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KT Tunstall - Under The Weather
KT Tunstall"Under The Weather"RelentlessReleased 05/12/2005Single Release2005 hasn't been a bad year for KT Tunstall, the St Andrews singer-songwriter's record "Eye To The Telescope" has gone double platinum and also landed her a Mercury Prize nomination....
Review posted on 24th November 2005
Coldplay - Talk
ColdplayTalkParlophoneReleased 19/12/2005Single ReviewReleased to coincide with their winter arena tour, "Talk" is the third single to be lifted from "X&Y", the multi-platinum third album from Mr Gwyneth Paltrow and company. Having yet to reach the...
Review posted on 24th November 2005
El Presidente - El Presidente
El Presidente"El Presidente"BMG24/10/05Album ReviewGlaswegian Dante Gizzi, formerly of Gun, is the mastermind behind El Presidente. Of writing songs for this eponymous album, he says, "the only rule was that there were no rules. I had...
Review posted on 8th November 2005
The Subways - The Academy, Manchester
The SubwaysThe Academy, ManchesterLive Review02/11/05Since playing Glastonbury a year and a half ago as winners of the best-unsigned band competition, The Subways' progress has been phenomenal. They've released their first album, "Young For Eternity", dented...
Review posted on 8th November 2005
Dios Malos - Dios Malos
Dios Malos"Dios Malos"Vagrant24/10/05Dios Malos hail from the same neck of the woods that brought the world The Beach Boys, Hawthorne, California to be a little more precise. Originally they were simply called Dios, but another...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales
Jamie Cullum"Catching Tales"Ucj26/09/05With the release of his "Twentysomething" album Jamie Cullum became a worldwide star, clocking up over 2 million sales, including 400,000 in America. He gave jazz music a shot in the arm, and...
Review posted on 2nd November 2005
Kubb - Mother
KubbMotherMercuryAlbum Review14/11/05The existence of Kubb centres on vocalist/bassist Harry Collier, who was born in Liverpool and grew up in the Caribbean, where his love for music first developed. On returning to England he became acquainted...
Review posted on 1st November 2005
Lene Marlin - Lost In A Moment
Lene Marlin"Lost In A Moment"VirginAlbum ReviewTwenty-four year old singer-songwriter Lene Marlin was born in Tromso, Norway, and first started playing guitar at 15. A few years later she was already in the studio recording her...
Review posted on 27th October 2005
Spoon - Sister Jack
Spoon"Sister Jack"MatadorSingle ReviewPerhaps with the most boring band name ever, Spoon have been releasing records for over a decade since their emergence from Austin, Texas. This single is taken from their sixth album, entitled "Gimme...
Review posted on 26th October 2005
Story One - Disposable
Story One"EP"ShySingle ReviewStory One consists of Tom Evans, Barny Barratt, Gerald Youna, and Mike Woolf. Hailing from Nottingham, they formed in 2000, they are described on their website as a, "powerhouse of a band for...
Review posted on 26th October 2005
Gliss - Blue Sky
Gliss"Blue Sky"Tough CookieSingle ReviewThose who were at the summer festivals and strayed from the main stages may have caught a glimpse of Gliss, a trio from L.A. that formed in 2004. A year later they...
Review posted on 26th October 2005
Athlete - Twenty Four Hours
Athlete "Twenty Four Hours"ParlophoneSingle Review2005 has been a successful year for this Deptford quartet, with multiple festival appearances and a chart-topping album signalling their ascendancy into the major league of British music. Along with the...
Review posted on 24th October 2005
Goldie Lookin Chain - R'n'b
Goldie Lookin Chain"R'n'b"AtlanticSingle ReviewMore like the Bashstreet Kids than NWA, Newport rappers Goldie Lookin Chain have somehow avoided becoming another novelty act and are now preparing to tour with Feeder. Their chav-tastic image and humorous...
Review posted on 24th October 2005
The Cardigans - I need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer
The Cardigans"I need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer" PolydorSingle ReviewAsk anyone to name a song by The Cardigans and the chances are that a high majority will answer "Love Fool",...
Review posted on 24th October 2005
Shelly Poole - Hard Time For The Dreamer
Shelly Poole"Hard Time For The Dreamer"AbsoluteAlbum ReviewRemember back in the late nineties there was a female pop duo named Alisha's Attic? They had a fine line in quirky songs, including the mega-catchy "I Am I...
Review posted on 18th October 2005
The Tommies - The Face Of It
The Tommies"The Face Of It"ReactionNottingham-based band The Tommies comprise of brothers Leon and Joel Tomasevic, and their childhood friend Tom Young. Years of gigging in their hometown area have earned them a reputation as an...
Review posted on 14th October 2005
All American Rejects - Move Along
The All-American Rejects"Move Along"PolydorIt was at the turn of the millennium that the invasion happened. No, not aliens, as some seemed to be prophesising, but this was when American punk rock gathered momentum and launched...
Review posted on 14th October 2005
David Gray - Life In Slow Motion
Manchester's contribution to the world of music is nothing short of fabulous – think The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Simply Red… ok, maybe not that last one. David Gray, however, is rarely documented to...
Review posted on 10th October 2005
Institute - Distort Yourself
Institute"Distort Yourself"Interscope19/09/05 You may remember Gavin Rossdale as the frontman of post-grunge rockers Bush, or perhaps those who have seen the 2005 flick "Constantine" may have noticed his name in the credits. However, it's fair...
Review posted on 10th October 2005
Trick Daddy - Thug matrimony: married to the streets
Trick Daddy...
Review posted on 21st February 2005
Keane - Hopes and Fears
Review posted on 5th May 2004
Guns N Roses - Greatest Hits
Guns N Roses - Greatest Hits Album ReviewReview of Guns N' Roses 2004 Greatest Hits compilationThis collection contains possibly the greatest tracks that Guns n Roses have ever performed. If you are a die-hard Guns...
Review posted on 16th March 2004
The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into the Sun (Rough Trade)
The Libertines, Don’t Look Back Into the...
Review posted on 18th September 2003
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