How do you describe the first weekend of summer? If you’re living anywhere to the west of Falkirk it’s like the Arab Strap tune, a candid confessional of a band of friends necking Es and tonic wine and clambering into graveyards and waking up halfway towards autumn. more… “Midsummer”
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. more… “Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium”
Fresh from the ashes of The Darkness and recent appearance on BBC’s Top Gear, Justin Hawkins is back with a heavier sound in Hot Leg and their debut single, ‘Trojan Guitar’ – a huge hit on YouTube, where it was promoted with a suitably Spinal Tap-esque medieval battle video, featuring thousands of fans dressed for battle. more… “Hot Leg, wear me out”
Glasgow singer/songwriter John B McKenna has built up quite the reputation in his hometown, carrying his original blend of experimental folk-rock on to any possibly stage that a promoter will allow him to stand on. more… “John B McKenna”
“The Goal Is To Defy All Expectations.” This could quite conceivably be the maxim mounted on the wall of the New York office belonging to Ill Ease. That is, if Ill Ease actually HAD an office and, that is, if Ill Ease believed in Corporate Mission Statements. more… “Ill Ease”
This is a group that can do pretty much whatever they want. Working under the various guises of Soulwax, Soulwax Nite Versions, 2MANYDJS and Radio Soulwax, the influence they’ve had on today’s music scene is under-rated, yet colossal. Even this week’s revelations that the band have, for some time, been secretly releasing hit singles under false names barely comes as a surprise considering how much power they seem to quietly wield. more… “Radio Soulwax”
With the exception of a few musical soundtracks, notably ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and its follow-ups, David Holmes has been quiet in recent years but this musical drought has been ended by the release of ‘The Holy Pictures.’ more… “David Holmes”
Another batch of bands discovered by itm? – but thanks to the super-electric interweb, you don’t have to take our word for it more… “MySpace Round up #2”
When did the word ‘indie’ lose its meaning? When was it that it stopped being a genre for a new wave of music, untouched by the big record labels, a kind of music that had the sensibilities of pop with the hard edge of rock music? more… “Copy Haho”
(It’s Danan-anan-aykroyd lol thx)
So that’s “Danan-anan-aykroyd”. A name that has tripped many a music fan up (not least this interviewer) it’s surprisingly apt for a group who are tricky to understand but ultimately sound great. more… “Dananananaykroyd”