Live Music Review: Muse @ Lancashire Cricket Club
Overblown is a word that suits everything Muse do. Their stage – and it really is THEIR stage, they don’t just go and hire one like everyone else – contains a grand piano, multi headed guitars, giant eyeballs and lighty up suits… Continue reading
New Music 2010: The Charlatans – We We Touch exclusive playback
Now, normally our first listen to an album involves a hastily unwrapped, newly purchased CD, popped into the stereogram at Same Teens towers and then a read of the sleeve notes and a shuffty at the photos. When you’ve got … Continue reading
New Music 2010: The Charlatans – Who We Touch
Those Charlatans boys have had a great 2010 so far; what with the re-release of their debut album, ‘Some Friendly‘, a string of sell out gigs and slots at some of this summer’s coolest festivals such as Barcelona’s ‘Primavera Sound’, … Continue reading
New Music 2010: Introducing zavvi’s new Favourite Band: The Dunwell Brothers Band
The Dunwell Brothers Band are a band potentially on the cusp of some very big things. The Yorkshire five-piece are releasing their debut single “Elizabeth” today… Continue reading
Album Review: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Mojo
For four years, Tom Petty kept us waiting for new material. And now as a seasoned veteran of all things classic rock, he along with his Heartbreakers offers audiences Mojo. Mojo – magic, charm, self-confidence, raw sex appeal…not really the … Continue reading
Live Music Review: Grizzly Bear @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Melbourne duo Kid Sam were to be one of the two support acts for the night at Grizzly Bear’s gig at Palais Theatre, Melbourne last night. I had been fortunate enough to catch … Continue reading
Live Music Review: Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall
As the musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra filled the stage, two spotlights beamed a top the lone organ and empty mic that would soon be occupied by two of the most influential rockers to come out of the flower power era of 60s Los Angeles – Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger…. Continue reading
New Music 2010: LA Guns – Shrinking Violet Album Review
One of the most quintessential Hollywood sleaze bands to come out of the 80s glam metal scene is the LA Guns. This band is steeped in US metal history with notable family lineages tracing back to Guns-n-Roses, WASP and Ratt… Continue reading
New Music 2010: Walls Interview
Walls are Alessio Natalizia & Sam Willis – they make dreamy melodic pop that calls to mind the greats like Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works, or Boards Of Canada’s ‘Music Has The Right To Children’… Continue reading