The influence of Elvis Costello on my musical experience and appreciation cannot be denied. OK, so he is now a senior in the crazy high school of auditory excellence. But he is and always will be the single most influential artist on my thoughts about the "biz". The Pope of Pop, Napoleon Dynamite, the Coward Brother, The little hands of concrete, D.P. McManus ... whoever he is, he has led the way for dozens of aspiring, talented artists to "do their own thing" and not worry if the next slice of musical cake will be the melt-in-the-mouth nirvana of sound [...]
Another great new band that get the Red Baron seal of approval 'Swaggering, big hearted rock'n'roll mischief from Birmingham. Frankly, they make Happy Mondays seem like vestal nuns.' – NME Website: The Twang New single The Twang - Wide Awake available for digital download. Webstream demo Ice Cream Sundae (Web stream) Nice bonus!! These guys will be instore at HMV in Birmingham on Monday 19th March 2007 - go and say Hi! More Live dates [...]
Another great new band that get the Red Baron seal of approval 'Swaggering, big hearted rock'n'roll mischief from Birmingham. Frankly, they make Happy Mondays seem like vestal nuns.' – NME Website: The Twang New single The Twang - Wide Awake available for digital download. Webstream demo Ice Cream Sundae (Web stream) Nice bonus!! These guys will be instore at HMV in Birmingham on Monday 19th March 2007 - go and say Hi! More Live dates [...]
A quick lowdown on a couple of Bands I rather like that you can see playing fairly low key dates in the UK THE RUMBLE STRIPS Likened to Dexy's Midnight Runners (I guess mainly because of the use of a brass section and footstomping soul beats) However dont let that put you off as they are clearly destined for great things in the future. The Rumble Strips are: Charlie Waller – Lead Vocals and Guitar Tom Gorbutt – Sax, Vocals and Bass Henry Clark – Trumpet, Vocals and [...]
A quick lowdown on a couple of Bands I rather like that you can see playing fairly low key dates in the UK THE RUMBLE STRIPS Likened to Dexy's Midnight Runners (I guess mainly because of the use of a brass section and footstomping soul beats) However dont let that put you off as they are clearly destined for great things in the future. The Rumble Strips are: Charlie Waller – Lead Vocals and Guitar Tom Gorbutt – Sax, Vocals and Bass Henry Clark – Trumpet, Vocals and [...]
In the Red Baron's quest for good alternative music from around the world (OK, OK, I've been concentrating on Japan) I found this compilation video of a great band thats been around for a few years now. Singing in Japanese, yet the energy speaks volumes, I give you the power pop sensation that is URCHIN FARM! Great Japanese Band Urchin Farm - Power Pop Mania (Video) Nice! (Single left click should open Windows Media Player) The search goes on for raw talent!
In the Red Baron's quest for good alternative music from around the world (OK, OK, I've been concentrating on Japan) I found this compilation video of a great band thats been around for a few years now. Singing in Japanese, yet the energy speaks volumes, I give you the power pop sensation that is URCHIN FARM! Great Japanese Band Urchin Farm - Power Pop Mania (Video) Nice! (Single left click should open Windows Media Player) The search goes on for raw talent!
Hey these guys really rock. If yer into new stuff, you can do no better than Not Your Usual Bollocks or Take Your Medicine Check 'em out! Plenty of Podcasts and all bang up to date.... champion!
Well, as it happens, theres a lot of good music around on the web at the moment and I dont mean the barely beating pulse of commercial edifices floating around in cyberspace. I wouldnt give most of these the time of day. I abhor "charts" or the very notion that a particular volume of sales means one song is artistically better than any other. I suppose an analogy could be found in the very basis of our democracy, ie voting itself. Just because more people vote for one candidate over another, it doesnt mean he/she who coerces most [...]
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[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE) - 'She Said OK'
