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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Here is something of an advanced warning. This week will be the last week of Musical Chairs for a while as for the two weeks after this I am going to be on my holidays (in Finland for those who are curious). Whilst there will be a ton of really awesome features to look forward [...]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 by Max
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This is part 1 of The 2009 Glastonbury TV Guide. Tomorrow I’ll focus on the acts almost certain to get TV attention but I’ll start with ones that may or may not get it, depending on how kind the BBC is. Animal Collective – Friday – The Park – Whatever people might say about Merriweather [...]

Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Max
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The official nominations announcement isn’t for another month but bookmakers are already drawing up their predictions as to how might win this year’s Mercury Prize. The joint favourites hoping to follow the success of last year’s deserving winners Elbow are Little Boots and Doves. The former is a new contender to the ‘pop queen of [...]

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by Max
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If you’re planning on going to any of Coldplay‘s summer shows in Europe then you’ll be in for an evening of treats. Aside from the headlining band themselves, the four-piece have picked some pretty damn good support bands to help them out. The two most prominent include Bat For Lashes (who is recently setting US [...]

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Max
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