I’m not sure if it is being released as a single or not (I thought the lead single would be Leeds United yet the video still hasn’t surfaced), but whatever the case Amanda Palmer has released a video for Oasis – one of the many highlights of last month’s Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Dedicated “with [...]

Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Max
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Halloween is fast approaching. It’s the time of year when people around the world put make up that smells like coal on their faces and wear over-elaborate costumes to get sweeties. Or just get pissed at a party dressed up as The Joker. Either way, to celebrate this, here are five songs that are as [...]

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Max
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A tracks themed edition of Odds & Ends! I hadn’t made much of an effort to hear anything from Goldfrapp’s new album, Seventh Tree, as I had kind of gone off the disco direction she was heading in. How sudden can one person’s opinion change? Quite considerably. The Guardian gave away a free download of [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by Max
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Who are Slow Club? They are Charles and Rebecca from Sheffield. I might as well get it out the way – there is something about them that reminds me of the White Stripes, but don’t let that make you think that they are just another clone. Their folk pop tunes like Because We’re Dead and [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by Max
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The person who recommended me to Tilly And The Wall in the first place was Bob of Crazybobbles fame. I saw that they were playing the ULU last night and thought it would be wise to check them out live. Before talking about them, I want to mention the support band, Slow Club, as they [...]

Posted on October 26th, 2008 by Max
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