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The Beatniks of Babylon

By Brian Sherry • Apr 10th, 2009 • Category: long players

I can’t decide if calling your band ‘The Beatniks of Babylon’ is an act of genius or idiocy.



Eagleowl

By Brian Sherry • Nov 18th, 2008 • Category: jrwee, short players

Eagleowl have been folking things up to some acclaim around Edinburgh for a couple of years now, and their first EP manages to perfectly capture what has made them such an appealing live prospect.



Attic Lights

By Brian Sherry • Oct 31st, 2008 • Category: long players

Chiming guitars, four part harmonies, huge pop choruses, lyrics about sunshine and drinking…



Joan As Police Woman

By Brian Sherry • Oct 20th, 2008 • Category: short players

Holiday sounds like a lullaby as imagined by Air and sung by Norah Jones at her most laid back.



Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium

By Brian Sherry • Oct 20th, 2008 • Category: features

A curious thing has happened to Foo Fighters over the years. Despite the fact that their albums have become steadily more stale and less imaginative since 1997’s superb The Colour and The Shape, their level of popularity has gone in entirely the opposite direction.