My beloved Black Wire released their new single, “See The Blood / Brother, We Had A Choice”, this week. I’ll never understand why more people don’t listen to these guys. They’re poppy enough to dance to, but punk enough to get your blood pumping. Plus, this is definitely what the Top 40 will sound like [...]
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Sure, sometimes having so much new music on the Internets clogs up the tubes, but if you’re patient, there’s some great stuff to preview out there this week. 1. Stream the entire new Kings of Leon album, Because Of The Times, on their myspace page. It’s so different from their previous stuff, it’s kind of [...]
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I reckon it would be pretty anti-climactic if I had done a whole London Calling Preview thing without giving any sort of review in the end. But I try to make it a point not to review things, since it’s all in the eye of the beholder and stuff. But we did have a fantastic [...]
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This’ll be the last of my unofficial London Calling preview posts, since we’ve only got two more days to go! But before I get to this week’s New Band, I have to do a little whining about the most devastating of line-up changes. The mighty Black Wire, one of my most beloved bands, has cancelled [...]
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15. Beck, Guero 14. Maximo Park, A Certain Trigger 13. Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better 12. Ryan Adams, 29 11. Black Wire, Black Wire 10. Brakes, Give Blood 9. The Magic Numbers, The Magic Numbers 8. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning [...]
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