I feel terribly sorry for Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes. It was always going to be a tall order to top last night’s brilliant final hurrah for Nine Inch Nails. It didn’t help that the weather sucked – rain lashing down with huge force and the odd strike of lightning in the night sky [...]

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by Max
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Sadly, I’m not too familiar with the works of Miracle Legion or the songs of Mark Mulcahy, but my attention has been raised slightly by the fact that Thom Yorke has covered one of his songs for a tribute album. He features alongside The National, Frank Blank, and Michael Stipe of R.E.M., among others and [...]

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by Max
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Last night was something else. I’ll get to Nine Inch Nails in a moment but I think it’s fair to talk Jane’s Addiction first.
Let’s get the good stuff out of the way first. In terms of musicianship, they were pretty much on top of their game. Eric Avery was a master on the bass, Stephen [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2009 by Max
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Following in the footsteps of The Bronx and Led Zeppelin, Billy Talent III is the plain-titled third album from Canadian rock outfit Billy Talent. The band have picking up momentum in the UK recently as their second album, unsurprisingly called Billy Talent II, was certified silver. They seem to know what producers to recruit as [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2009 by Max
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Here’s a top tip for today. Do not steal Chinese Democracy by Guns N’ Roses and leak it on your blog or you will be sentenced to a two month home detention. Don’t take it from me though, take it from 28-year-old Kevin Cogill, who did exactly this. Despite Cogill removing the files at the [...]

Posted on July 15th, 2009 by Max
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