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Pentangle

Pentangle

3 Jul 2008

Legendary folk-rock-jazz ensemble who's roots stretch back into the 60s. Pentangle are back with their original line-up of guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, singer Jacqui McShee, bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Terry Cox. They also take a…

Radiohead Nude remix film finds audience

3 Jul 2008

A Glasgow School of Art student has become a YouTube sensation. James Houston featured a remix of the Radiohead single 'Nude' from their album In Rainbows in a four minute video, 'Big Ideas (Don't Get Any)', as part of his Degree Show. Houston has…

Red Sparowes

Red Sparowes

3 Jul 2008

Los Angeles post-rockers Red Sparowes have supported the likes of Dilllinger Escape Plan and feature members of Isis, Halifax Pier and Angel Hair. They plough a deliberately experimental furrow of epic ambient rock, but distinguish themselves form the…

Rock Ness early bird scheme announced

3 Jul 2008

Many may still be reeling from this year's Rock Ness festival, but the event organizers have already set up an Early Bird 'buy now, pay later' scheme for 2009 tickets. For a deposit of £30+booking fee, festival lovers can eliminate any worry about…

Sharleen Spiteri - Melody

Sharleen Spiteri - Melody

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

BLUE-EYED SOUL-POP (Mercury Records) What’s the difference between Glasgow act Texas and its frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri? If listening to the latter’s debut solo album is any clue: very little. Wearing her Dusty Springfield influences proudly on her…

Sigur Rós - Meo Suo í Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust

Sigur Rós - Meo Suo í Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust

(5 stars)3 Jul 2008

ROCK (EMI) Iceland’s favourite sons recently toured their homeland for free and released a stunning acoustic record, and these both rejuvenating processes seem to have fed into the joyous spirit of this fifth studio album. Opener ‘Gobbledigook…

Soundshok - The Bringers of Bloodshed

Soundshok - The Bringers of Bloodshed

(3 stars)3 Jul 2008

METAL (Rising Records) Metal from the small Scottish town of Arbroath as Soundshok unleash their debut on an unsuspecting world. If you hadn’t already guessed from the title, The Bringers of Bloodshed, Soundshok are heavy - very fucking heavy - and…

Terry Callier - Welcome Home

Terry Callier - Welcome Home

(4 stars)3 Jul 2008

SOUL JAZZ (Mr Bongo Recordings) Terry Callier, a true great, overlooked back in the day, but now receiving the recognition he deserves after UK DJ’s picked up his classic 70’s cuts. Welcome is a live recording from The Jazz Café, a taster prior to his…

The Ex-Men - A Life of Love

The Ex-Men - A Life of Love

(1 star)3 Jul 2008

SPOKEN ELECTRO (Beanstalk Records) At first, I took this to be a spoof. Why else would anyone rhyme ‘expressionism’ with ‘jism’? What possible other reason could there be for someone to warble ‘a word is a picture/made out of sound/a sound you can…

The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

(4 stars)3 Jul 2008

ROCK (Rough Trade) If ever a band suited a time, a place and a mood then it is The Hold Steady. Their innate ability to capture that great moment on a warm summer Friday night when everything comes together and things are just . . . right. For four…

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