Trendy Bands

The Waterboys will be releasing their latest single, “Everybody Takes a Tumble” on March 19th in the UK. The single is off of their new album, Book of Lightning, out on April 2nd.
Mike Scott has been playing music in the folk, celtic and sometimes rock style Waterboys since 1983 when he formed the band. After [...]

Larrikin Love has caught my eye and ear with their song “Happy As Annie”. The video was on TV this morning and amongst the repetitive crooning and jingly jangly sounds that tend to populate the video channels on a normal day, Larrikin Love stood out from the rest.
“Happy As Annie” has a folky traditional feel [...]

Just when you might be starting to wonder what 2007 has in store for new releases and tour dates - surprise, surprise Willie is coming to a town near you!
I think Willie Nelson will be playing music until he can play no more, and I highly recommend attending one of his live shows while he’s [...]

The Good, The Bad And The Queen is the new project formed by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and features the legendary Paul Simonon from The Clash on bass, drummer Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) and guitarist Simon Tong (Verve). The band will be making history when Myspace broadcasts their first worldwide show online with the recorded [...]

Muse is one of my favorite bands, and what a treat it was when a few months ago I was at the Top of the Pops studio in London watching Muse perform - as well as a few other bands as mentioned in a past entry. Not only were we there to watch their [...]

Pete Doherty fronted band Babyshambles will be releasing their latest single, “The Blinding” due to be released in the UK on December 4th. They did a great cover of The Clash’s Janie Jones recently and I’m looking forward to hearing their new single.
Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell will be helping to organize the Love Music [...]

Listen to Trendy Bands Podcast #4!
Featured bands on the show are:
* Artist: Rubik (London, England)
Track: Bang Bang
Rubik on myspace: myspace.com/officialrubik
* Artist: Dieselbone (Glasgow, Scotland)
Track: Wanky Dancin’
Dieselbone on Myspace: myspace.com/dieselbone
* Artist: Bodymachine (Canterbury, England)
Track: Picture
Bodymachine on Myspace: myspace.com/bodymachine
* Artist: Veltexans (Santa Barbara, California)
Track: Modern Belladonna
the Veltexans on Myspace: myspace.com/veltexans
* Artist: Jesus Licks (London, England)
Track: Dalek [...]

Listen to Trendy Bands Podcast #3!
Featured bands on the show are:
* Artist: Muddy Mojo (Bergen, Norway)
Track: Saloon
Muddy Mojo on myspace: myspace.com/muddymojo
* Artist: The Hussys (Glasgow, Scotland)
Track: We Expected
The Hussys on Myspace: myspace.com/thehussys
* Artist: Little Joy Box (United Kingdom)
Track: We Like We
Little Joy Box on Myspace: myspace.com/littlejoybox
* Artist: 13 Tears (Melbourne, Australia)
Track: Calamine
13 Tears on Myspace: [...]

Trendy Bands Podcast #2 is out with more great bands for your listening pleasure. Random chat includes Dave talking about seeing the bands the Anti Nowhere League and Guns on the Roof play in Oxford, the new Robin Hood series, Jenny gives a shout out to Camp Freddy, Dave Navarro, Billy Morrison, Slash and the [...]

A friend of a friend suggested that I take a listen to this country act that has some connections to Oxford called The Piney Gir Country Roadshow. With the ‘complexity’ of their name upon hearing it for the first time my friend had to write their name down on a crumpled piece of paper so [...]