Believe it or not, Mad Mackerel has been around for more than five years now. During that time we've posted more than 4,000 times, and offered more than 5,000 songs for your listening pleasure. And more than three quarters of a million people have paid MM a visit during our lifetime on Google's godawful blogspot and since April 2010 on WordPress. We asked some of the regular MM contributors to give us their top twenty songs since MM first went live and we're also going to give you one big mega-listing shortly, but first up with their personal [...]
This may be the Devil's blog but Easter is Jesus's time so what better way to commemorate Good Friday and the life and death of the Son of God than some JC related tracks and artists? Go Try MP3 - Iron Jesus - Opening Time This track is linked direct from the Iron Jesus Last.FM site and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright [...]
Album Review By Chris T Popper What Would Jesus Drive are described as a ‘4 piece indie-electro lo-fi punk rock band’ on their official website. On a personal level I couldn’t be happier – and after hearing Girls Are In Charge last year (which crashed in to my Top Ten of 2010 at number 3) I have been looking forward to hearing the debut album Black & Blue . A lot. From the outset driving guitars deliver the sort of riffs I hope for, brilliantly [...]
Hot on the heels of Your Awful Kids, electro indie rockers What Would Jesus Drive are kicking off 2011 with another rip roaring EP - Fragile Mansions. Having played along side bands such as Dirty Pretty Things and The Drums, as well as being one of the favourites on the Introducing stage at Radio One's Big Weekend, they're now making a dent in the festival circuit in 2011 as well as undertaking a UK and European tour in support of the EP. Their debut album, Black and Blue, was also recently released [...]
Some more half decent, decent, and downright entertaining videos for you to check out. The Agitator's new single Say NO! is a politically charged call to arms set against an equally radical new musical style. Not a guitar in sight, just front man Derek Meins’ force-of-nature voice accompanied by Robert Dylan Thomas and T-Train on thunderous double drums. Pared down and primal! a Bergen, Norway-based four-piece The Megaphonic Thrift have released a brand [...]
What Would Jesus Drive featured prominently in the Top Ten lists of Christy-Popper and Dr Roddy with their blend of caustic electro-indie rock. In advance of debut album Black and Blue (due in March) they are releasing a new EP Fragile Mansions . Deciding not to tamper with a winning formula, the EP gleefully reminds the listener where the soul of a lost punk generation lies - simple guitars without ego, choppy verses, razor sharp lyrics and anthemic choruses. It's custom made for shouting at the top of your voice while pogoing around [...]
Where have the last 12 months gone? It only seems like yesterday that I was sitting down to consider the best tracks of 2009 and here I am again sifting through the profusion of songs that my lit up my ears during the year. Despite the efforts of Simon Cowell to single-handedly destroy the music industry 2010 has been a great year for interesting, inventive and innovative music. It's been such a great year that it proved extremely difficult to select a top 10 (which is why it's actually a top 15 as there are five tracks at [...]
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. Fifth in line is the indomitable lion of Hixet Wood...Mr Christy-Popper. 10. Local Natives – Airplanes ( Download here, Daytrotter Session ) The first big tune of the year for me, I sort of rediscovered this while compiling my top ten. [...]
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. Now is the time to reveal all... Our third contribution this year comes from the mighty Dr Roddy, house-mate, chef, Leeds fan, and occasional soiler of his own trousers. 10. Strayfolk – What Wouldn’t I Do ( Download here ) [...]
What Would Jesus Drive? From : United Kingdom What Would Jesus Drive? (first featured on the Devil's blog back in September, The Girls Are In Charge ) present another free MP3 for your delectation. Your Awful Kids is a little change in direction from last month's The Girls Are In Charge EP . It's a little darker, a little edgier and shows the band getting in touch with their inner rock gods. It hasn't quite knocked The Girls Are In Charge from [...]
What Would Jesus Drive have released a new free mp3, Your Awful Kids , which is a little change in direction from last month's The Girls Are In Charge EP ( which is currently standing very near the pinnacle of Mr Popper's top ten of 2010) . The electro-punksters take a darker indie-pop edge, this song displays the band's rockier influences and really shows they've got balls with a tongue-in-cheek, yet hardened under belly. Which, to be fair, is pretty much what The Girls Are In Charge [...]
Over the last two or three weeks we've probably received more tracks to MM than ever before. Not that we're complaining, especially when the quality has been really high. It does mean we're struggling to do everything justice though and while (in a perfect MM world) many of these tracks deserve their own post, we've decided to round up a bunch in one go for you. So take a chance, and download something new. First up are raucous lo-fi electro punk four-piece, What Would Jesus Drive and their new EP [...]
What Would Jesus Drive? From: United Kingdom 2010 has been a great year for music so far. The job of sifting the best tracks of the year down to a top 10 is going to be more difficult this year than any year since the blog began over four years ago. Not making the job any easier are Brit poppers What Would Jesus Drive? Their 'Girls Are In Charge' , an electro glam rocker that sounds like someone turned The Ting Tings inside [...]
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