Vinyl is awesome. I’m a sucker for the ceremony and (beyond that epic sound) vinyl records provide a pretty amazing canvas for artwork. We thought we’d make the most of that for Rachael Dadd’s new mini-album Moth In The Motor.…
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Trying not to be a music snob: Part #1 – Marina & the Diamonds
Here at FFS we get sent tons and tons of music every week. We try to listen to it all and we pick up on the things that grab us. Sometimes something we’ve listened to on MySpace and decided we’re…
Blog: recommending Maria Byrne
Imagine FFS’s delight when we received this beautiful hand-stitched CD cover in the post. Causing FFS’s other half to comment rather cynically “She’s got you figured out”. Well perhaps she has, but that doesn’t alter the fact that the EP…
Folked Up: Stephen Thomas on the potential demise of BBC 6 Music
Like a digital Glastonbury, with none of the hassles of setting up a tent or defecating into a drop-pit, 6 Music collects the best music on offer in the world today, and brings together music fans of all ages at the same time. It’s lovely to know that I can be enjoying a Van Morrison album track in my bedroom at the exact same time a middle-aged bearded man is listening to it whilst soaking himself in a bath in Edinburgh. It’s not a pretty image, perhaps, but if you think about it, this is exactly what made radio so brilliant all those years ago, when it first came about. Forget about bringing people together within their own living rooms – radio brings nations together! And if we have that ability, do we really want to waste it by playing (the admittedly quite enjoyable) Cast of Glee? No. We want to champion new music, refresh our memories with the favourite bands we’ve long forgotten, and generally widen the cultural boundaries of everyone at the other end of that magical digital squiggle of zeroes and ones.
Blog: Peggy Sue album showcase
FFS was lucky enough to go to the showcase of Peggy Sue’s forthcoming Debut album Fossils and Other Phantoms on Monday night, where we were treated to a play through of the entire LP by Rosa, Katy, Olly and friends.…
Sunday: join us at The Allotment to see Scary Mansion, The Tailors and Line & A Dot
Sunday sees the return of The Allotment — the band night run by Anika in London and FFS — this time we’ll be bringing you Scary Mansion, The Tailors and Line & a Dot (as well as the usual delicious…
Blog: Moseley Folk Festival recommends
In 2009 Moseley Folk Festival played host to Beth Jeans Houghton, Frida Hyvonen, Kelli Ali, Drever McCusker Woomble, Rose Elinor Dougall, Smoke Fairies and many more. They kindly got in touch to recommend we listen to Goodnight Lenin recently, and…
Video Round up: She & Him, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Left With Pictures
A smorgasbord of motion picture magic including Charlotte Gainsbourg feat. Beck – Heaven Can Wait, She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?, Left With Pictures – Constantly, Broken Bells – The High Road and Kate Bush – Babooshka
Video: Mumford and Sons – The Cave
Mumford and Sons have released the video for their forthcoming single The Cave. The third single from their mega-selling debut album Sigh No More, ‘The Cave’ will be released on March 1st. It was filmed in India, where the lads…
Blog: Second Allotment podcast is go!
We’ve recorded the second Allotment podcast, which features live performances from Alessi’s Ark, Caitlin Rose, Tristram and Joe Innes. As well as a bit of chat about The Allotment and FFS. We don’t claim to be podcast-making experts by any…