Wow. It’s been a busy few days, which means that I haven’t been able to get onto the blog much lately, so I apologise for not replying to comments here and there. Unfortunately it’s going to be just as busy a week this week, with another trip down to Sydney in the works. This time […]
Category: 2008 releases
Coldplay have just released their new single, Violet Hill as a free download This is a very short post… more a heads up really… but if there are any Coldplay fans amongst my readers, the band yesterday released their new single, “Violet Hill”, from their upcoming album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His […]
Billy Bragg recently performed a live set on PRI’s “Fair Game” Billy Bragg, the “working class hero”, recently performed a set on one of my favourite shows, PRI’s “Fair Game“. And it was stunning. I truly feel that Bragg has been responsible for some of the best protest songs that we’ve heard in the last […]
After almost a week off from the blogosphere, there are a few songs that I haven’t told you about… so we’ll just jump right in… Matthew Ryan – American Dirt & Gone For Good Matthew Ryan… don’t call it a comeback! Matthew Ryan has – for the most part – flown under the mainstream radar, […]
I’m off to Sydney for the rest of the week, and probably won’t manage to post until next week. I know, I’ll miss you too. But to help stave off withdrawal symptoms, here’s a short – extremely short – but sweet tune trio. Brett Young Brett Young has just released his self-titled EP Unbelievably, Brett […]
Shannon Hoon with Blind Melon at Woodstock ’94. After a 12 year hiatus following Shannon’s death, Blind Melon are back. Blind Melon, possibly one of the most influential bands in my life, are back, and releasing a new album at the end of this month. And I’m not sure how I’m feeling about this… Shannon […]
It’s been a while since a Friday Roundup, so why not? The Dodos – Ashley The Dodos have just released new track, “Ashley” Aah, The Dodos. They look set to become a feature in the Friday Round-up, after appearing in our last round-up here. Yesterday, The Dodos released their new single from the – quite […]
The War On Drugs has just released their EP, “Barrel of Batteries” The consistently great Secretly Canadian label has just released a 5 track EP by the – unbelievably still little-known – band The War On Drugs, entitled “Barrel of Batteries“. And it’s frikkin’ great. Secretly Canadian have this habit of signing your new favourite […]