Recent blog posts about the view from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/view/ 2013-06-18T03:05:10+01:00 text/html 2013-06-16T09:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/5008326/video-of-the-moment-1237-the-view/
The View 's new video for new single 'Standard' should have been released as a special for Mother's Day. See what we mean by watching the video below. A new compilation album called 'Seven Year Setlist' from the Scots will be released on Monday (17 June). Click here to view the embedded video.]]> text/html 2013-06-13T22:09:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/5004688/kanye-west-explains-his-connection-to-art-and-culture/
Kanye West held an impromptu listening session for fans and media yesterday at theArt Basel in Switzerland and played a few tracks from his forthcoming Yeezus album. He also performed a few songs such as his favorite, 'New Slaves'. Following the listening session, he also gave a lively speech on various topics from calling YouTube ugly to "dumbing down culture." Read up on some of what he talked about below. [I hate YouTube because] the player is so ugly, and its presented in such a terrible manner. I want everything I do to be presented in [...]]]> text/html 2013-06-10T16:32:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4997249/how-google-completes-youtube/
On the heels of some major site-wide overhauls, YouTube is now introducing Google+ and YouTube integration. The feature is currently in beta, but open to all YouTube partners. As Google strives to make its multi-product experience more cohesive, YouTube can now be linked directly to Google+ brand pages. This association ...]]> text/html 2013-05-20T15:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4960351/ic1s/
Summer's nearly here and band's are starting to get their new releases out there and IC1s are no different. June 3rd sees the release of their latest single 'Growing Up, Going Down'. Ralph's had a sneak peak at the new single and it's a proper rock n rolla. It's a guitar driven anthem that'll sit well with any Festival crowd and a definite hat tip to their musical influences. [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-05T13:59:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4932826/gimme-your-answers-a-video-interview-w-the-view/
In our written interview with The View 's Kieren Webster and Pete Reilly, AMBY mentioned how much we love this incredible band. So, having the opportunity of speaking with The View's frontman Kyle Falconer was a real treat. This band has held a special place in our hearts for a very long time, and are still creating new musical memories for us. So, have a look as Kyle spoke to AMBY about "macaroni and nothing", and favourite songs to play live in this quick, 2Q, video interview! Intervi ew // Memento [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-29T14:53:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4921099/last-minute-glory/
With so many new bands trying to make a name for themselves in Edinburgh just now Last Minute Glory are sticking their heads above the rest with their debut EP 'Take Time'. It's a light and airy Scots poptastic a la View, so to show they're ready to make a name for themselves they set up an EP launch party in Cabaret Voltaire and Ralph's man in Scotland Malcolm Parry was there to catch the show. [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-07T20:33:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4876964/the-view-knitting-factory-april-7-2013/
When I was a 16 year old hot off my discovery of Arctic Monkeys, I was a bit naive in my belief in the NME and any band that they would get behind. I remember them hailing a band called The View as one of the next hot bands, and it came true as they went #1 in their native UK seemingly out of nowhere. Now, often with NME buzz bands there is natural backlash, the sort thing that can almost ironically stunt a bands growth after the quick fire promotion. This seemed to happen to the View [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-08T22:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4822788/scotland-at-sxsw-2013-the-final-list/
So here we go. South by Southwest 2013 kicked off today in my adopted home town of Austin, Texas. Scotland will be well represented over the next 10 days or so with around 12 Scottish companies here for the Interactive festival, at least 1 really cool film, and 12 great bands. I've tried to list [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-06T22:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4818099/download-brendan-benson-swimming-and-27-more-songs-on-the/
As a follow-up to last year's album "What Kind of World," singer-songwriter Brendan Benson has embarked on a single-per-month project that he plans to wrap with a vinyl release later this year. Benson's January effort, "Swimming," is one of 28 songs on a free SXSW sampler assembled by HGTV and Paste and available through Noisetrade . If you're not fully in the mood for next week's South by Southwest Music Festival (or if you're going to miss it), maybe this mix will help there are songs from Leagues, City and Colour, Allah-Las, Josh Rouse, Billy Bragg, [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-06T14:50:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4817457/the-swag-report-132/
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 132 with freebie mp3s by artists including They Might Be Giants, Tricky, The Cannanes, Awolnation, Billy Bragg, Amanda Palmer, CocoRosie, Ron Sexsmith, Mother Mother, Social Studies, The View and more! So much more! DATE: 03-06-13 WRITER: Don Loder Heya junky, Awright, so, apparently i's a holiday – didja know? They tell me thit half the music business is outta town an' shmoozin' down in Texas at South By Southwest. They tell me thit every publicist thit could afford it [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-06T08:22:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4816554/tonight-in-la-the-view-frank-turner-deep-sea-diverhey/
What a Wednesday here's what you have to choose from: We had frankly lost track of Scottish pop quartet The View , whose 2006 single "Waste Little DJs" wormed its way into our ears as the band was poised to make a splash in the U.S. and play Coachella. Alas, singer Kyle Falconer was arrested on cocaine charges that year, the band was denied visas and their debut "Hats Off to the Buskers" (2007, produced by Owen Morris of Oasis and the Verve fame) collected dust. So we were surprised to [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-04T17:29:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4812718/the-week-ahead-march-4-10/
Incoming: Sinkane, Alpine, Harriet, Hunter Hunted, Harper Simon, Marcus Foster, Spain, Maserati, Amanda Palmer, Frank Turner, the View, Black Label Society, Youngblood Hawke, the James Hunter Six, Lavender Diamond, Laidback Luke, Swedish House Mafia, Moe, Johnny Gill, Darwin Deez, Matt & Kim, Flogging Molly, Efterklang, the Men, Buckcherry, Pennywise, KMFDM. Reverend Horton Heat, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Above: Matt & Kim's video for "It's Alright," from their latest album "Lightning." They play Friday night at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Our staff picks of the week: [...]]]> text/html 2013-02-19T08:04:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4787466/the-view-cheeky-for-a-reason/
Curiously affecting and absolutely sincere, the View must cite more variations on the word "love" than any band since the Beatles. Is it any coincidence that Cheeky for a Reason opens with the words "How long has it been"? How long, indeed. In the years since their highly acclaimed 2007 debut, Scottish four-piece the View have now released three more albums, and interest seems to have, to put it politely, exponentially diminished. Not that this reflects on the quality of the band itself. Far from it. From their initial stomping single, "Wasted Little DJs", the View...]]> text/html 2013-02-17T09:59:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4784710/with-friends-like-these-10-songs-10-backstabbing-anthems/
"A few of your buddies, they sure look shady Blades are long, clenched tight in their fist Aimin' straight at your back And I don't think they'll miss" -- from "Back Stabbers" by The O'Jays You may not be able to choose your family, but thank God you can choose your friends, right? Well, that would depend on your skill as a judge of character. The option of picking friends might be a comforting privilege for those bogged down by familial discord and dysfunction, but sadly, the right to choose doesn't always yield [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-29T19:28:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4758145/the-ok-social-club/
Who said 'I don't like Mondays' (OK, OK I know it was the Boomtown Rats ) because one reason to absolutely love Mondays is the release of The OK Social Club 's first album 'Nothing In Common' next Monday! They've been on the blog list for a bit but good things come to those who wait and there's no arguing this album is a very good thing. it's Scottish Indie Pop at its very best, out Frattelli-ing the [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-29T13:34:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4748146/its-a-veritable-two-hours-traffic-jam-of-concert-announcements/
David Bastedo So at this point I may as well just earmark Tuesday posts as concert announcement roundups, Mondays being the busiest day for tour-related press releases and also being the easiest to put together as I wait for a torrent of Bunheads to surface. Shut up, it's a great show. First up is Prince Edward Island's finest power-pop band Two Hours Traffic , now with a slightly altered lineup - guitarist Alec O'Hanley left after 20092s Territory and can now be found in Always , [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-25T22:25:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4741755/frally-apis-mellifera/
A mix of both confessional reflection and spiritual observation -- all rendered with one of the most achingly lovely voices -- Frally Hynes' exquisite 2010 album The Light prevailed as one of our favorite albums of the year, one that we described as an "inspired masterwork of sensitive, sensual songcraft." New long-awaited April album, the self-released Apis Mellifera (Latin for "honey bee"), is another rare gem. Working again with multi-instrumentalist/producer Jeff Hill (Rufus Wainwright), Frally again taps into themes of redemption, relationships [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-23T00:06:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4735698/prince-screwdriver/
If you haven't figured it out by now, Prince does what ever the fuck he wants, when he wants. This includes showing up on The View this summer, unannounced, and releasing a new single as well as assembling a random band and playing for nearly a week straight at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. I can't even fathom how much a ticket for that intimate of a setting was going for on the inter-web. Probably more than both my kidneys. Anyways, Prince has released a rockin' new tune entitled "Screwdriver" that we [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-19T14:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4731685/13-scottish-artists-now-confirmed-for-sxsw-2013/
Earlier this week, Creative Scotland revealed that they would be supporting five Scottish bands and three DJs to attend this year's SXSW Music festival in Austin. We can also add The Waterboys' Mike Scott, Frightened Rabbit and more to the list of Scottish acts who'll be there. Full list below: So Creative Scotland have announced [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-19T14:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4817933/14-scottish-artists-now-confirmed-for-sxsw-2013/
Earlier this week, Creative Scotland revealed that they would be supporting five Scottish bands and three DJs to attend this year's SXSW Music festival in Austin. We can also add The Waterboys' Mike Scott, Frightened Rabbit and more to the list of Scottish acts who'll be there. Full list below: So Creative Scotland have announced [...]]]>