Currently streaming (this week only) on MySpace is Forth, the new album by The Verve. I've only been waiting a year for it. Here is my verdict as I listen to it for the "first time"
Continue reading May The Forth Be With You.
Massively excited that I've been waiting for months to go to the new Liverpool Echo Arena, and now I am going three times in 8 days in October. Not all for bands, but I did manage to get my hands on some Oasis tickets for the Tuesday 7 October show.
Continue reading Echo Echo Echo.
This was pretty much who we saw ...
Continue reading V Festival, Staffordshire, 16 & 17 August.
This from NME.COM about The Verve's performance at V Festival (PS I don't remember them playing Velvet Morning).
Continue reading The Verve, V Festival, 16 August 2008.
A few free tunes for you (whilst they last). Registation needed for most or all of these.
Keane - Spiralling : Download Here by Monday 11 August 2008
Coldplay - Death Will Never Conquer : Download Here
The Streets - The Escapist : Download Here
Mercury Rev - Senses On Fire : Download Here
Primal Scream - Urban Guerilla : Download Here
Kings of Leon - Crawl : Download Here
and finally a whole bunch of stuff by Swervedriver if you fancy some live versions of their albums (I recommend Duress or Duel).
Continue reading Free Music.
I used to think that I liked indie music. I guess I still do. But I have been sucked into the indie turns into mainstream market. About the only new indie stuff that I buy is from existing non-indie bands who put records out on their own labels (Travis, Supergrass).
Continue reading Indie Winter.
So, The Verve are back again. Having released a teaser Jam session (the "Thaw Session") last year free through NME, toured the UK at the back end of last year (which I didn't manage to see) and backed that up with various festical appearances this year, there is a new single and a new album out very soon. A good reason to start blogging again.
Continue reading The Verve back for the Forth time.
Chapterhouse performed a one off song as special guests at the Truck festival last weekend. If I knew I may have gone there especially ...
Continue reading Chapterhouse Forever.
I travelled down to London especially to see Brett Anderson perform his new album Wilderness at the album launch at the Mermaid Theatre. I thought it was worth it.
Continue reading Brett Anderson at Mermaid Theatre, London, 7 July 2008.
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