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By Jenny May on Mar 14, 2007 in Angela, Bands, Europe, Franz Ferdinand, LA, Lie Lover Lie, New Releases, SXSW, The Blood Arm, Tour Dates, United Kingdom | 0 Comments
Cool band alert! The Blood Arm is a rockin’ band from LA, and their sound travels far - at times eerily reminiscent of Scottish band Franz Ferdinand, who happen to be fans of the band…and wow these guys have rocked my socks off. The best way to listen to The Blood Arm’s “Suspicious Character” single [...]
By Guest on Mar 12, 2007 in Alias Records, Archers of Loaf, Austin, Neva Geoffrey, New Releases, Reviews, SXSW, Singer/Songwriters, The Days are Rolling, The Duhks, Tour Dates, Yo La Tengo | 0 Comments
Neva Geoffrey’s melodies have come together to form torch songs that take you to the depths of obscurity while remaining in your heart. With a record that emits her journey, you’ll remember the now distanced moods that have once possessed you. The tender in her voice is found weaving through guitar strings, sweeping piano pop, [...]
By Jenny May on Mar 6, 2007 in Blues, Bruce Springsteen, Country, Folk, Hayward Williams, Machine Records, New Releases, Press Releases, Rock, Roots, Tour Dates | 0 Comments
Hayward Williams‘ Another Sailor’s Dream is a freewheeling, shotgun wedding of folk, blues and rootsy country rock, all filled with a gorgeous blend of ache, gristle and whiskey-toned gruffness. The album is comprised of songs that walk a perfect line between the sweet and bitter, and the sentimental and cynical, and is perfectly bookended by [...]
By Jenny May on Feb 14, 2007 in Bands, Brit Awards, Knights of Cydonia, Muse, NME Awards, Top of the Pops, Videos, YouTube | 1 Comment
Muse released Black Holes and Revelations in 2006 and with age, the songs off of the album just keep getting better and better. Each track shines - especially my favorite, “Knights of Cydonia”.
I’ve mentioned before on Trendy Bands, how much I love the track and that I was lucky enough to have seen Muse play [...]
By Jenny May on Feb 5, 2007 in Bands, Indie, Music, New Releases, Phantom Limb, Pop, The Shins, Tour Dates, Videos, YouTube | 0 Comments
The Shins new single, “Phantom Limb” is the first release off of their third album Wincing The Night Away. The Shins, originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, are now based in Portland, Oregon. They’ve released Wincing The Night Away not only via Sub Pop Records in the US but also through their new UK label - [...]
By Jenny May on Dec 22, 2006 in Allman Brothers, Bands, Bjork, Jakob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, New Releases, Prince, Sufjan Stevens, The Band, Tribute Albums | 2 Comments
After just observing the unique musical collaborations that have been happening lately, low and behold there are a couple of tribute albums coming out that will knock your socks off.
Good things come to those who wait and it looks like we’ll be waiting until spring of 2007 for the new Joni Mitchell tribute album. Talk [...]
By Jenny May on Dec 21, 2006 in Bands, Collaborations, Duran Duran, Gnarls Barkley, Grammy Awards, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Timbaland | 2 Comments
Very interesting indeed. Justin Timberlake and Duran Duran have been working together on Duran Duran’s forthcoming album to be released next year. Timbaland is also collaborating with them on their new album.
It seems that Justin Timberlake is all over the news lately - which isn’t anything new really. As mentioned here before, he is also [...]
By Guest on Dec 1, 2006 in Bands, Crass, Punk, Sex Pistols, The Anti-Nowhere League, The Clash, Videos, YouTube | 0 Comments
These are the bands in order of importance that helped to change the face of modern music from the mid-70s until the mid-80s. My life was changed and my attitude altered after first hearing the bands listed below. Click on the links to be taken to the YouTube videos that I’ve selected for each band.
1. [...]
By Jenny May on Nov 14, 2006 in Babyshambles, Bands, Clubs, Fabric, Locations, London, Love Music Hate Racism, New Releases, Pete Doherty, The Clash | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Jenny May on Sep 20, 2006 in Bands, Cafes, David Byrne, France, Guns of Brixton, Nouvelle Vague, Oxford, Paul Simonon, QI, Radio, The Clash | 0 Comments
The first time that I heard Nouvelle Vague, which according to their website means New Wave in french and Bossa Nova in portuguese, was on David Byrne’s online radio station and immediatly when I heard a girl named Camille singing with her sultry breathy voice covering the Clash’s ‘Guns of Brixton’ I had to [...]
