Sometimes, songs about specific people can be incredibly insightful, whether it is a fictional character that has been created for the basis of the song’s meaning or whether it is actually a real person. On the other hand, songs can be named after people with good reason or with very little reason other than the [...]

Posted on March 17th, 2009 by Max
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Franz Ferdinand have just wrapped up their UK tour a couple of days ago in Southampton. It looks like it has gone a long way to proving the doubters that the band are very decent live and have come a long way. I was noticeably impressed when I saw them at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo [...]

Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Max
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Last night I saw Franz Ferdinand at the newly-renamed (and it would have been hard to miss it given how many signs there were) HMV Hammersmith Apollo. This was my fifth time seeing them and my first in a venue that is reasonably big and I was worried beforehand about whether or not their sound [...]

Posted on March 10th, 2009 by Max
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So many festival lineup changes that it’s impossible to know where to start, but here goes: Isle Of Wight: Stereophonics and Razorlight will be co-headlining the festival (really, does this term even mean anything anymore?) on the Saturday. They join the likes of the Prodigy who headline the night before. The festival is sold out [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Max
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The initial line up for Camp Bestival, which was the Best New Festival at last year’s UK Festival Awards, has been announced. Dorset’s Lulworth Castle will play host to PJ Harvey, Bon Iver, Mercury Rev, O’Death, Marina & The Diamonds and Wild Beasts from the 24th July to the 26th July. Blur have been confirmed [...]

Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Max
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