Olympia, Dublin:What an unusual career Ian Brown has had. Twenty years ago, he was the figurehead of the world’s most acclaimed band, as The Stone Roses released an ageless debut album and his voice soundtracked a generation.I Wanna Be Adored, he used to sing, and adored he was. Nowadays, Cheryl Cole gets more serious critical consideration. The consensus among taste-makers says Brown is irrelevant...
Tonight I am going to be arguably cooler than I usually am on most Monday nights, and go listen to the dramatic and addictive sounds of The Big Pink at Denver’s Larimer Lounge. This duo from London (touring now with a rad female drummer) won NME’s influential Philip Hall Radar Award at the Shockwaves NME [...]
With The Fratellis taking a break before recording their next album, Jon Fratelli (or Jon Lawler) started side project Codeine Velvet Club, whose debut album will come out at the end of 2009. Ths single 'Vanity Kills' has been out a while, but follow the link for a free download of the cover of The Stone Roses classic 'I Am The Resurrection'. http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=122&p=7609
Mick Middles - Factory: The Story Of The Record Label Factory Records are, to those who don't know, the brainchild and record label of Tony Wilson, the man who was behind the Hacienda in Manchester which was the forefront of the introduction of house music and rave culture to Britain, and the "Madchester" phenomenon of the 80s and early 90s. This era was just before my time so naturally I'm...
It was The YOI's most successful night at 93 Feet East last week and I got lucky and happened to be behind the decks for some of it. I'd chosen to go down the indie/rock route and it seemed to go down well, suiting the kind of club that 93 Feet East is. Here's what I played, in a slightly random order (and it was a two and a half hour set so it's quite a big list)... Passion Pit - Sleepyhead The Virgins...
Ever wondered why I Am the Resurrection and Fools Gold feature in so many playlists? It's to allow the DJ enough time to sprint to the loo and back Further proof this week, if any were needed, that Stairway to Heaven is musical cancer, comes from Led Zeppelin biographer Charles R Cross. He has posited the theory that the eight-minute opus has become one of the most broadcast songs in history because...
For me, Music is a big part of my life, I play the drums have been doing for around 9 years and my musical tastes range from jazz to death metal to dubstep. The music I grew up with was Pink Floyd,The Jam,The The,The Smiths etc all thanks to my old man and his mate ( Who has been very big in musical influance for me) From this I started listening to metal music where I went through a phase of listening...
okayokay I’ve loved Placebo (although admittedly not Post-Punk, but glorious and at times, Melancholic) ever since... god knows when...I KNOW! SSX3 for PS2...the soundtrack featuring what? Oh yes...The Bitter End by Placebo...and I have loved them, and their amazing lead singer and guitarist ever since...their new drummer isn't bad either ;P but that aside... I’ve loved Joy Division ever...
Michael Bublé's music might sound like a boring mishmash of adult contemporary tropes, but it's just a front -- he has a dark secret, and Jack Feerick knows what it is.
Former Turn-Ons frontman Travis DeVries releases his lushly melodic, Britpop-accented album, Death to God , under the group name deVries today on Noise on Noise Records. The record was produced and mixed by the great local studio guru Erik Blood and mastered by Kramer (ex-Butthole Surfers, ex-Bongwater, ex-Shockabilly, etc.). You can download a couple of tracks from the full-length, "Slowing...
Pope Benedict XVI is a big music fan. His album is out at the end of this month Daily Mail By Nick Pisa Last updated at 8:31 PM on 10th November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI is hoping to be Top of the Popes this Christmas after an album of him singing is released at the end of this month. The eight track CD is produced by record label Geffen, which also manages rock legends Guns N' Roses, The Stone Roses,...
JD Sports has launched a competition that offers entrants the chance to win one of ten pairs of JD exclusive adidas Originals ZX750s signed by, former lead singer of The Stone Roses, Ian Brown. Competition entrants also have the chance to win one of ten copies of Brown's sixth solo album, 'My Way', which was released 21 September 2009. The cover of Brown's latest album has a picture of the singer wearing