Paloma Faith, Metric , Isa & The Filthy Tongues, Free Downloads, Rose Elinor Dougall, The Rokettes, Run Toto Run ____________________________________________________________________________ PALOMA FAITH Some 18 months or so ago we interviewed Paloma Faith, we recognised a
Liverpool Sound City Music Festival 2009 Liverpool’s Sound City Festival, still only in its second year is already being talked about as a possible future rival to Austin’s SXSW. This year the city played host
“Shooting Up” By Jonny Cola & The A-Grades Free Exclusive Downloads here -Right Click Save as (Shooting Up & Disappearing Act Hellbent & Leather Remix) Myspace Jonny Cola & The A-Grades have been making waves
HOCKEY COMPETITION – FREE TICKETS FOR SECRET LONDON SHOW We have a pair of tickets at an as-yet-unannounced secret show by VPME faves HOCKEY at The Flower Pot in Kentish Town on Tuesday 2nd June
“Unbearable” (Live) By The Wonderstuff Back in the late 80’s, the Indie scene had lost its sense of humour, it was full of pale, miserable tortured young poets who wore long Macintoshes and hid beneath their
“Whirring” By The Joy Formidable Myspace How do you like your music served? Are you happy to let “the man” dish up a steaming plate of turd as he cunningly convinces you his shiny, pre
“All You Need Is Me ” By Morrissey Morrissey has had many roles thrust upon him by the music press, by accident or indeed design, the poet, the plagiarist, the lonely misunderstood genius, the patriot,
Kids Love Lies were recently described by the NME as “Tweecore/power pop/pop-punk” -Pardon ? Apart from over use of the word “pop” what does that even mean? “Tweecore”, I assume is the polar opposite of hardcore, indeed the definition of “twee” means “Overly precious or nice” so lets throw that one out of the window straight away eh? Now then, onto power pop, pop punk ? A description that seems to be given to anything that is melodious but has a rather spiky attitude, yes ? Is it both punk and pop? However punk was surely the antithesis of “pop music” as we knew it and correct me if I’m wrong, but I can’t recall the Pistols singing “Anarch-twee In The UK”, although admittedly, John Lydon has since developed a disturbing penchant for all things twee-d.
“The First Time I Saw Angels” By The Penny Black Remedy or Myspace What makes a great song? The lyrics? The melody? The emotion? Maybe we should ask Simon Cowell, he seems to be quite
Myspace “Plastic Gold” By Run Toto Run As band names go Run Toto Run is a pretty darn good name. It conjures up imagery of magical places far far away from home, of plucky little
People tell me that choosing a band name can be quite a difficult process. However as a former member of a thrilling musical ensemble I actually found bestowing a collective name upon our venture the
LEVELLOAD INTERVIEW 2009 …Having decided on the name Levelload they set to work to write punchy, edgy pop and their first collaborative effort “Palookaville” was quickly picked up by the discerning ears of John Peel and played on Radio 1 – not bad for a first effort. Thus inspired, they quickly released a follow up single the acerbic “HND In RNR” which immediately created a stir and possibly put a few noses out of joint within various London fashionistas.