaF records had put out a great second release – from Indie Dance artist “Germany Germany”, it’s got hints of Crystal Castles and has even been compared to a faster magnetic fields. For us they’re huge indie fun, so get listening. Here’s ‘Radiowave’, taken from their new album which is available on...
