British Sea Power have been busy since wrapping up their tour for last year’s brilliant album, Do You Like Rock Music? More to the point, they have been immersing themselves in the world of soundtracks and have just finished recording material for one. Re-worked versions of True Adventures, The Great Skua and North Hanging Rock [...]

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Max
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Massive Attack curated the Meltdown festival on London’s South Bank and started and ended the festival with live performances at the Royal Festival Hall. The gigs showcased a mix of old favourites and promising new material. The new LP, which will be their first since 100th Window in 2003, remains highly anticipated. Radiohead played the [...]

Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Max
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Better late than never, time for my thoughts from last Sunday at Guilfest. I think I’m going to keep this relatively brief. The first band I saw was From The Jam. If you stick together the two people from The Jam who are not as famous as Paul Weller and a couple of tribute band [...]

Posted on July 14th, 2008 by Max
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A special Odds & Ends looking back at things from O2 Wireless and Guilfest that won’t make the final review. What is the point of having a festival when you have no alternative to the headline act? Yesterday at Guilfest I chose British Sea Power over actual ‘headliners’ Australian Pink Floyd. At O2 Wireless that [...]

Posted on July 7th, 2008 by Max
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I thought that the Sunday at Guilfest was looking pretty dire for a long time. A tribute act headlining and Cerys Matthews making an appearance made me want to vomit. But one band has saved the day from being a disaster: British Sea Power I’ve been a fan of these guys for a while and [...]

Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Max
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