I don’t like cricket, I love it. I think most people would call me a purist: not for me the crash and bluster of Twenty20, I prefer the slower, careful rhythm of a full test match. Apparently, I’m not a purist in everything though. If I have to listen to one more song about a bloody maiden and her dead son in a wood I shall scream long and loud.
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Live review: Martha Wainwright @ Colston Hall, Bristol, October 23rd 2008
The power goes out on Wainwright’s Bristol show, but the killer-heeled songstress wows the crowd regardless, ‘striding the blast’ as she goes.
Single Review: The Loose Salute – Why’d We Fight
Looking at the press shot of The Loose Salute laying peacefully in virginal white – on a rainbow of all things – you’d wonder that cross words had ever crossed their simple, happy minds – not so, apparently, if new single ‘Why’d we fight’ is to be believed.
Herman Dune
Herman Dune: are a French/Swedish/Swiss/Israeli antifolk/surf/grunge gaggle of brilliance. They Say: \\”the blight of the fumble bee\\”. Influences: Leiber & Stoller, Chuck Berry, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Carole King. Current Band Members: David-Ivar Herman Düne (guitars and vocals), Néman…
Derek Meins – The Agitator
Derek Meins: is a poet-come-singer-songwriter from bonny Scotland, previously lead singer of Eastern Lane. Meins performs his lyrical folk-pop with theatrical flair. He Says: \\”Throughout my life I have have learned many different things; some of which I find impossible…
EP Review: Broadcast 2000 – Building Blocks
Building Blocks is the debut mini-album from classically-trained multi-instrumentalist Joe Steer, who recorded it solo in his north London flat, but has live help from Tom, Kelly and Slightly.
Single Review: Derek Meins – Oh! You Pretty Woman
Derek Meins teams up with the Mumford and Sons boys to knock out a banjo fired blood and thunder stomp-along of classic 1930s track.
Single Review: It Hugs Back – Workday
Indie folksters It Hugs Back have released ‘Work Day’ their first single taken from their debut album Record Room, due to be released at the start of next year.
The sleepy autumnal vocals are juxtaposed with jangly guitar on this end-of-summer release. The 7″ would be worth buying for the artwork alone, were it not also a great track. Which it is.
Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone: are specialists in bringing out the heart from within the machine, conjuring a gorgeous, child-like effervescence via pieces of plastic, metal and wire. And while their music is created through the medium of electronics, their songs resonate…
The Research
They Say: The Research comes from the University of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Sarah is moving back to Wakefield and the Research will be born again and they will bring joy to all the creatures again and they will be…