Local record store Ella Guru is closing its doors at the end of Feb.

Here we are gathered today to dispel any myths or stereotypes about Norwegian music (weird? yes; all heavy metal? no). A great write-up from a music fan that knows the deal. - hmm...where to start? ah...right, the beginning. DePress was along with The Aller Værste, whom will be discussed further down, just about the only norwegian post-punk band who was found worthy [...]

I have to post about my latest podcast, because it unites fantastic artists singing in some of my favourite languages. I deliberately avoided English, though there is one track on there, from a Norwegian band called The Cut ... I had to do it. It's a great track and it half-fit the theme. EllaGuru also have a track in English on there, but you can barely make out the lyrics which is a good sign. It's a bit of an experiment. I want to see how much "language barrier" can affect the attention span/degree of [...]
Sand Band for you. HappyParts readers-Please enjoy our next release- The Sand Band - The Secret Chord EP- beautiful tunes from a top geezer in Liverpool- If you like what you hear- please spread the word, and share the music. - RIYL: Gram, Nick, Elliot and Jackson. David McDonell also, has true soul. Dig in. Album coming soon. Download Sand Band The Sand Band: David McDonell Composer, Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar ( Richard Ashcroft , The Coral ) Joined by [...]
Have at the next HappyParts release - The Sand Band - The Secret Chord EP out 9/30. Click on The EP Cover to the download page- then click again. Solid. 2008 HPR-1008 The Sand Band are: a strange ensemble about which very little is known. all they will say is "we are searching for the notes between notes" we do know that every sand band recording will be produced & mixed by the strangers. david mcdonell - vocals,acoustic & electric [...]

In March last year, I wrote the only previous post in this very occasional series, but it was quite successful. Back then I wondered out loud what had happened to Lincoln, north London's finest Americana outfit and slowly, over time some news came in, eventually from some band members themselves. If you're interested in that story, you can read it here , but today I've got another band that seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. They are (or were) Ella Guru , a seven-piece group from Liverpool who did a [...]