Monthly Archives: October 2008

17 Oct

Vote For Your Favourite Halloween Tunes!

Vote For Your Favourite Halloween Tunes!

What do you play to get the party ghouls going at Halloween? Do you have a favourite song to scare those pesky little trick or …

 
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16 Oct

Keane ‘Perfect Symmetry’

Keane ‘Perfect Symmetry’

I don’t get it. I mean, this album is like Cold War Kids-lite. Why not get the real thing? Sure, Keane write decent songs and …

 
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15 Oct

Yo Majesty ‘Futuristically Speaking…Never Be Afraid’

Yo Majesty ‘Futuristically Speaking…Never Be Afraid’

If you like Gangsta Rap, then Yo Majesty are the antichrist. Hip Hop’s hot tempered brats spit on bling and designer schmutter, giving you nasty …

 
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14 Oct

Lambchop ‘OH (Ohio)’

Lambchop ‘OH (Ohio)’

Lambchop are from Nashville, but they are miles away from what you could call Country. Instead, they are the closest you can get to the …

 
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13 Oct

Simon Star ‘Blue Lights To Saturn’

Simon Star ‘Blue Lights To Saturn’

Anybody for Lounge Jazz? Californian Simon Star mixes film music influences, electronica and live drums to lay down his mellow grooves. The drums give the …

 
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10 Oct

The Week In Music - 6th October

The Week In Music - 6th October

Something for the weekend, Sir? If your cheerful neighbourhood barber would flock CDs, here are the three he’d recommend for this weekend: JJ Toth, Keziah …

 
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09 Oct

James Jackson Toth ‘Waiting In Vain’

James Jackson Toth ‘Waiting In Vain’

Not another Hillbilly songwriter dude, I hear you say. Yeah, but this one has got the sound just right. Dirty guitars, laconic vocals and JJ …

 
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08 Oct

Keziah Jones ‘Nigerian Wood’

Keziah Jones ‘Nigerian Wood’

Ignore the naff word play on the Beatles’ ‘Norwegian Wood’, this is actually a pretty cool album. Jones injects Afro Funk and 60’s Jazz into …

 
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07 Oct

Oasis Go Back To Their Roots

Oasis Go Back To Their Roots

After years in the wilderness, Oasis have gone back to their roots. The band wear their musical influences proudly on their sleeves on their new …

 
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06 Oct

Best Albums - September 2008

Best Albums - September 2008

We’re all on the same wavelength this month, with Icelandic singer-songwriter Emiliana Torrini and US alternative rockers Giant Sand topping readers’ and editor charts alike.

 
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