tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88576638730710102072024-02-07T07:51:17.570+00:00Next Goal Wins!Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731515213476998520noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-24218983461806304032012-12-04T17:39:00.002+00:002012-12-04T17:41:02.986+00:00Power to the People: The influence of Public Enemy<br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we enter
the final month of 2012 music bloggers are busy drafting their end of year
‘best of’ lists. I imagine blogging communities share similar habits therefore
I’m sure the movers and shakers of the advertising blog world are readying
annual lists of their favourite advertising campaigns. In these lists you might
expect to see Channel 4’s excellent ‘Superhuman’ advertising campaign for their
Paralympics coverage which centred around one advert, featuring a 5 year old
track from Public Enemy, ‘Harder Than You Think’. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A track that
became P.E’s highest charting U.K single and a motivational anthem for
Paralympians competing in London. Lyrically, the song bares similarities to
Public Enemy tracks of the 80s and 90s, lyrics that prove how important Public
Enemy were in the development of Hip-Hop as a tool for social and political
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Throughout
the 1980s and 90s Public Enemy played a seminal role in the link between Black
Nationalism and Hip-Hop. For many observers, Hip-Hop began, and continued to
be, apolitical, ‘party music’ with limited social relevance. However the
emergence of Public Enemy, a point of enlightenment in the history of Rap,
realised the value of this cultural form in the expression of identity,
nationalism and suppression. This new wave of reality rap paved the way for
others but more importantly through <i>‘Fear
of a Black Planet’</i> (1990) and <i>‘It
Takes a Nation...’</i> (1988) Public Enemy sought to educate a new generation
on both the struggle already faced and the difficulties that still prevailed
for Black Americans. “We wanted to be known as the Black Panthers of Rap” the group’s
leader Chuck D proclaimed in 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Public Enemy
promoted Nationalism and identity not only though their lyrics and samples but
their live shows (being flanked by Black Power styled security forces), dress
style and community activity through rallies and protests. With this, their
1988 album ‘A Nation of Millions’ ushered in a new sense of unity and pride. Furthermore,
the emergence of the group evoked a moral panic in America, perfectly portrayed
in their use of siren samples, abrasive samples and political activism. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>“Knowin' what
I know, while the Black bands sweatin' <br />
and the rhythm rhymes rollin', got to give us what we want<br />
Gotta give us what we need, our freedom of speech is freedom or death<br />
We got to fight the powers that be”<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One key
theme that is apparent from the offset in Public Enemy’s lyrics is that their
political rhetoric is fused with Black Nationalism, Black Panther imagery and a
support for the Nation of Islam. Through the use of samples (Malcolm X, Martin
Luther King, James Brown) and lyrics “let’s get it together make a nation, you
can bet on it don’t sleep on it”. Public Enemy seemed determined to provide a
catalyst to encourage awareness and activism in the next generation of Black
Americans. They encouraged a pride in identity and tradition whilst rousing
people to learn more about their collective history. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Public Enemy continued to
confront the questions that black philosopher Franz Fanon posed. Who am I? Am I
who I think I am? Am I all that I ought to be? In doing so, Public Enemy became
influential, motivational figures in Hip-Hop and continue to be relevant today,
over 20 years on from the release of their 2 most powerful albums.</span></span></div>
loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-8547060345817658402011-02-23T10:11:00.005+00:002011-02-23T10:41:06.626+00:00Where's the Chocolate?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy-rPdgVDCXhLRaSHljUOlsfb2mffZE6U7nrupURsyowtHj7y5U7Gi1osrN1ip9C0NiW1iD39UJEyqSYtKi7bbp1jPCtL5uiSRRYnS3KrVMpey2J7sn3oeUZAxwsRcf7tmIRwFbcm9pE/s1600/darwin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576826255929571330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy-rPdgVDCXhLRaSHljUOlsfb2mffZE6U7nrupURsyowtHj7y5U7Gi1osrN1ip9C0NiW1iD39UJEyqSYtKi7bbp1jPCtL5uiSRRYnS3KrVMpey2J7sn3oeUZAxwsRcf7tmIRwFbcm9pE/s320/darwin.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last year you released an album of catchy, off-kilter pop songs. The album achieved acclaim a’plenty, each track capable of being a future single. You tour, alot, selling out numerous shows and find yourself in the top 10 of NME’s annual ‘Cool List’ (a low point, but an achievement never the less). Firstly, congratulations, that’s quite a year you’ve had there. But how would you follow it up? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, when you’re Darwin Deez, you create a full length rap mixtape called Wonky Beats- made entirely from samples from the 1971 surrealist children’s classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” duhhh. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For this new project, Deez recruited the likes of Dev Hynes, KOOL AD from Das Racist, and Chiddy Bang to help out. The mixtape is available FOR FREE and five lucky winners will also find inside their zip folder a Golden Ticket- redeemable for the grand prize, a lifetime supply of Darwin Deez music, as well as tickets to local Darwin Deez gigs, luckyyy. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Listen to the mixtape’s standout track “Where’s The Chocolate” by clicking <a href="http://www.darwindeez.com/wheresthechocolate.mp3?utm_source=Girlie+Action+Master+List&utm_campaign=d5bc262346-Darwin_Wonky_Beats1_24_2011&utm_medium=email">here</a>.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Deez returns to the U.K late February:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">24th Feb 2011 – Manchester @ Academy 2<br />25th Feb 2011 – Edinburgh @ Liquid Rooms<br />26th Feb 2011 – Glasgow @ Garage<br />27th Feb 2011 – Leeds @ Metropolitan Uni<br />1st March 2011 – Norwich @ Waterfront<br />2nd March 2011 – Birmingham @ HMV Institute<br />3rd March 2011 – London @ KOKO<br />4th March 2011 – Bristol @ Anson Rooms<br />5th March 2011 – Brighton @ Concorde 2 </span>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-9844306777361412622010-10-12T17:15:00.013+01:002010-10-12T18:01:51.434+01:00Take The 'SHACKLES' Off My Feet So I Can Dance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP_vKp6FDBLs_rlbPT_dSIQj1iHGAQMRCC27NtwuRoV46YbM4nX2X6PAnLrFgoLsp9jk7EFUhmmsZdHDLxXGBAkqBHBsYl2S7-GyrYwwpSSpjLEY6Wz9E82AKKsdL3g7VsyQclMbnXdE/s1600/Crystal+Stilts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527196414907033762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP_vKp6FDBLs_rlbPT_dSIQj1iHGAQMRCC27NtwuRoV46YbM4nX2X6PAnLrFgoLsp9jk7EFUhmmsZdHDLxXGBAkqBHBsYl2S7-GyrYwwpSSpjLEY6Wz9E82AKKsdL3g7VsyQclMbnXdE/s320/Crystal+Stilts.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Quit lying down on the street, Crystal Stilts are back with their own brand of broodingly intense, often anthemic, Garage Rock. Only this time they sound almost optimistic. The N.Y based band release their new single 'Shake the Shackles' on October 26th via Slumberland Records. Whether the band have been literally shackled remains to be seen, but the title proves apt for a band releasing their first single from the forthcoming follow up to 2008's <em>Alight of Night. </em></div><div><em></em></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>The single has all the hallmarks of a Crystal Stilts track, Ian Curtis is evidently still the band's mascot, it's just this time the guitar work is a touch livelier. Who knows, this could even cause people to tap BOTH feet at future live shows. With that in mind look out for a new full-length early next year, if this is anything to go on it'll be a humdinger.<br /></div><div><p><br /><object width="100%" height="81"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5276256&secret_token=s-aLDf3"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5276256&secret_token=s-aLDf3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><span style="font-size:0;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/crystal-stilts/shake-the-shackles-single">Shake the Shackles</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/crystal-stilts">Crystal Stilts</a></span><br /></p></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Christian</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/crystalstilts">Crystal Stilts Myspace</a></div><div></div><div></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-21047488437287786792010-09-16T14:57:00.007+01:002010-09-16T15:11:23.419+01:00Film Review: The Expendables<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGPgbq9iU2Sn4sXH5HiyTa561ZM8oxt-CHDU4u8mI8mywAq0iE4gdrDZOx5gaAFfn4fyMuCKFIqNr0DaqjhqMlgmxSomkIhSXx3I_iGX8t6QYh9_58j3zzQUiumYkNEsznBgP75uPL0I/s1600/the-expendables.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517511367269969074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGPgbq9iU2Sn4sXH5HiyTa561ZM8oxt-CHDU4u8mI8mywAq0iE4gdrDZOx5gaAFfn4fyMuCKFIqNr0DaqjhqMlgmxSomkIhSXx3I_iGX8t6QYh9_58j3zzQUiumYkNEsznBgP75uPL0I/s320/the-expendables.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"> </span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">A month after most ‘men’ watched it I finally got round to seeing The Expendables last week. The gang’s-all-here exploding nostalgia trip has been reviewed to death, death itself a prevalent character in the movie what with all the shootings, explosions, and CGI blood, but there are some particular things I’d like to pick up on.<br /><br />Firstly, the enemy. Obviously Stallone was aware that choosing a real country for an enemy would mean the movie wouldn’t sell there. Being Stallone’s opponent is about as enviable a task as playing against the Harlem Globetrotters, however the drug corrupt, stereotypical dictatorship led Latin-American country ‘Vilena’ fits the bill perfectly. The country’s name itself probably came from Stallone logically thinking ‘where do Villains come from? Vilena’. But not only that, the flag is a copy and paste job of both the Spanish and Iraqi flags, as if to say ‘they may speak Spanish, but we’re allowed to go to war with these guys’. The real enemy isn’t the country’s folk anyway, after all, they seem perfectly welcoming to Stallone and Statham tearing up their shanty villages in a 4 by 4, rather it’s the drug barons and Stone Cold Steve Austin. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 426px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://blog.80millionmoviesfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/the-expendables-movie-photos.jpg" /><br /></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Sly with the only jump in the movie which isn't followed by an explosion<br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Next, the group. The fact that Van Damme and Steven Seagal are missing from the pack makes the movie a bit like watching The Sugababes. On the other hand we get heavy lifting from Jason Statham, a far more charismatic star than Seagal and Van Damme, and the most likeable presence in the movie. Statham, does the most ‘acting’ in the movie, and he also does a good job of beating up the cocky basketball players in a scene which is reminiscent of Will Smith being spun around at the start of Fresh Prince. However, some of The Expendables are hardly seen, I was half expecting Randy Couture to go into the warzone weaponless, convincing his buddies that he’d armbar the drug lords into submission. Instead, his main role is an ongoing joke about anger management issues. Another member of the gang, Terry Crews, just spends most his time using and polishing a gun straight out of the P.C game ‘Doom’, which is so destructive it leaves you wondering why they didn’t just drop a bomb and be done with it.<br /><br />Finally, the story, there isn’t one. Which is fine as it’s an action movie, but they go to a lot of trouble just for some money and a pretty dictator’s daughter (who Stallone’s character is obsessed with after meeting for about a minute). Also, most action movies are improved when one of the ‘good guys’ dies, but this doesn’t happen. You can almost picture these action heroes in a run through, all of whom have amassed over a million dead ‘baddies’ in their films, all claiming their right to be indestructible. The closest we get is when Dolph Lundgren goes all ‘Ivan Drago’ on the group and Jet Li seemingly kills him. But don’t fear, turns out he survived and he’s back on the straight and narrow, where do action heroes go for rehab?<br /><br />Anyway, the film was fun enough, and is certainly worth a watch, if only to laugh at all the action movie stereotypes planted throughout.<br /><br />Christian</span>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-59690528441028932682010-09-01T16:23:00.005+01:002010-09-01T17:44:05.062+01:00The World Ends...<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzUqEdfEE2j2CNZLyGKfU_nPEZq9uo1DPwwMYldr0J7Mu-FCsl1-x38GAUK_M3m59Q4L85r1NriRI58zIP9pIZLMnUaKaG-O2AA6qBqdGCPIKsO40oVemIn3OnI1cZewC11PgI17z7Wo/s1600/SNDWCD023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511985953496378530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzUqEdfEE2j2CNZLyGKfU_nPEZq9uo1DPwwMYldr0J7Mu-FCsl1-x38GAUK_M3m59Q4L85r1NriRI58zIP9pIZLMnUaKaG-O2AA6qBqdGCPIKsO40oVemIn3OnI1cZewC11PgI17z7Wo/s320/SNDWCD023.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;"><strong>Ever</strong> since my Now 34 cassette I’ve been a sucker for compilation records. Whether it’s a definitive guide, an introduction to, or a ‘...presents’ there is something about discovering multiple new acts which is always exciting. However, now I’ve grown out of my Gina G/Mark Morrison stage I’m not always spoilt for choice. Of course there is the excellent Rough Trade Counter Culture series, Kitsune Maison and various Nuggets compilations; and next on the wish list is a host of compilation records made up of long lost Afrobeat recordings released on </span></span><a href="http://www.soundwayrecords.com/catalogue/the-world-ends.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Soundway Records</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">.<br /><br />One of the most recent and accessible is </span><a href="http://www.soundwayrecords.com/catalogue/the-world-ends.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">‘The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria’</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">. Back in the late 60s, as the ‘Summer of Love’ took hold here, Nigeria was facing an altogether different scenario. Civil War may have staggered the Country’s artistic community but, once the hostilities ended in 1970, many exciting new forms of music took root, with the conflict providing a political theme for new artists.<br /><br />The World Ends is a sort of West-African Nuggets, a collection of psychedelic, garage, funk inspired musicians who sought to combine these new Western influences with Afrobeat, high-life, traditional West African sounds. From the first listen there is a raw energy to these tracks, especially apparent in those featuring The Hygrades and The Funkees. What’s more, alongside these Psychedelic characteristics, James Brown provides a prominent influence throughout. This funk edge, stronger here than in the Nuggets compilations, provides the perfect soundtrack for a confident walk to the shops or the bus stop, ahem.<br /><br />Whilst some of these tracks were hits which would had made the Now compilations of their day most of us are unlikely to stumble upon copies in the U.K which has led to a marked increase in the unearthing and repackaging of old African Records, especially successful with Soundway Records. However the merging of styles, most of which are currently witnessing a resurgence (Afrobeat, Garage, Psychedelia) results in an album which sounds as vital today as it did when it was first released. It also provides another example of the musical trade between Africa and the West which successfully continues in many guises today. All in all a really enjoyable compilation which may well dissuade you from purchasing Scott Mills forthcoming ‘Big Ones’. </span></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christian</span> </span></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-84860256755593330012010-08-02T15:07:00.011+01:002010-08-02T16:00:50.982+01:00Beat Connection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdLHnTXaPAJ4koIpA07_qosGS7Cm1sw7CConkoI0XdI-I83NaI4tVv4ypDqLRACHzy_X3OfZpxevTXnHKQppf6Cse3pgzKgQHeo2YxykOoe3taUNjCHGKCTLpJJ_AHfl8PxeKSxI_J3g/s1600/1278434757BeatConnectionPressPhoto.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500824261029218466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdLHnTXaPAJ4koIpA07_qosGS7Cm1sw7CConkoI0XdI-I83NaI4tVv4ypDqLRACHzy_X3OfZpxevTXnHKQppf6Cse3pgzKgQHeo2YxykOoe3taUNjCHGKCTLpJJ_AHfl8PxeKSxI_J3g/s320/1278434757BeatConnectionPressPhoto.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8njUabZJcqnQGCJRT8lF6TKp5x4W0QKoewePxU6kpnihGC_tvamq3fyFnSmRkVU3mzj4sRtX9Zv26BH73fOFeBXRAY9n5FRnU76f4MmWHtuIBdv6e-mKgPMxE511HWlyyigFja24KAk/s1600/1278434757BeatConnectionPressPhoto.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">Whoooshbrrrrrrr,</span></strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">If it isn’t a chillwave. A year into the supposed birth of the genre and bands linked with the contested sound are still being discovered, washed up on a beach somewhere in North America. I’m not too knowledgeable on the argument but how a pigeonholed sound qualifies as a musical genre isn’t exactly clear. Perhaps chillwave has missed out on the forthcoming ‘Genre World Cup’ and fans of the sound still feel aggrieved by lo-fi’s blatant handball in the playoff qualifiers a couple of months back. </span></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now the Wall Street Journal have written a little </span><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/13/is-chillwave-the-next-big-music-trend/"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>piece</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> on it all thats needed is myspace to list it as a genre and we're away. In the meantime have a listen to Seattle duo </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/beatconnexion"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Beat Connection</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. They've got it all, the artwork, a cool name and an E.P and track name that reference both Sun and Surf. They describe their music as “challenging surf-y-psychedelic-balearic-disco-dance-electro-pop infused with a healthy dose of rock and house music", the lengths some bands go to not categorize themselves.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=nightdrivemiami.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fileden.com%2Ffiles%2F2010%2F6%2F28%2F2900148%2F%2F01%2520Sunburn.mp3&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fnightdrivemiami.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F01%2Fbeat-connection%2F"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Beat Connection - Sunburn</strong></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christian</span></div></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-26165538623993292102010-05-14T20:40:00.003+01:002010-05-14T20:46:42.929+01:00FANG ISLAND!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMDmEr9Q_rPNs5rwObVjiPnyeLP6XtDDmnjzCyyRZWrx7UNOYM7xgUmd5rwM7jYs5C-Ct5nryJ6ZfojEuPcpQknoiofrgCJ5c6tn5-N6PN4E2-a3z8w3MsAMBE5TLACXzJtQbYT3fPEQ/s400/fang+island.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMDmEr9Q_rPNs5rwObVjiPnyeLP6XtDDmnjzCyyRZWrx7UNOYM7xgUmd5rwM7jYs5C-Ct5nryJ6ZfojEuPcpQknoiofrgCJ5c6tn5-N6PN4E2-a3z8w3MsAMBE5TLACXzJtQbYT3fPEQ/s400/fang+island.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Awesome is a word that's banded around a fair bit these days. Back in olden times it would primarily be used by chaps akin to </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyutwC_4USA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">this fellow</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It's defined by a very quick google search as "</span></span></span><span style="font: 13.0px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">amazing: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;" or by urban dictionary as "</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Something Americans use to describe everything." So to this extent the word has lost it's definition amid a sea of sub-par association. After a quick scroll through the google results, there are no results describing the awesome as a genre of music.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Enter Fang Island. Awesome is one of only a few words I feel that can surmise their music, the others being "bitchin'" and "KAPOW". Listening to their self titled debut album earns it this tag, it is however not one of praise or admiration, it is simply an adjective to suitably describe their sound. The five piece start their album with rising vocals and hazy electronica before (literally) slamming into the amazing "careful crossers" and from then on out the awesometer needle stays atop the gauge, persistently trying to break out of its tinted glass case and perform the world's best air guitar solo. Triumphant cries and harmonies over constantly and rapidly changing riffs and solos that are easily interchangeable with those found in hair metal (or any kind of metal for that matter) are blasted out leaving the listener ready to take on the world. This is perfect for that time when you need that extra push to get something done, be it a driving test, a board meeting or a diving competition. You don't need drinks pumped with tourene and god knows what else, you just need a shot of pure, unhinged awesome.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Fang Island themselves have described the music they make as "everyone high-fiving everyone." Which it is. What we behold is a truly unique and awesome vision of people of every colour and creed coming together and validating the fact that they are alive and united; if only for that split second under the banner of FANG ISLAND. This sounds absurd, but listening to the album as I write this, I have performed 3 individual guitar solos and fist bumped my own father as an explosion went off in the background. Just listen to "sideswiper" and get ready to win, this stuff is the "Lynx effect" in audio form.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">KAPOW</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">David</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/fangisland"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Fang Island Myspace</span></span></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-83583528578563296612010-03-29T15:26:00.002+01:002010-05-14T20:47:58.640+01:00I review because I can (hohoho)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.nme.com/images/blog/lauramarlingnew_L190110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://static.nme.com/images/blog/lauramarlingnew_L190110.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Review: I speak because I can by Laura Marling</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This past week I have not left The Times website, as it offered a week early preview of Laura Marling's latest release, "I speak because I can". Normally with the built in flash players that are used for streaming such media, there is an option to skip tracks, which is one I wished for after hearing the beautiful new version of "Blackberry Stone" for the first time four tracks in. Luckily, this option wasn't offered and this resulted in me listening, and ultimately appreciating the album as a whole on a much wider and deeper level.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I managed to catch Laura Marling live at a small church with 89 other lucky people a few months ago in Cardiff. I always knew she was a young singer songwriter ever since she gained media acknowledgement with a Mercury music prize nomination for her debut "Alas, I cannot swim". But to actually see this slip of a girl stand on her own in front an expectant audience, I worried that her thin frame would buckle under the weight of her own songs. Luckily for her, they didn't, and it ended up being one of the best gigs I have been to so far.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One of Marlings traits is her slightly darker, heavier songwriting mixed with a vaguely detached, but still personal singing voice. This again is apparent for the second album, weighty songs and topics are handled delicately and masterfully. Two standout tracks on this theme are the tender "what he wrote" based on letters between two lovers during the first world war and the title track and "I speak because I can" which depicts a woman who husband left her and the vacancy she subsequently feels. There is a feminist undertone running throughout the album, which on first reading, you may feel would detract from the songs themselves, but this isn't an album with a message, it's one with a subject.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is ultimately what I feel brings Laura Marling to the forefront of the British folk scene, she isn't afraid to embrace slightly darker elements of human nature and craft songs that affectionately and thoughtfully compliment the topics and her overall style, which isn't compromised at any point.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The album as a whole feels more competent and capable then her debut, as well as being more assured, which in turn eases the listener with the knowledge that she can handle her songs, but also raises the slightly scary thought that the best from her is still yet to come.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">David</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-19726422405783584982010-02-05T18:01:00.010+00:002010-02-05T18:23:03.560+00:00<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 542px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/images/artists/542x305/91ed135a-3bc4-44ab-9a79-a2b2eabb51bf.jpg" /><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><strong>Hello,</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Here is the second half of my 'here's 4 bands to watch' double-header!<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Kid Adrift</strong></span> </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">I was lucky enough to sit in on an interview this guy did for 6music a few weeks back. Only, he couldn’t make it. Stranded in some remote, snowy field in Scotland (I imagine he had hopped out of his car, rather than attempting to walk the distance) Iain Campbell's stage name seemed particularly relevant as he rang in after finding shelter courtesy of a tree. A first play on BBC Scotland Introducing prompted almost instant recognition and with a session at the Electric Proms under their belts (not bad for 3months work) Kid Adrift are now a fully fledged band. </span></div><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Musically the band seem content throwing as many genres and styles into one song as possible, think guitars, a laptop, obvious dubstep and electro influences. A much more energetic Tom Vek, or imagine James Yuill if he had opted for an electric guitar rather than an acoustic. Ok so comparing them/him to other artists is near impossible, but the band certainly have potential single tracks in abundance. What’s more, Campbell seems to be keeping his feet firmly on the ground. His twitter profile reads ‘I'm a random kid from Scotland and in less than 18,000 days from now I'll be an anonymous name on a stone. I just intend to make a big noise first’.</span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/kidadrift">Kid Adrift Myspace</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /></span></p></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 139px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434824226693348242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0x8e5VsRwWKXdQ4ZcSphcCwlnCntV_rQc-AlazU4pfsZk461yUiUk5p2hvluJFrhn62m4vWlmbZQBFsnJ4Cw5eK7YYvnEpgRtbMpNFbaBWQpxqUHmqLRrnhg70KeHu38AHgaZ6MPJlQ/s200/french+kissing.jpg" /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>French Kissing</strong></span> </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;">A provocative name can always be a useful tool for a band, it promises to throw up some exciting results when you try to google them and it guarantees a good turn out for gigs in the seedier ends of town. This London outfit's first single 'Oh Suzanne' is dynamite; A dreamy surf/garage lo-fi jam that has a limited release of only 200 7” copies available on February 8th. Hopefully this trend for surf beat bands continues, if only so I have an excuse to put on a surf/beach themed night in the anti-summer region of the U.K that is the North-East. Anyway, if these surf/garage revival acts sound this good in Winter, imagine my joy come a post-dissertation Summer.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/frenchkissingband">French Kissing Myspace</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#666666;"><br><br />Christian</span></div></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-1202323436581151312010-01-29T23:23:00.029+00:002010-01-30T02:24:32.898+00:00Thats Worth A Listen...<div align="left"><a href="http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/images/uploads/coldpumas580.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/images/uploads/coldpumas580.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Hello,<br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><p><br /></span></strong></p></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">So I've missed the 'Tips for 2010' boat but let's not fret, lists of exciting new bands and tracks are always welcomed. When at 6music at the start of the New Year Tom Robinson proclaimed 'regardless of whether a band makes it or not it doesnt make a track any less worth listening to'. So in carrying on in that vain in the next couple of posts I hope to list bands who havent been mentioned as tips in larger circles, not because I'm being a music snob and trying to find bands with less than 1,000 myspace plays to claim as my own (although that probably contributes) but because, regardless if they go on to sell millions, their music is still important. All this considered I wish the bands the best in making millions, if indeed they want to. </div><div align="left"><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cold Pumas:<br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><p>Many a music lover may claim 'the noiser the better' but I'm a guy who sleeps with ear plugs in almost every night. However thanks to Cold Pumas I've replaced those with headphones hohoho because their music is so very impressive. They released a Split 7" with Male Bonding last August, which is enough to know I'd like this band. They may have awhile until they're challenging Joe McElderry but should do well off this Garage/Psych/Noise revival. Recent single 'Jela' is the pick of the bunch, guitars, guitars, more guitars and hardhitting drums...who needs vocals anyway.<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldpumas">Cold Pumas Myspace<br /></a></strong><br /><br /></p></div><a href="http://www.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fair-ohs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 560px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 341px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fair-ohs.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Fair Ohs</strong></span>: </div><div align="left"><br /><p>Like Paul Simon, just...Punk. These guys have fused 2 genres which are witnessing a revival at the moment, which makes themmmmm Tropical Punk? They've played under many an incarnation, The Pharoahs, The Mighty Pharoahs, Thee Fair Oh's, but this has to be their best sound to date. Appealing to fans of Punk, Surf, Garage, Afrobeat and, well...Pop, this act has a broader appeal than ITV 2,3 and 4 put together. They're playing Nottingham this weekend with Cold Pumas and Spectrals, a gig which I would have happily put on in Newcastle and lost £100+ on, so that'll be good won't it folks.<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theemightypharoahs">Fair Ohs Myspace<br /></a></strong><br />Christian </p></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-36586433161499195702010-01-26T22:57:00.002+00:002010-01-26T23:04:44.085+00:00Polarsets - Then a Girl Falls In Your Arms<a href="http://bandcamp.com/files/93/71/937182545-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://bandcamp.com/files/93/71/937182545-1.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Recently I was lucky enough to gain work experience as an intern at 6music over the extended Uni Christmas holidays. Contrary to what you’d think it wasn’t all about making cups of tea and coffee either, granted I did excel at this. I got to spend most of my time working on the Tom Robinson’s Introducing Show and as a result feel more clued up on new music than ever. One of the main jobs was sifting through the recommendations we got sent, which contained an unusually high amount of North-East contributions. Amongst them were Newcastle’s very own Polarsets, which, after maybe 10 seconds of listening, I put through and with Tom’s seal of approval made it into the show last week.<br /><br />Now, safely back in the North-East, NSR have been sent their new E.P, available for free at polarsets.bandcamp.com, 3 tracks which cement the band as one of the strongest in the region. ‘Just Don’t Open Your Eyes Yet’ and ‘Then a Girl Falls In Your Arms’ are strong, hook laden tracks you’d expect to hear on any daytime radio show, the latter as catchy a pop song I’ve heard all year.<br /><br />Obvious similarities can be drawn between the band and fellow Tyne natives Little Comets, jangly guitar riffs, frantic drumming and high pitched vocals; complete with golden vocal harmonies is the closest thing the North-East has to a ‘sound’. Parallels can also been drawn to The Wombats, Go Faster and Hot Club De Paris, all with the ability to write a track to chant along to that isn’t necessarily seen as ‘Lad-Rock’. However, the fundamental connection these bands share, above all else, is that they sound like their enjoying themselves.<br /><br />They’re apparently pioneering a genre they call ‘Deep Disco’, a sound which conjures up images of the Bee Gees and Kool and the Gang being banished to the sewers. But on this evidence, this is indie-pop at its catchiest. The E.P has a genuine sense of exuberance, optimism and energy hugely lacking from a host of ‘ones to watch’ acts and promises much for future releases. They’re playing a host of dates around the North-East, well worth investigating. </span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Christian.</span> <div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/polarsets">Polarsets Myspace</a></span></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-86496918401021997802009-12-29T00:41:00.004+00:002009-12-29T02:37:49.491+00:00Album: Surfer Blood 'Astro Coast'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yaapxdQsyYZIo7S-ve6PbUyPTnsLGiV2STOnWHQFSJI_0PB32tn_Fmix2T-P9HuUWEW68KqXyLI5vyNFA1gBLIXXHPIxYIVtACIQceKA1aPj8TYwOybBUBVK2e9PNWjsO17NaTEURo_m/s400/Surfer_Blood_Polaroid.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yaapxdQsyYZIo7S-ve6PbUyPTnsLGiV2STOnWHQFSJI_0PB32tn_Fmix2T-P9HuUWEW68KqXyLI5vyNFA1gBLIXXHPIxYIVtACIQceKA1aPj8TYwOybBUBVK2e9PNWjsO17NaTEURo_m/s400/Surfer_Blood_Polaroid.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.papermag.com/blogs/l_167ee08d660a451393ff19cc357a5bae.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.papermag.com/blogs/l_167ee08d660a451393ff19cc357a5bae.jpg"></a><div>It’s an opportunity to share a room with a complete stranger. Witness their habits and organise a rota for which nights you are free to invite over lady friends. Despite the prospect of being coupled with an insomniac, or worse still a party pooper, American college dorms are viewed with an air of romanticism. Apparently they make for good recording spaces too, just ask Florida Uni Alumni Surfer Blood who’s January release ‘Astro Coast’ was recorded in theirs. Until this release I would have associated noises and college dorms with hearing medic housemates enjoy a kiss and a cuddle in the next room. However, Surfer Blood’s D.I.Y college ‘wall of sound’, and the resulting peach of an album, looks set to be one of the breakthroughs of next year. The University of Florida’s dorm application service is going to be busy.<br /><br />‘Astro Coast’ has slowly been gathering hype online, especially since everyone’s favourite tip for next year The Drums tipped the band themselves. It seems in this ‘ones to watch’ culture soon music journalists will be forced to asked those who are bound for success to suggest more bands, who in turn will suggest a band, and so on. But Surfer Blood sound like exactly that, another band affiliated to this apparent surf-rock revival; Kelly Slater’s Haemoglobin with Shins-esque vocals. As a chap who has been lucky enough to sit through hours of ‘recommendations’ in recent weeks I welcome any Surf-Rock, Garage Revival, especially if it’s to sound like this.<br /><br />Over the past month I’ve been internet-less. Modern day Tiny Tim I know, but it does mean I’ve given this album a fair old listen since I got it in November. As an album it’s incredibly easy to listen to uninterrupted, regardless of how much new music you have at your disposal. Tracks 1 and 2 ‘Floating Vibes’ and ‘Swim’ are perhaps the 2 most obvious singles, both catchy, punchy, retro-garage sounding tracks that draw similarities to The Shins and My Morning Jacket as much as they do Vampire Weekend. ‘Take It Easy’ is a personal favourite, a dreamy, afro-beat, hazy summer hit of a track complete with a long instrumental outro that I wanted to loop for the entirety of any journey I was trying to escape. Next ‘Harmonix’ and instrumental ‘Neighbor Riffs’ evoke similar influences and emotions, ‘Harmonix’ a drifting, slower track with prominent guitar work. Whilst ‘Twin Peaks’ is every bit as captivating as earlier tracks, with echoed Shinslike vocals and a chorus straight from Weezer’s blue album.<br /><br />The test for an album like this has to be that I can listen to it in the rain and snow of the West Country, despite the fact it’s essentially a soundtrack to summer, more at home on Palm Beach than Weston Super Mare. It’s a brilliant album and one I will be buying officially when it comes out late January. Those of you who are lucky enough to live in London the band are treating you to 4 dates in early February. One, aptly, at Kingston’s ‘New Slang’ with Pete and the Pirates, that certainly is a gig worth attending. Alas, I will be back at University, attempting to record a Surf-Rock, lo-fi masterpiece of my own. </div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Christian</div></div></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-22021671900359124862009-12-04T18:19:00.008+00:002009-12-04T19:14:56.607+00:00Live Review: Good Shoes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rnISHQ7M6jiCJsrChl0geQqZKCXQzqFY1lPR8JwwwJRJzoYnJgz1lnK-3lf5caOxsHb8ArRXvpM3IIfLeXaUpIbnyw18YYqFVJTwgerHauGXkjmeOiG6g4gMu4g6-p86RjGZPOBRcYk/s1600-h/Good+Shoes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411449601026430738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rnISHQ7M6jiCJsrChl0geQqZKCXQzqFY1lPR8JwwwJRJzoYnJgz1lnK-3lf5caOxsHb8ArRXvpM3IIfLeXaUpIbnyw18YYqFVJTwgerHauGXkjmeOiG6g4gMu4g6-p86RjGZPOBRcYk/s320/Good+Shoes.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">It’s been over two years since Good Shoes released their debut album, Think before You Speak, and 3 years since they’re early demos dominated British music website discussion boards. For a band who have been extremely quiet throughout most of 2008 and 2009 tonight’s turn out is testament to their sound, especially in the stronghold for lad-rock that is Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. This considered the current tour is quite a change for a band that, in 2007, headlined the 2,000 capacity Astoria. It’s an opportunity for the band to almost start from scratch and play those kind of back of pub venues full of sweaty teens that their music led’s itself to.<br /><br />Lead singer Rhys Jones fully embraces the intimate setting throughout the set, warning me in the interview prior to the gig that he’s prepared to join the crowd as many times as it takes to get them animated and rowdy. Despite the stagnant crowd’s best efforts the band remains upbeat and uses the opportunity to play a selection of tracks off the impending 2nd album ‘No Hope, No Future’. It’s difficult to judge them after one listen, and with the new wave of tracks ‘The Way My Heart Beats’ already seems like a classic. ‘Under Control’ has quickly found itself a crowd favourite and a couple of new tracks show the band perhaps going for a more angular, distorted sound with this follow up. </span></div></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />In with the new tracks were the expected, established hits from the debut album, Ice Age, Small Town Girl and Morden all sounding sharper and speeder than ever. An exuberant, enthusiastic gig marks the return of Good Shoes and on tonight’s evidence the band’s brand of jaunty indie pop look set to find it’s home once again on national radio playlists and in larger venues across the U.K. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/goodshoes">Good Shoes Myspace</a></span><br /><br /><object width="100%" height="81"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fnsrstationmanager%2Fgood-shoes-interview-edit"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fnsrstationmanager%2Fgood-shoes-interview-edit" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><span style="font-size:0;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/nsrstationmanager/good-shoes-interview-edit">Good Shoes Interview Edit</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/nsrstationmanager">nsrstationmanager</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christian!</span>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-5508121841587930372009-11-27T13:12:00.004+00:002009-11-27T13:29:41.692+00:00Our Native Fellows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVLEwSgENY5XDXu_vhHt654gnHFNdxtKDnk7IPqENCIJ4KMRKD27xw-3cQ1hMtw_oOX2wpTYrAYh3wUtNiqLQRTnxSx9Z8Elx9aK9dpdI4j-R6o-swxOEN2LH70Ul3LjvjC1ITUFF0SSx/s1600/local.n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVLEwSgENY5XDXu_vhHt654gnHFNdxtKDnk7IPqENCIJ4KMRKD27xw-3cQ1hMtw_oOX2wpTYrAYh3wUtNiqLQRTnxSx9Z8Elx9aK9dpdI4j-R6o-swxOEN2LH70Ul3LjvjC1ITUFF0SSx/s320/local.n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408775018799703538" /></a><br />It seems like they appeared out of nowhere. <div><br />They probably didn't, they may of been blogged about since someone overheard them doing their first ever band practice.<div><br />I certainly would of if I had known these boys had so much god damn talent.<br /><br />Blessing our shores with their layered and heartwarming songs Local Natives seems to be everybodys new favourite band and I for one couldn't agree more.<br /><br />The great thing about the new album 'Gorilla Manor' is the fact you could press shuffle and be instantly wrapped in cotton wool and be wooed into a slumber by the vivid lyrics that hit you.<br /><br />Stand out tracks from the album come in form of 'Airplanes' which starts with a chorus of boo's and then unravels a story in which many listeners will relate to, the dreaded 'wanting the ex back feeling' heartfelt and beautifully rolled out this was the turning point for me.<br /><br />Other stand outs are Camera Talk and dare I say it A fleet foxes sounding 'world news' but hey! with a voice that amazing we can forgive and forget!<br /><br />Gorilla Manor was released on the 2nd of Nov on infectious Records and they hit our shores in early 2010 where I will be welcoming them with open arms!<br /><br />Nath<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/localnatives">Local Natives Myspace</a></div></div>brightyoungthinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08399763975534467191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-81928844287323258272009-11-16T18:44:00.003+00:002009-11-16T18:52:04.056+00:00<div align="center"><a href="http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/men-who-stare-goats-poster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 430px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/men-who-stare-goats-poster.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>The Men Who Stare At Goats</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />It’s not often that I’m genuinely disappointed with a movie but Grant Heslov’s ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ managed just that. Based on British Journalist Jon Ronson’s book on the U.S Military’s hilarious attempts to exploit paranormal abilities, the source material offered endless possibilities for the film adaptation. But although billed as an offbeat,quirky story of these military anomalies instead we are treated to a film which revolves more around self discovery. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The main problem is that the activities of the eccentric group of U.S Military ‘Jedi’s’ are not the focus of the movie. Instead it concentrates on reporter Bob Wilton (played by Ewan McGregor) much like Ronson’s position, and unnecessarily Americanized. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Life’s going all fine and dandy until his wife leaves him for a man with a prosthetic arm (should have acted as a warning) triggering him to do “what all men do when they have a broken heart” go to war, apparently. He meets Lyn Cassady (Clooney) who spends the evening telling stories of his time training as a psychic super-soldier, the most entertaining part of the film. The journey itself, a quest to find Cassady’s former mentor Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) in the Iraqi wilderness, just isn’t particularly interesting. A couple of entertaining moments are forgotten amongst the pedestrian plot and the extensive amount of voice over from McGregor, not helped by the fact his character is a little bland. There isn’t enough character development and what we’re left with is a series of unentertaining slapstick moments and an amusing incite into the U.S Military, already provided by the book. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christian Allen </span></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-68813626417227367072009-11-08T15:16:00.003+00:002009-11-08T17:12:27.464+00:00Social Isation ftw<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Greets,<br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">First time poster, long time follower here. Daviohead.<br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /><br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">A month ago I came across the best album I have heard this year - Hospice by The Antlers. Hospice is a concept album about a 13 year old girl with bone cancer and her carer. Hearing the idea itself initially conjures a sense of distaste, as it's not the nicest thing to write about, but then you hear the music. The songs are tender and beautiful, think a mixture of bon iver with the sounds of arcade fire, and they cover the wide emotional spectrum the patient experiences with great skill and care. Highs and lows are covered, Imagining her 21st birthday (Bear), The carers denial (two) and her posthumous impression (Epilogue).<br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/827431175-1.png" border="0" alt="" /><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /><br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica"><span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I never considered myself a sucker for a male falsetto, but it turns out it's a common denominator for my favorite albums both this year and last year (For Emma, Forever ago by Bon Iver). There is also another, deeper denominator at work here too - Social Isolation. Both Justin Vernon and </span>Peter Silberman shut themselves off from the world (Wisconsin & New York respectively) in order to write their albums, both later recruited their bands and went onto great critical acclaim and on 'repeat all' in my ears over and over. So, going on this premise, I should finish a stonkingly good album by the end of the month. The antlers will shortly be playing a few dates in the UK, and Hospice is out now.<br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica"><br /><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica">daviohead.<br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><br /><br /> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theantlers">The Antlers Myspace</a><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-43676406656567958022009-11-01T19:51:00.003+00:002009-11-01T19:59:27.031+00:00The Cube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJHaDoI4NOHvuMYzmcKhmFRPW_IE8lxKU-f1PTXS-J6kMYPGmiUbUzTo2glSZZdIbn2x1H6pjODpR971jxtYVhvwZjVZKuEw9J8nqOabw96qervLpYIQc8UUs5ORWZiTff-gbww_6U7-E/s1600-h/thecube2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJHaDoI4NOHvuMYzmcKhmFRPW_IE8lxKU-f1PTXS-J6kMYPGmiUbUzTo2glSZZdIbn2x1H6pjODpR971jxtYVhvwZjVZKuEw9J8nqOabw96qervLpYIQc8UUs5ORWZiTff-gbww_6U7-E/s200/thecube2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399227120804460594" /></a><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's a short article I was asked to write for the Newcastle student paper <i>The Courier</i>, which I wrote on the ITV television program <i>The Cube</i>. They didn't use it. Maybe I'm just not Geordie enough.</span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>But it seems a shame to let this go to waste, seeing as I spent an entire afternoon of my life writing it, so here we are...</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Phillip Schofield’s latest vehicle is quite the departure from his Gordon The Gopher or Fern Britton </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">wielding days. Dramatically low-pitched voiceovers, big money prizes, Matrix-style slow motion, and a format so suspense-filled it makes </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">24</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> look like </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Tots TV</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">But what it does have in common with many of Schofield’s works, is that it leaves the viewer perplexed as to whether they’re watching the best program currently on television, or the worst...because it’s ostensibly both. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The very concept of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The Cube</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> is simultaneously brilliant and ridiculous; contestants must perform apparently simple tasks, which are somehow made incredibly hard to perform purely because they’re taking place inside THE CUBE. As such, the show treats us to the spectacle of watching grown men attempt to catch balls in order to win £10,000, which by its very nature makes for tense viewing.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">But because these games are seemingly so simple, the actual playing of them doesn’t fill up much of the show’s hour, and so – for a Saturday evening primetime slot – there is a lot (and I mean a lot) of slow motion and deliberation. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Which is just as well really. Gives me time to try and work out whether I love The Cube or hate it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Gareth.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </b></span></div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731515213476998520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-48126843273944532612009-10-08T12:24:00.008+01:002009-10-08T12:59:08.420+01:00Live Review: Mumford & Sons<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2648169968_cf28e19dd6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 334px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2648169968_cf28e19dd6.jpg" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;">The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Interview For NSR: <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile= http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/MumfordandSonsInterview.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">21st September 2009</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gone are the stereotypes of middle aged, grass chewing, check-shirted men finger picking banjos to the delight of a gaggle of flowery dresses. Mumford and Sons are surely the figurehead to a new generation of lively folk acts, armed with beautiful vocal harmonies, talented musicianship and mood-altering, poetic lyrics. This is by no means a ‘scene’ more a community of musicians who join each other on tour and contribute backing vocals more often than an England football team on a novelty tournament song.</span></p><br /><p><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tonight is a welcomed return for Marcus Mumford and Co, with various sound issues marring their last visit to Newcastle at an intimate Cumberland Arms gig. They announce their arrival with a hushed, almost acapella version of ‘Sigh No More’ before breaking out into ‘Awake My Soul’ which does more than just wake a dozen members of the crowd who seem intent in barn dancing, and strangely pogoing their way through the set.</span></p><br /><p><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Latest single ‘Little Lion Man’ is greeted with a merry chant along from the sold old crowd and looks set to become the bands anthem, the sort of song fans will pester them to play throughout their career. Indeed the band, like a conductor, has the crowd in their complete control. When the instruments cut out the gathering fall silent, hanging on every lovelorn word. Then as the banjo, drums, bass and guitar take over, the audience can’t help but stomp their feet along. The set finishes on the perfect final song, ‘Dust Bowl Dance’. A personal favourite of mine, it’s a track which comes into its own live with Marcus Mumford putting any of his remaining energy into the drum kit. </span></p><br /><p><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tonight we’re treated to a set which plays almost the complete track listing of M&S’s debut album ‘Sigh No More’. A fitting name for an album which, live, perfectly expresses both a broken heart and sorrow before offering hope and optimism. Although the album has received mixed reviews, Mumford & Sons show tonight their gift for storytelling and performance which leaves the crowd spellbound and promises much for their future. </span></p><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christian Allen<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mumford and Sons Myspace</span></a>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-4218262988787942852009-10-07T23:39:00.006+01:002009-10-08T14:18:55.568+01:00You Tripped Over My Heart<a href="http://www.theluminaire.co.uk/app/webroot/img/roseelinordougall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.theluminaire.co.uk/app/webroot/img/roseelinordougall.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Rose Elinor Dougall - Fallen Over<br /><br /><br><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile= http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/RoseElinorDougall-FallenOver.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose Elinor Dougall must already be fed up of reviews linking her current project to her pokadot past as the</span> lead member of the Pipettes, alas the transition from band to solo isn’t as easy as Phil Collins would make out. The Pipettes arguably were the first act of recent times to acknowledge and embody the sound of pre-rock/mid-60s girl-group pop which has now proved so fruitful for Duffy, Amy Winehouse and co. They brought back a forgotten girl group sound and made it contemporary and fun again before falling apart after one album and a handful of singles. They became perhaps a little too twee, almost a novelty act for the indie crowd. However Rose Elinor Dougall has successfully disassociated herself from this with her own work and this latest offering due out in November. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first to go solo, I originally became aware of Dougall’s work with her previous single “Stop/Start/Synchro” and “Fallen Over” can only further her fan base. A nostalgic pop track, Dougall’s vocals float over the descending bassline and pacey drums perfectly as she sings of the difficulties that come with a relationship. How we often stumble, but these troubles are continually worth it. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dougall has been careful to take her time with her return. Quietly making sure her sound grows organically with limited release singles, bedroom recordings and the like. She admits this single itself has gone through a few incarnations before its recording and right now she sounds like she's trying to find her own sound and style. But this single is encouraging stuff and with an album ‘Without Why’ due out next year, it seems Rose Elinor Dougall will dispel any notion of the difficulties that come with going solo. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/roseelinordougallmusic"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Official Myspace </span></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-44941050370404076252009-10-04T16:18:00.004+01:002009-10-04T16:23:52.005+01:00I Like Your Guts As Much As The Next Person.Here's a shameless plug for mine and Chris' band Candidates.<br />Sorry.<br /><br />We recorded a couple of demos a few weeks back, and so we just thought we'd post them up here for you to listen to :)<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcandidates%2F01-my-first-pair-of-sondicos"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcandidates%2F01-my-first-pair-of-sondicos" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/candidates/01-my-first-pair-of-sondicos">01 My First Pair Of Sondicos</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/candidates">Candidates</a></span> <br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcandidates%2F02-procrastination"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fcandidates%2F02-procrastination" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/candidates/02-procrastination">02 Procrastination</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/candidates">Candidates</a></span> <br /><br />Let us know what you think in the old comments section there.<br />Cheers!<br />Gareth<br />xGarethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731515213476998520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-37746475661884472982009-09-03T16:26:00.005+01:002009-09-03T16:44:35.625+01:00The Boys Are Leaving Town...<a href="http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/images/photos/artists/2009/japandroids_web.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 476px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/images/photos/artists/2009/japandroids_web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center">Not only are Japandroids a garage rock two-piece, but they’re from Vancouver, whats not to like? Two members playing the loudest and fastest they can, this band has all the enthusiasm and velocity of a 5 piece punk outfit. The recent trend for no thrill, lo-fi recordings and indeed a two man setup obviously suits this band but there’s more to Japandroids. Their energy and enthusiasm is matched by their ear for a catchy melody and relaxed, often amusing lyrics ‘Let's get to France, So we can French kiss some French girls’. They embark on their first tour of the U.K late October.<br /><br />Christian.<br /><br /><br /><br><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile= http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/Japandroids-Young_Hearts_Spark_Fire.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /><br><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/japandroids">Japandroids Official Myspace</a></p>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-44708477906522117932009-08-31T22:54:00.037+01:002009-09-02T18:24:33.730+01:00Why The English Cricket Board Have Broken My Heart...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/28/article-1202701-05C74FF0000005DC-143_468x328.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 468px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px" alt="" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/28/article-1202701-05C74FF0000005DC-143_468x328.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here at Next Goal Wins Towers, we're quite fond of our sport. </span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Yeah, we're a 'music blog' (whatever that is), but that name didn't come from our hanging out down the park as 8 year olds looking for the latest TV On The Radio remixes on the Hype Machine; nope, it filtered through from our childhood, along with the phrases "Jumpers for goalposts!" and "Can Chris come out to play please?"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">But even though football was 8 year old Gareth's first love, it did not own my heart entirely. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As soon as the sun burst through the clouds on a regular basis, and that famous Booker T and the MGs tune signaled the start of the BBC's coverage of the first test between England Vs Australia/West Indies/India/etc, I'd be enraptured (though I did not know by what at the time) by the sheer poetic beauty of the game of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">cricket</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">And so that's why it breaks my heart to see English cricket in the state that it's in.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">"BUT WAIT A MINUTE GARETH, England just valiantly won a thrilling Ashes series against an Australian side chock-full of world class talent, didn't they? How can you say that English cricket is in a bad state?" I hear you cry.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Well, my retort to that question is this: for all I know, England haven't won the Ashes, it's all just been a big media illusion. British sport's version of the moon landings, with conspiracy theories abound as to whether or not it all actually happened. I have no proof that it actually happened, because I haven't seen a single ball bowled.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">And do you know why I haven't seen a single ball of the 2009 Ashes bowled? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Because in 2005, prior to that year's famous Ashes series, the English Cricket Board sold the rights to all of England's live test games to Sky, rather than to one of the terrestrial channels.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">And as such I'm finding it really hard to celebrate. I really am. And yet I long to. Trust me I do.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">2005 was one of the happiest summers of my life: the reclaiming of English patriotism from fascist clutches, as sporting events so often do, was riding high on the agenda of the nation's collective consciousness, and the feeling of pride and happiness induced by the novel notion that we English are actually half decent at some sports was something beautiful, and something wonderful that, for those six magnificent weeks we all had in common with one another. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Even people who had never cared for cricket before, could not help but be captivated by Flintoff, KP, Vaughan and co's antics in the fourth and fifth tests that summer. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Even my Mum shouted for joy wh</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">en</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Rudi Koertzen pulled those stumps out of the ground. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yet this year, there's been none of that. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And it's all the English Cricket Board's fault.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">And this isn't even the thing that breaks my heart the most.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What breaks my heart the most, is thinking of all of those children who were intent on emulating Flintoff with the ball and Pietersen with the bat, on council estates and in parks up and down the country in 2005</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">; a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">nd then thinking about how many of them have probably given up those dreams now, and perhaps didn't even realise the Ashes was taking place this summer. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Simply because their parents can't afford Sky.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">It's all the English Cricket Board's fault.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Good job on the whole promoting cricket front, chaps.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">I hope you're happy with yourselves.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:small;">Gareth.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">P.s. Just to legitimise this post as fitting in with the rest of the music blog, here's a cricket related song: </span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Duckworth Lewis Method's Jiggery Pokery<br /><br /></span><object id="audioplayer1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="24" width="290" data="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf"><br /></object></div>Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731515213476998520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-57921858766899363452009-08-27T18:14:00.002+01:002009-08-27T18:29:18.261+01:00Right and Wrong<strong>The Soft Pack - Right and Wrong</strong><br /><br><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile= http://sites.google.com/site/nextgoalwinsaudio/audio-1/TheSoftPack-RightandWrong.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-44672295832523903112009-08-02T17:46:00.003+01:002009-08-02T18:03:30.934+01:00<p align="center"><object height="270" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5791347&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5791347&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="270"></embed></object></p><p align="center"><a href="http://vimeo.com/5791347">Miike Snow "Burial"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/downtownmusic">Downtown Music</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It seems you can't go on a music blog without finding an article on Swedish 3 piece Miike Snow at the moment, and their new single 'Animal' is receiving more airtime than a Coldseal Windows Ad, but here's the beautifully shot video for their last single 'Burial'.<br /></p><p align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/miikesnow">Miike Snow Official Myspace</a></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><p align="center"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Christian.</span></p>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857663873071010207.post-80946012924708054392009-07-31T18:16:00.008+01:002009-07-31T20:17:19.365+01:00Stainless Style...<a href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/62/l_1cb5e767a0cd4033ac2ea3f23dedb283.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 551px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/62/l_1cb5e767a0cd4033ac2ea3f23dedb283.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/62/l_1cb5e767a0cd4033ac2ea3f23dedb283.jpg"></a></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Delorean</strong> are a lovely 4 piece originally from the Basque Country currently making their music in Barcelona, their move no doubt influenced by the late 80s exploits of Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes! 4 chaps with exciting nombres that us En-Ger-Land inhabitants could only dream of, their new E.P 'Ayrton Senna' (this band are full of car references) is a beautiful record fitting for this time of year. Ekhi, Guillermos, Igor and Unai have created an E.P that is equally danceable as it is relaxing, both fitting as a bar's background music and as a disco floorfiller. The E.P opener 'Deli' is complete with atmospheric minamalistic guitars, hiprolling baselines, piano-house keyboards and delicate, breathy female vocal samples. Drawing more than a passing comparison to the synthpop of equally exotic St Albans' trio Friendly Fires. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The song that's gaining the most hype however is 'Seasun' a track which pretty much tries to encapsulate both these features, like a day out at Weston Super Mare in music form. It builds slowly to a perfect dreamy hook, a track which indicates the band arent afraid to limit the vocal influence in their songs. The guitars seem to fit in with the Passion Pit, Temper Trap sound which currently is more popular than a comparethemarket advertising campaign, 'glo-fi' or whatever it's been christened this week.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></p></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The E.P is available on everyone's favourite, Spotify. Which I've noticed, has started playing 2 ad's in a row. I mean, I can forgive being reminded that Fosters are trying to appeal to those of us who are a quarter Australian, but this followed by an ad where an actor poses as a friend wanting to explain 'acceptable drinking' is far from acceptable, and is threatening to ruin any listening experience!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></p></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Oh ok then, here's <a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/63440252f036ab78/">Deli</a> for you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></p></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/deloreandanz">Delorean Official Myspace</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Christian</span></p>loschristianoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888918177227888805noreply@blogger.com0