The first time I watched 'The Future Is Unwritten' was in a jam-packed cinema in November last year. The Joe Strummer documentary/biopic had just been released and watching it with a large enthusiastic audience added a quasi-religious feel to the event. They sang along to every song and marvelled as a series of respected friends, contemporaries and [...]
The title of this post is straight from 'Turn Up The Faders' which turned out to be somewhat prophetic last week. Winter has ambushed us again and it feels like, as the image suggests, London is no more. Commuting to work is just like an episode of the Twilight Zone with people coughing or dozing [...]
My time in New York ended just a little over a week ago and I miss it. London is a great city but Gotham just outdoes it I'm slowly settling back into "normal" life is and will be back with two posts a week on Cougar Microbes. In the meantime here are two tracks that remind [...]
In preparation for my trip to Big Apple this week I spun as many bands from the NYC area as i could. The one band that got more attention than any other was TV On The Radio largely due to the release of their new record 'Dear Science,' I am the first to admit that i [...]
In preparation for my trip to Big Apple this week I spun as many bands from the NYC area as i could. The one band that got more attention than any other was TV On The Radio largely due to the release of their new record 'Dear Science,' I am the first to admit that i [...]
In this historic moment in our lives I look to the next four years with a big smile on my face. 2Pac was wrong after all when he said 'We ain't ready, to see a black President'. Thank you America! MP3's: Sufjan Stevens - The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World 2Pac [...]
"I am flying high over Tupelo, Mississippi, with America's hottest band, and we are all about to die" Actually, I'm on a train packed full of sweaty commuters pulling out of London Bridge Station and the fellow next to me obviously had no time for a post-corporate-workout shower. So, nausea more than death, really. There's only one [...]
Arctic Monkeys need no introductions on these pages unless you have been living in a cave in Afghanistan for the past few years. I must confess I was almost frightened off by all the press build up and was frankly quite sceptical before I heard them expecting another twee indie band for the NME to [...]
Sometimes you plan on going for "just a quick one" and end up staying out until 10am. When these things are completely spontaneous you may end visiting several bars, downing many cocktails, drinking sweet Argentinean beer in a sweet Portuguese couples basement flat, sit in a park at dusk admiring the cloud shapes and finally trekking across the city on a night bus [...]
After stumbling across the superb 'Long Goodbyes' and expressing my appreciation for the track I received a nice email from I Am Not Lefthanded with a copy of their latest EP. With Cougar Microbes only in its infancy I hadn't expected to receive pre-releases from label and bands just yet so this was a sweet gesture from the band. 'Yes Means [...]
[ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 29TH]A part of you has grown in me. And so you see, it's you and me Together forever and never apart, Maybe in distance, but never in heart. -Anonymous MP3's: Joseph Arthur - Honey And The Moon Weezer - Across The Sea Bob Dylan - You Belong To Me Athlete - Tourist The Subways - With You Embrace - Gravity Posted in Personal touch Tagged: [...]
[ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 25TH] US Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain have each revealed their ten favourite songs to Blender Magazine. I realise this post is a bit of a cop-out but the post I've been working on is taking a little longer than planned. Anyhow I thought this was an interesting insight even [...]
[ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 22] Jonah Matranga never takes a break. If you look at his record from as far back as 1993 (be it with Far, as Onelinedrawing or under his own name) he has brought out a release of some sort almost every year. In 2001 hungered for a rock band setup again he [...]
[ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 19]Back in the early 00s, long before Last.fm, Pandora and Hype Machine came along, there was an ace little website called Music Buddha. You initially picked one of 7 genres which then allowed you to surf various subgenres. When selecting the subgenre you were interested in you were offered a selection [...]
{ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 16} Easy Star All-Stars is a talented collective that incorporates some of New York's finest Reggae musicians. They have found their niche in recreating subliminal dub/reggae versions of legendary albums. So far they have released a version of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and Radiohead's 'OK Computer' and hopefully there [...]
[POST FROM OCTOBER 02] Super to discover Cougar Microbes was added to hypem.com this week! In fact, it is highly likely that many of the people reading this blog right now have come directly from there. I will happily admit that when I started this project one of the aims I set out was to be [...]
[ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 19]Back in the early 00s, long before Last.fm, Pandora and Hype Machine came along, there was an ace little website called Music Buddha. You initially picked one of 7 genres which then allowed you to surf various subgenres. When selecting the subgenre you were interested in you were offered a selection [...]
{ORIGINAL POST AUGUST 16} Easy Star All-Stars is a talented collective that incorporates some of New York's finest Reggae musicians. They have found their niche in recreating subliminal dub/reggae versions of legendary albums. So far they have released a version of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and Radiohead's 'OK Computer' and hopefully there [...]
[POST FROM AUGUST 10] Osker were still in their teens when releasing their debut full length 'Treatment 52. Reviews at the time were generally positive citing the bands youthful age and their competent if not revolutionary take on Rancid/ Green Day. At the same time singer/guitarist Devon Williams was becoming increasingly confrontational with audiences openly [...]
[POST FROM AUGUST 7] Working Wireless Festival at Hyde Park last year saw us scattered to separate locations around the festival area. I had been setting up since 7am and the last thing I wanted to do was hear annoying demands from the herd-like punters. A mix up in the official festival program meant that [...]
Cougar Microbes
The Rains of Castamere by The National
Nas - Daughters
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
A Place To Bury Strangers - "You Are The One" (Official Video)
Azealia Banks - '1991' [Listen]
Metric Debuts Album via Synthetica Hide+Seek, Tickets On Sale Now For Fall Tour
THE MASTERSONS — BIRDS FLY SOUTH
