Here I am resurrecting my blog from the seemingly dead world of cyberspace. I have taken a hiatus from the whole blog scene as the sight of double digit hits proved all too much for me. Normal service will be restored in the coming days, but for now an update on one of my favourite bands - Dragonette!
Their album 'Galore' is now available to buy on itunes for just over a fiver. Not bad? If you want a shiny copy to hold in your hands, you'll have to hold out a few more weeks.
And a bit of an exclusive for you. The bands third single will no longer be 'Competition' - instead fan favourite 'True believer' is getting a release. If anything is gonna save the band, this could be it. It's very Radio 2! Although any Radio 2 listeners who like the song may get a bit of a shock when they hear the album. Radio 2 isn't used to bands singing about prostitution, manbeating and general sluttiness. Here is true believer:
And here is 'Marvelous' mixed with a birrov INXS from last nights London gig. Martina gets handed some fruit halfway through the song. This may seem random, but there was a good reason for it. She was juggling them backstage beforehand:
Thursday, 23 August 2007
Friday, 10 August 2007
Delicate And Lovely
Well, Darren Hayes' new album has leaked on the Internet and my first impression is... it's quite good, innit!
With 25 songs, there was always the danger the album would be chock full of shit, but the good news is the majority of it is not shit!
Here are the highlights:
Me, myself and (I)
You can always tell when someone is listening to this on MSN as the (I) becomes a lightbulb. Luckily, that isn't the most exciting thing about this song. This is going to be the next single, and is funky as fuck. It should be massive!
Sing to me
We all know Darren is best loved for his beautiful ballads, and this is the best of the bunch from the new album. While 'Words' and 'I just want you to love me' are also gorgeous, this one feels like a step up from the typical ballads we currently endure from the likes of westlife. This needs to be a single!
Listen all you people
This song features lyrics such as "queens", "queers" and "phobes". Would I be wrong to suggest this is a birrova anthem in the making? The gayest thing he's done since 'Crush'(apart from get married, of course) but a million times better!
Casey
This one is the longest on the album, weighing in at over six minutes long, but it certainly doesn't grate on you and tells songs of being saved in a yellow car. Well, if you are gonna be saved it has to be a yellow car, right? Fabulous!
Add to that another 21 songs of a high quality and I think we are looking at album of the year! In your face, MIKA!
With 25 songs, there was always the danger the album would be chock full of shit, but the good news is the majority of it is not shit!
Here are the highlights:
Me, myself and (I)
You can always tell when someone is listening to this on MSN as the (I) becomes a lightbulb. Luckily, that isn't the most exciting thing about this song. This is going to be the next single, and is funky as fuck. It should be massive!
Sing to me
We all know Darren is best loved for his beautiful ballads, and this is the best of the bunch from the new album. While 'Words' and 'I just want you to love me' are also gorgeous, this one feels like a step up from the typical ballads we currently endure from the likes of westlife. This needs to be a single!
Listen all you people
This song features lyrics such as "queens", "queers" and "phobes". Would I be wrong to suggest this is a birrova anthem in the making? The gayest thing he's done since 'Crush'(apart from get married, of course) but a million times better!
Casey
This one is the longest on the album, weighing in at over six minutes long, but it certainly doesn't grate on you and tells songs of being saved in a yellow car. Well, if you are gonna be saved it has to be a yellow car, right? Fabulous!
Add to that another 21 songs of a high quality and I think we are looking at album of the year! In your face, MIKA!
It's A New Girls Aloud Video
I know what you're thinking... cue a white background with some crappy dance moves and a shot of the ginger one pouting. Well, you would only score two out of three this time as there is no white background. Exciting?
If you don't believe me, have a look for yourself:
Here are some points on the video:
It's a shame with all the sun we've been having this week that they all look so grey. You'd think they could have at least put a bit of fake tan on being the professional pop puppets they are.
Don't you just HATE it when you go out with four of your mates and they are all wearing the same outfit as you? Sucks to be one of Girls Aloud!
They don't seem too bothered about the giant pins coming out from nowhere trying to mutilate them. I suspect its Geri Halliwell warning them to not upstage her band. To be fair, there's not much chance of that.
Is it just me or has this song got very old fast? I'd go as far as to say apart from the first 30 seconds, it's a bit shit now.
If you don't believe me, have a look for yourself:
Here are some points on the video:
It's a shame with all the sun we've been having this week that they all look so grey. You'd think they could have at least put a bit of fake tan on being the professional pop puppets they are.
Don't you just HATE it when you go out with four of your mates and they are all wearing the same outfit as you? Sucks to be one of Girls Aloud!
They don't seem too bothered about the giant pins coming out from nowhere trying to mutilate them. I suspect its Geri Halliwell warning them to not upstage her band. To be fair, there's not much chance of that.
Is it just me or has this song got very old fast? I'd go as far as to say apart from the first 30 seconds, it's a bit shit now.
Friday, 3 August 2007
Stop The Presses
Westlife sent THIS email to everyone on their mailing list today. I have no idea why I am on their mailing list, but it went to my junk mail anyway which means normality is restored:
It’s exciting news this week, as we can reveal that the boys have started work on a brand new album…
Start working? What input do the boys actually have? No doubt starting work means having a wanking contest to see who gets their face closest to the camera for the album cover.
At last, the news we’ve all been waiting for… After some well-earned holiday time, Shane, Nicky, Kian and Mark have gone back into the studio to begin recording a new studio album.
Well-earned holiday time? Shoulda sent them to Iraq.
They’ll be working with some of the biggest names in studio production, including Steve Mac, Quiz/Larossi, Per + David, Jorgen Elofsson and Maratone (Rami, Anthor + Savan), before jetting off to shoot the video for single #1 at the end of August.
Well, I may be stupid but I've never heard of any of those people. Not exactly Max Martin or LA Reid, is it? Thankfully, they aren't working with Timbaland.
The fact they are going to shoot a video for the first single weeks after STARTING the album suggests that recording a Westlife album isn't the hard slog we all expected it to be.
We’ll be keeping you up to date with all the latest news on how recording is going, but meanwhile, why not head over to the westlife.com forum, and swap ideas with other fans about what we can expect from the new album?
Well, why the hell not?
Here is what they have to say:
"Its great news & if there are a couple of covers thrown in Im not too bothered"
A couple? Make that 10 covers and one original, love.
Some of the fans have taken it onto themselves to find out where the recording studio is:
"It would be cool to know - then we can all head over there."
Great idea! We can bomb them to hell!
So yes. New Westlife album coming this year. Great news.
At least we all know what to get our grandparents!
It’s exciting news this week, as we can reveal that the boys have started work on a brand new album…
Start working? What input do the boys actually have? No doubt starting work means having a wanking contest to see who gets their face closest to the camera for the album cover.
At last, the news we’ve all been waiting for… After some well-earned holiday time, Shane, Nicky, Kian and Mark have gone back into the studio to begin recording a new studio album.
Well-earned holiday time? Shoulda sent them to Iraq.
They’ll be working with some of the biggest names in studio production, including Steve Mac, Quiz/Larossi, Per + David, Jorgen Elofsson and Maratone (Rami, Anthor + Savan), before jetting off to shoot the video for single #1 at the end of August.
Well, I may be stupid but I've never heard of any of those people. Not exactly Max Martin or LA Reid, is it? Thankfully, they aren't working with Timbaland.
The fact they are going to shoot a video for the first single weeks after STARTING the album suggests that recording a Westlife album isn't the hard slog we all expected it to be.
We’ll be keeping you up to date with all the latest news on how recording is going, but meanwhile, why not head over to the westlife.com forum, and swap ideas with other fans about what we can expect from the new album?
Well, why the hell not?
Here is what they have to say:
"Its great news & if there are a couple of covers thrown in Im not too bothered"
A couple? Make that 10 covers and one original, love.
Some of the fans have taken it onto themselves to find out where the recording studio is:
"It would be cool to know - then we can all head over there."
Great idea! We can bomb them to hell!
So yes. New Westlife album coming this year. Great news.
At least we all know what to get our grandparents!
Like Silver But Not As Shiny
I've introduced you to the shit of the crop in the current pop climate. Now lets meet someone decent.
This is Ross Copperman.
People expected big things of him... They never happened.
Perhaps things will pick up with his new single 'Found you'
Probably not, but that doesn't stop it being very good indeed.
Here it is, for your viewing pleasure:
He supported Rogue Traders last year. Can you see why?
No, me neither.
This is Ross Copperman.
People expected big things of him... They never happened.
Perhaps things will pick up with his new single 'Found you'
Probably not, but that doesn't stop it being very good indeed.
Here it is, for your viewing pleasure:
He supported Rogue Traders last year. Can you see why?
No, me neither.
Cock And Roll
Meet Amy MacDonald. She's 12 or something about it. She looks like Avril Lavigne after a bath. She is also shit.
So why the fuck is her album heading for the top three this week? Just when my faith in the British public is restored after getting rid of ella bitch, you go and buy something like this?
Why do I dislike Miss Burger King so? Maybe it's the fact that she is Scottish but sounds Irish when she sings. Perhaps she's auditioning for the proclaimers or something. Truth is, she's not even good enough to be a one woman B*Witched. But why does she do it? She's either deranged, deformed, dyslexic or just a div! I was almost expecting her to do a jig halfway through the song.
Here is her video. Remember, if you're tempted to throw old fruit at the screen. It won't actually hit her, and will just leave you with a bit of a mess.
Still, it will leave you with a sense of satisfaction... moreso than listening to this pile of shit would normally do:
So why the fuck is her album heading for the top three this week? Just when my faith in the British public is restored after getting rid of ella bitch, you go and buy something like this?
Why do I dislike Miss Burger King so? Maybe it's the fact that she is Scottish but sounds Irish when she sings. Perhaps she's auditioning for the proclaimers or something. Truth is, she's not even good enough to be a one woman B*Witched. But why does she do it? She's either deranged, deformed, dyslexic or just a div! I was almost expecting her to do a jig halfway through the song.
Here is her video. Remember, if you're tempted to throw old fruit at the screen. It won't actually hit her, and will just leave you with a bit of a mess.
Still, it will leave you with a sense of satisfaction... moreso than listening to this pile of shit would normally do:
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