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Joe Kane

By Jimmy Kilminster • Sep 7th, 2007 • Category: long players

As the title suggests, this collection of 12 songs was written, performed and produced in it’s entirety by Joe Kane. It’s a not a radical departure from his former band, The Owsley Sunshine, but still, it is a departure nonetheless.



Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

By Jimmy Kilminster • Aug 21st, 2007 • Category: gigs

One Punter and a weekend pass.
 
I arrived ridiculously and uncharacteristically early - four thirty in the afternoon and about 20 hours prior to the first band taking the stage. My borrowed tent would be another four hours in arriving.



Arctic Monkeys

By Jimmy Kilminster • Jun 17th, 2007 • Category: long players

The well documented phenomenon that are the Arctic Monkeys established their first-team place in the music world last year. After an impressive debut accompanied by hyperbole everywhere - from the NME to the broadsheets, from MTV to the Newsnight review, a rod was manufactured for their back. It’s a fact of life. Always has been.



Jyrojets

By Jimmy Kilminster • Jun 7th, 2007 • Category: short players

A slice of life pop single from Inverness, a singalong anthemic chorus of “we’re all drinking in the city” complete with a big filled out guitar sound.



Nouvelle Vague

By Jimmy Kilminster • May 18th, 2007 • Category: gigs

Aye, okay, a joke’s a joke. The first album was good. The concept sounded crap, but the results were good. Surely taking the show on the road is one step beyond what they can get away with ? They are after all just another covers band, aren`t they ?