Welcome to the live blogging of the Reading Festival 2009. I’ll be updating from the site today, tomorrow, and Sunday. If you want to be updated regularly, bookmark this page or follow me on Twitter. Please bare in mind that if you send a message to me on Twitter, due to my phone from the [...]

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by Max
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In January 2006, Arctic Monkeys released their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. It was an album that was highly anticipated, well received by the media and saw them headline Glastonbury a year later almost on the back of that success. I also consider it the last great album of [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Max
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In 2007, R.E.M. staged a residency at the Olympia in Dublin to premiere songs that would later feature on their 2008 album Accelerate. Those ‘working rehearsals’ are now the focus of a new live CD that comes out in October. R.E.M. Live At The Olympia is the second live album from the band in the [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Max
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In the third of three special posts previewing this month’s Reading & Leeds festivals (if you missed Part 1 and Part 2 they can be found here and here), I start by looking at where the big hitters and potential surprises lie on the Radiohead headlined day.
All eyes will undoubtedly be on the headliners themselves. [...]

Posted on August 25th, 2009 by Max
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Since the release of Hombre Lobo, Eels has been pretty quiet on the touring front save for a few TV/radio appearances. The man they call E has said himself that right now he doesn’t feel like touring and, until he does, that’s how it’s going to stay. However, fans can console themselves with a free [...]

Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Max
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