Old tour footage and a new (old) song from the forthcoming rarities compilation. I'm so glad I got to see this band before they split.
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This band are also in the Latitude Festival lineup announced today. This pleases me.
Still one of the best noisy guitar bands around.
Dev Hynes: Just finished recording new music with Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan and the girls felt like having a bit of fun at the end of the last session – enjoy!! The album proper can't come soon enough.
Paul Bridgewater for The Line Of Best Fit: Questions of authenticity might linger with some who have trouble accepting her move to a more left-field sound but Church has greater claims to authenticity than most.…
New video of a track from last year's incredible Voyageur album.
Should have won best British female at the Brits last night.
My goodness. Tegan and Sara have now gone full on power pop. I'm guessing some of their fanbase is less than pleased. I however love it. Their music has always been full of catchy hooks and this sound makes perfect sense.…
Only Vader can’t bombard the base: He’s in it. For reasons that never get explained — and can’t be justified militarily — Vader joins the Stormtrooper assault on the base.…
John Motson sings You Can Call Me Al. The magic starts around 1:20
The album would be part of Wayne Coyne's plans to remake entire classic albums in a series of collaborate projects with other bands...…
The brilliant opening track from his finest solo album.
Blog post.
One of many reasons why Buffalo Tom were and are one of the best bands.
It was that kind of night. If you haven't seen it yet, don't miss the pro photoset by Beanotown Photography on Flickr. As for the saw, you can see the saw on a seesaw by the seashore on this photo and on this YouTube clip.…
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Something for nothing. That is what it is presumed West Ham United are getting out of the Olympic Stadium deal. A free ride. A gift from a grateful nation. So consider the alternative.…
Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow, is a devoted fan of The Wedding Present, the Leeds indie guitar band whose songs of unrequited love led critics to hail them as natural successors to The Smiths in the late 80s.…
David Gedge: Well I think the current band actually do Seamonsters better than the original line up. There’s no baggage or having to worry about being originally on it.…