October 2009
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Brits & Pieces 3: Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Does It Offend You, Yeah? came to Leeds on Friday, playing the rather small Cockpit; quite a change from their stadium tour with Nine Inch Nails. One word: wow. Does It Offend You, Yeah? know how to put on a show. To start things off, an electro band from France: Housse De Racket. For two guys they make amazing music; the drums, the programming and the guitar. Fantastique!
Next is an artist...
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Found Again // The Dream The Chase
I’m always really excited for EPs from smaller local bands, especially when they’ve put up a few tracks on MySpace which sound very promising. The Dream The Chase are a band from Brisbane, Australia and their debut EPFound Again is friggin’ epic! It’s been a long time since I’ve picked up an EP where I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every song on it.
The opening track “Chosen” is a very solid opener,...
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Brits & Pieces 2: All Forgotten
Bad news… no Billy Talent review this week. They had to postpone. BAD TIMES! They’re ill or something. SWINE FLU!!!!
Ahem. I digress. So I said I’d talk about the gig I’m organising at my school. There is SO much work involved! Basically, it’s a competition, for both bands and organisation teams. We held auditions on Friday; there are some amazing bands out there! We couldn’t let ‘Barry and...
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Brits & Pieces 1: Introduction
So what the ruddy* hell is this?
Basically, it’s all about what’s going on over here (Britain) musically, every week. So that might be upcoming new artists, less famous artists, gigs I go to, interviews with artists (if i can!)… Things like that. I’ll include maybe what I’m listening to that week, people to look out for. And I apologise now if any slang confuses anyone. It happens...
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Alexisonfire @ Oxford O2 Academy, UK
9:55pm, October 9th. In the Oxford O2 Academy, the atmosphere is electric, as excited fans surge towards the stage. It’s almost time for the headlining act of the Eastpak Antidote Tour, which is travelling across the UK this month featuring Ghost of a Thousand, Four Year Strong, Anti-Flag and, the real reason I’m there: Alexisonfire. After the fast paced, politically charged set of ...
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America's Playmate // Sunday Night Scene
The opening track “Hip-Hip Hooray!” on America’s Playmate had me singing along at the second “woah oh.” Jimme Coccaro really knows how to write vocal melodies that perfectly complement his music and show off his singing abilities. I love how occasionally during the chorus the vocals and the keyboard melodies match up. On “All That Shimmers” the...
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In The Unlikely Event // The Fall of Troy
From the opening track you can hear how the Fall of Troy’s musicianship has evolved. This is a band that continues to be unpredictable, meshing multiple genres together and jumping between genres effortlessly. It is a familiar sound, keeping fans happy, but the band have pushed themselves once more to create an album that challenges the lines between genres. The album flows from one track to...