"Something More" - Slideshow Freak This song, on the other hand, had me at hello, pretty much. A simple arpeggio, some electro-tinkling, some smooth keyboard vamping, then, boom--"Something More" begins right in its sweet spot, with its full-out, neo-glam-rock chorus. Somehow that's really all it needs. Yes, there are verses in between and surely they kind of have to be there--a song can't be all chorus, can it?--but you'll be hard-pressed afterwards to remember exactly what they sounded like. I'm thinking you'll be equally hard-pressed to dislodge the chorus from your head, not [...]

Jamie Wright is an Englishman who records some nice, raw, electronica in his home studio under the name Sideshow Freak . The wonderful folks over at Filthy Little Angels have picked him up and sent him out to bloggers like me, thankfully! (Have you got yourself over to FLA yet? You really should, it's a goldmine for some really hot, new music and for loads of free downloads!) I can't tell you how much music I've found from Filthy Little Angels - it's criminal, the number of artists they promote! But back to Sideshow [...]

Slideshow Freak Genre: Alternative / Electronica / Other From: Naples, Florida United States His name is Jamie, he's an Englishman and he makes music. He calls himself 'Slideshow Freak' (featured on the Devil's blog way back in August 2007 with their cover of T'Pau's China In Your Hand, More Filth From Those Little Angels [...]
Aug 13, 2007, 7:04pm
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I just want to use this space to thank Filthy Little Angels . They come up with the most creative ways to introduce their bands. This time they made us a free album of covers of songs from 1987. Whoever came up with this is a motherlovin' genius! I haven't listened to them all yet, but I got soso excited by the second song that I had to share. If this incredible version of "China In Your Hands" can't convince you to go over there and snatch up the 19 songs, I don't know what will. [...]

Twenty years ago: The Smiths split up and a nation mourned. Twisted Sister broke up and the world shrugged with indifference Philip (Snakefinger) Lithman ( The Residents ) died of a heart attack at the tender age of just 38 Peter Tosh was murdered Johnny Logan won Eurovision [...]