Bit of a lazy London centric post today, but I've been sick as a dog all week, and Time Out has just published a list of the " 50 Best London Songs Ever ". The inexplicable absence of "London Calling" by the Clash makes the list a bit suspect (Fergies "London Bridge" (Video) is also sadly absent ), but there are some good interviews/features on all fifty tracks. I'm sure most people could make an alternative list of all the songs that are missing... "Electric Avenue", "West End Girls" "Its a London Thing" [...]
Another late gig review, but hopefully this one’ll be worth it, as there are live audios below. As I previously hinted, I went to the last Xfm Xposure Live gig at the Barfly with Neil music like dirt . It was a good gig. It didn’t start out too well though, with a kind of what-was-that-all-about set from someone called Oxen of the Sun . However things got better when Jeremy Warmsley took to the stage. It was only just over a week since I last saw JW at the End [...]
Late again, this month, but this time I've got an excuse. I've been on holiday! But now I'm back and before it gets any later into October, here's my best of September. Album of the Month CSS - Cansei de Ser Sexy I assidiously ignored all the initial bloghype around this band , but last month I eventually succumbed to their cheeky electro-popping charms. It really is a great album. In particular, this track's joyous [...]
Sunday morning started bright and sunny, in contrast to the grey skies of Saturday. The sun kept shining until just after I’m From Barcelona’s set, which seemed appropriate, given their sparkly day-glo pop music. In the hands of one man and an acoustic guitar, these songs would be insufferably twee, but coming from a 29-piece all singing (literally), all dancing (yep, that too), all throwing-confetti-around, and generally riotous and fun Swedish band, they sound just right. Coming on a bit like the Polyphonic Spree, without the cultish overtones, and with better tunes, they were the perfect start to [...]
I've recently come to appreciate Jeremy Warmsley . I first heard about him because discovered he is a friend of Daily Growl fave Emmy the Great . Maybe that's an odd way to go about it, since JW is the signed artist with an album on the way, whereas Emmy isn't. But hey, the music world works that way sometimes. Jeremy and Emmy even appeared in one of the style mags earlier in the year ( Dazed ?) Anyway, I did some research on the man who calls himself 'J-Wo' on his forum . If [...]
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The Daily Growl
Cadence Weapon - "Conditioning" (CFCF Remix)
Gaggie x Bo Deal – Loose Lips [Prod. by Young Chop]
