
Eiscafe From: London, United Kingdom The eternally restless Aug Stone of Devil favourites H Bird ( Happy Bird Day ) and The Soft Close-Ups has formed yet another band, the cool, creamy, decaffeinated Eiscafe. On new single Quitting You Is Harder Than Candy Aug has teamed up with Freezepop's Liz Enthusiasm to deliver an [...]

H Bird From: London, United Kingdom Alt-pop trio H Bird are fluffier than a lamb after a trip to a car wash! Their quirky modern pop is shot through with enough sing along melodies to satiate the most jaded of indie-pop palates. With an ex member of Devil favourites (and much missed) 18 Carat Love Affair ( Time To Return To The Gold Standard ), and collaborations with David Shah of Luxembourg and The Melting [...]

The last 12 months have gone by in a blur. They (although I don't know who this mysterious they actually are!) say that the older you get time passes much more quickly and it's true that the past 12 months have disappeared exceptionally quickly. It doesn't seem like 12 months since I sat down to compile the festive top 10 for 2008 and now it's here again. The only top 10 that counts (well in my house anyway) . Twelve months ago the Devil's wish for 2009 was for the IFPI to spend more time and [...]
It has been one hell of a crazy last couple of days, eh? Time to unwind with the beats you need to chill/party/rock the house with. A good selection - a couple of '80s classics by Herbie Hancock & M+M given the re-edit treatment by two of my faves, Dave Wrangler & Sir Billy. Alan Wilkis delivers a slice of prime Minneapolis sound funk. The Herbaliser Band are straight up live killer funk. The 18

18 Carat Love Affair Genre: Pop / Electro / Showtunes From: London, United Kingdom I'm assuming that 18 Carat Love Affair, containing amongst their members former 586 singer songwriter Steven Horry and Subliminal Girl Jim Rhesu, have taken their name from the Associates song of the same name which earns them bonus points from me. The band apparently formed in late 2008 after a [...]