In these enlightened days, it seems like complete and utter nonsense that healthcare has, for some, become something financially out of reach. There is nothing more heart-wrenching that to hear about a child who is very ill and can't get the treatment she needs because the treatment costs some astronomical amount. Billie Bainbridge is a 4-year old English girl. And she has a very rare type of brain tumour. The treatment options in the UK are limited for such a rare condition but the good news is that Billie has been accepted into a clinical trial [...]
In my book there's nothing better for a persons development then having to perform under pressure. The bigger the audience, the higher the stakes, the more to lose, the better. There's something about those situations that requires you to simply man up and perform. It begs you to destroy your comfort zone, fail and constantly push yourself to get better at whatever it is you do. It also requires you to be out there all the time, in the mix, on hypothetical stage performing, trying new things and pushing it. It doesn't matter if [...]
Gotta say I'm a bit amazed at being able to get my meaningful possessions packed, transported, and mostly unpacked in a relatively short span of countable hours. Now there's the process of acclimating to a new domestic space, but there's plenty of time for that. Unpacking box after box of CDs brings many thoughts to mind. And even more songs. For some reason, this one popped into my head at several moments. Not sure why, but then what fool assigns meaning to any thoughts that come when trying to reconstruct the shape of a collection from poorly packed moving boxes? [...]
Are you still clinging to what little's left of summer sunshine? Well, the new Kings of Convenience video won't make things easier. Here's what Erlend & Eirik have to say about this rather unexpected present: "This song is from Declaration of Dependence, that was released almost 2 years ago. We thought it deserved a video and 2 weeks ago the weather-forecast was good. We called up our friends (who has got some rather advanced video shooting equipment) and made this one-take video, on top of Eirik's roof. The audio is [...]
Cyndi Seui latest release come straight from the forthcoming Kitsch Cat Vol.2 compilation and features Gramaphone Children to boot. A Cover of Badly Drawn Boy's 'Silent Sigh' the track sees Seui becoming even more of a force to be reckoned with as he effortlessly rides the thin line between Nu-Disco/Dreamwave and ElectroPop. Lush synthesizer Pop, multi layers and meticulously produced, that's always kept funky with a slick Disco bassline is Seui's trademark, and he deftly applies that to this cover version turning a reasonably dreary song into a beautiful synth powerhouse. [...]
Ever since this May's Paul Simon cover songs collection, a follow-up starring Bruce Springsteen — a figure similarly oft-cited as inspiration to our favorite indie acts — has been in the works. The hard part, though, has been that there are dozens of versions of the Boss floating around, some brilliant and others falling a bit short despite showing plenty of reverence for their hero. Given Frightened Rabbit's recent tribute to the blue-collar icon and Kurt Vile's forthcoming studio take on "Downbound Train," now feels like a good time to compile the best or [...]
These days, its fairly common when an artist scores an entire film's soundtrack. We've seen the likes of Nick Cave, Johnny Greenwood, Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers do it in recent years. However, ten years ago, that was not the case so it was a bit of a surprised when Badly Drawn Boy was asked to score the entire film for the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel About A Boy . At that time, Badly Drawn Boy was at the height of his popularity, buoyed by an exceptional debut album ( The Hour of Bewilderbeast ) [...]
Whew, what a weekend. First off we celebrated my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary over the weekend. A massive number of DuPree's gathered to wine and dine, share stories and enjoy each others company. Last second plans for a visit resulted in late night conversations, listening Say Anything and Eisley demos, then cigars on the back [...]
Apple Cart is the new kid on the block of London summer festivals. The Sunday 7th August lineup at Victoria Park, London includes Patrick Wolf, Badly Drawn Boy, Saint Etienne and The Magic Numbers and many many more. Not only are the Apple Cart folks (the same crew that produce The Field Day and Underage festivals) bringing you a killer slate of music, they also want you to have a bit of fun for your Sunday afternoon, as the show fest also includes, comedians, magicians and cabaret performers. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, b3sci's got a pair of tickets to [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Belle & Sebastian, Jens Lekman, Elliott Smith "Sondre Lerche - Private Caller" What's so good? Sondre Lerche is only four years older than I am (which makes him almost 29), and he's already being hailed as one of the most accomplished singer-songwriters to come out of Norway (or all of Europe, for that matter). Now he's based [...]
E' un cantautore quattro stagioni Damon Gough , quattro stagioni come quel suo cappellino di lana che tiene calcato sulla fronte a dispetto del caldo di Roma, in una serata di luglio. E' quattro stagioni e forse senza età perché sono tutti li per lui, popolo senza manifesto con un cuore grande per una bellissima serata al Circolo degli Artisti. E quando arriva sul palco con quel suo fare un po' goffo ma sempre adorabile e quando si avvicina al microfono annunciando di voler suonare finché glielo consentiranno e quando prende in mano la chitarra anche sporcando l'accordo [...]
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 62 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by Boots Electric, The Mekons, Gang Gang Dance, Apparat, Descendents, Marianne Faithful, Joel Plaskett, Nurses, Mean Creek, Matthew Barber, The Charlatans UK, Widowspeak, Zee Avi and more! So much more! DATE: 06-23-11 WRITER: Don Loder 'Ey youse, Awright, so, this week, we're gonna go whole hog on gettin' ya some free SWAG cuz half the world ain't workin'. I dunno if ya heard, but there's a mail strike goin' on in Canada, [...]
Tweet Contrary to their name Margot & The Nuclear So & So's have no members named Margot... technically it's not even female fronted. This album is actually their first LP from back in 2006, but they've released three more full length's since then with a rumored fourth on the way. Some of the songs have [...]
The Apple Cart Festival // Sunday 7th August 2011 Victoria Park, Grove Road, London E3 http://theapplecartfestival.co m/ Ticket Price: £25.00 early bird & Under 14's FREE Read more..
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Tweet ICR's mother knows him as Zoltan Gal. I'd love to have a first name like Zoltan. I wouldn't be a mild-mannered ice cream salesman* by day and music blogger by night with a name like that. I'd be freakishly tall, have an odd little pointed goatee, wear a silk cape with gold piping and be secretly working on a plan to overthrow the government and enslave the people. There's no evidence that ICR is working on such a plan, yet, [...]
2 date a luglio per Damon Gough. Roma (7 @ Circolo Degli Artisti), Bologna (8 @ Vicolo Bolognetti). Badly Drawn Boy in Italia pubblicato su Indie For BUNNIES
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