Salty Shutter (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Interesting show at Nation, very little light to shoot the guys in on stage. Incidently, once the photographers had left the pit, all the stage lit up! Still fun gig and the crowd were well into it. Kinda nice to get some different stage shots and it kinda kicked the ol’ photography brain in to [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Several years ago, 8 Ball was compared with early 1990s rave duo Altern-8 because of their penchant for wearing chemical warfare suits on stage. It was a shame: whatever spark the Dubliners had was muffled by their distracting apparel. Three years later, a shake-up has come just in time for 8 Ball’s second album, with nary a gimmicky costume in sight.
Reid Advertising & Design (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I just ordered a new vinyl figure from Welsh monster maestro Pete Fowler, who kindly replied with a nice e-mail thanking me for supporting his work over the years. I've been a big fan of his illustration style and great characters since his early work with the Super Furry Animals. If you've never seen his work or fantastic figures before check out his fantastic artwork at http://www.monsterism.net...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
MILES KANE nurses huge hangover after supermodel Agyness Deyn dumps him
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
LIVERPOOL’S status as a global music industry brand gains yet more momentum this week with the inaugural Dubai Sound City.
The Plashing Vole (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
…for more, obviously. They also left me itching in a very literal sense. What is it with ageing indie fans? Are they immune to the charms of hygiene? Despite their infestations, they all had girlfriends/boyfriends too. Grrrr. Revolting, isn't it? I got home and nearly burned all my clothes before spending an hour in the bath frantically scrubbing away in case the critters survived the journey...
Einstein Music Journal (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
The Terror of the Man Ever since St. Vincent checked in with her brilliant debut album Marry Me in 2007 I’ve been on the look out for a female songwriter burning the same desirable flame. Finally I’ve found her; she is Welsh musician Cate Le Bon and her debut album Me Oh My is the [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Band to play Soundtrack International Film And Music Festival
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Cate Le Bon Me Oh My ••••• Irony Bored Cate Le Bon is the latest musical export from deepest, darkest Wales. Well, Cardiff anyway. Despite some attention gained from last year’s Welsh-language EP, Edrych Yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg, and a self-released single, she remains relatively unknown across the border. Now, with a little help from her friends, that [...]
Pampelmoose (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Birds & Batteries – Tuesday, October 27th @ The WoodsOur fearless leader wrote a small profile of this California-based band (pictured) back in May when they were gearing up to play Doug Fir. If you missed that show, you’d do well to pick up the slack by seeing them tonight. Dave said they reminded him [...]
The Opening Acts (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Let’s review the week: - I’ve been pretty quiet for the most part. It took a picture of a penis museum to get me yapping again. If you ever meet me, and you see that I’m in a bad mood, now you know how to cheer me up! - My general silence did not affect the blog, [...]
Liverpool Confidential (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Your chance to see The Super Furry Animals, Reverend and the Makers or The Enemy in our triple prize competition
It's Eclectic! It's Eccentric! It's RadioNowhere's... (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
DEAF BY STEREO 21.October.2009 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III – The Swimming Song RADIOHEAD – The Bends KATE BUSH – Cloudbusting CYNDI LAUPER – Time After Time PJ HARVEY – Down By The Water A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS – I Ran (So Far Away) SADE – Smooth Operator LAURA MARLING – Crawled Out Of The Sea (interlude) SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – The Turning Tide FICTION FACTORY–...
Student Housing & Accommodation (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
A special ceremony has marked the opening of a £39 million student village at Bangor University.
The Plashing Vole (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
I've seen them 12-15 times over the past fifteen years. You never know whether you'll get the Rock Super Furry Animals, the Hippy Super Furry Animals, the Nosebleed Techno Super Furry Animals or something else. This time, we got a cool, relaxed, friendly amalgam of all three. Most shockingly, we got the Beardy, Blues, Fleet Foxes version - under the synths and lasers were blues riffs and gentle harmonies....
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