musings on music and stuff
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11th, 2012
The 2009 debut album Conditions was a roaring success: the album sold nearly a million copies worldwide, and from a garage in Melbourne, Australia, suddenly The Temper Trap were big news around the globe. A combination of memorable and pleasing on-the-ear epic indie pop and a hard work ethic means that they can only be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4th, 2012
Back again, one of the most respected of new music showcases anywhere in the world, even if it’s still dwarfed by the iconic SXSW, Brighton and The Great Escape go together like beans and, er farting; Brighton’s thriving musical community, fans and players alike, get the chance to see excellent bands from around the globe [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2012
Straight out of Brighton (via London), the dynamic duo of Jordan and Harley made an immediate impression with the song Down With The Trumpets (the video was shot on Brighton seafront and featured the iconic beach huts) which became a summer smash – a top 10 hit – while concurrently they also featured on Olly [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2012
Martin Stephenson and the Daintees are a British rock/folk/pop band combining elements of rockabilly, show tunes, rootsy pop, straight-ahead rock and punk. The band is fronted by songwriter/guitarist Martin Stephenson, signing with Kitchenware Records and releasing their first single in 1982. Their best-selling and most acclaimed album Boat To Bolivia was released in 1986 and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 30th, 2012
Born out of another acclaimed American indie band, Okkervil River, Shearwater have just released their seventh album, Animal Joy, their first for legendary label Sub Pop. “I wanted to take a different approach this time, including the recording process,” says founder member Jonathan Meiburg, from his base in Austin, Texas. “I wanted to write more [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 27th, 2012
Formed in 1983 by Mike Scott, The Waterboys have been in essence his band along with a revolving nucleus of musicians, playing in a number of different styles but with celtic folk and rock’n’roll at its core. The band dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career before reforming in 2000. Scott has previously [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2012
Joan Baez made her first public appearance all of 53 years ago, and has since released over 30 albums, consistently championed and continues to be a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice, dated Bob Dylan and Steve Jobs and become, in effect, the first lady of American folk, although [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2012
Radio Reverb Show 1 March 2012 by Jeff Hemmings on Mixcloud
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2012
Led by the charismatic Yolanda Quartey and featuring Massive Attack collaborator Stew Jackson amongst their ranks, this Bristol five-piece have just released their second album, In The Pines, follow up to their self-titled 2008 debut. With Yolanda’s powerful, soulful, deeply impressionistic voice allied to some memorably melodic songs, Phantom Limb have developed a cult following [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2012
The original lead singer with Ultravox (they were initially known as Ultravox! but dropped the exclamation mark…) before being replaced by Midge Ure in 1979, John Foxx aka Dennis Leigh embarked on a solo career in 1979, whilst pursuing a parallel career in graphic design and education. A truly seminal figure in the pioneering musical [...]
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