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Despite issuing a recent statement denying anything to do with the Diana memorial concert, Take That have had a change of heart and decided that they will play the gig this summer.
The Sun reports that the change of heart was due to a personal plea from the palace. What popular boys!
I’ve been toying with Virb.com, an A1 community for musicians and artists. Far better than MySpace. Virb.com rocks!
I’ve also been drinking inadvisable quantities of red wine this evening….
Anyway, while browsing Virb I came across Silversun Pickups, an indie four-piece from L.A. These guys are just amazing - I would kill for their guitar sound! They have an album called Carnavas which I am dying to hear. I’ve asked for a review copy so that I can cover them here. Hopefully they’ll oblige me…
Anyway, for a taster of their stuff click the Silvergun link above and listen to Lazy Eye. You will not regret it!
Not much change in the UK pop charts this week as Beyonce and Shakira keep their stranglehold on the number one spot. How do we get Ne*Yo out of the charts? Who is buying his plastic off-the-shelf brand of R&B?
Anyway, here’s the run-down of this week’s top ten: Read & comment »
The jury is out as to whether Cupid’s Chokehold is a sampling of Supertramp’s Breakfast In America or if it’s a remake of the original. Without getting into the politics of cover versions, let’s just call it a reinterpretation for the sake of this review!
Although Gym Class Heroes have been about for a while now (almost a decade), this is their first proper showing in the UK pop charts. It’s a fantastic song too, but I’m not sure whether the credit belongs to Gym Class Heroes or to Supertramp. My feeling is about 75% of the track’s success is down to the bits Supertramp wrote.
As the first chorus to U + UR Hand starts, Pink starts skipping in a tight top. Simultaneously she’s singing “I’m not here for your entertainment”. I disagree. As a guy I find Pink skipping fairly entertaining ;)
*cough*
Seriously though, when was the last time Pink released a duff record? She’s had one of the strongest runs of chart success in recent memory, despite a potential career breaking switch from hip-hop to angsty rock.
Wow, it finally happened. Rap has sunk to such an all-time low that the artists themeselves admit to being crap and that people will buy their ’shit’ regardless….
Mims - a rapper I’d never heard of before today - sets this out quite clearly at the beginning of his single, This Is Why I’m Hot:
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The musical theme this week seems to be the return of heavy hitting bands from the 90’s. Ocean Colour Scene are back on the … um … scene with a new single, I Told You So.
What can I say about this track?
On the positive side, it’s a bright, upbeat, summery track. It’s got a great big-bass sound and retro-pop guitar lines courtesy of Fanny Steve Craddock. The chorus is memorable and uncomplicated. All in all, it’s a classic radio-friendly track.
Funny, I feel strangely warm toward Travis. Nostalgic, I suppose. During their golden years (the mid-to-late 90’s), Travis released an amazing string of acoustic guitar led singles that - for me - partly defined that era.
Then they disappeared, popping up now and again to get involved with the odd event, like Make Poverty History.
Watching the video for Glory Days - doesn’t Just Jack look a little bit like Tony Mortimer from East 17?
Any while we’re at it, is it prejudiced to think that anyone singing in a Cockney accent is an Eastend barrow-boy made good? Admit it, when you heard Starz In Their Eyes you thought Just Jack was another one-hit wonder headed for the bargain bins. I did.
You’ve got to hand it to Ash, they’ve been on the scene for donkey’s years but you still wouldn’t class them as old farts. Newly a three-piece again, Tim Wheeler and the nameless others have seemingly dropped guitarist Charlotte Hatherley from their ranks amid unclear circumstances.
My feeling about Ash is that they’re almost permanently in danger of disappearing up their own arses. Occasionally they get the formula right (Burn Baby Burn), but You Can’t Have It All is particularly lacklustre. Bland, even. Could they be too sure of themselves?
