Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:21 am  

I wonder if any of the bands booked will pop up at other UK festivals over this summer.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:29 am  

dddooommm wrote:

I wonder if any of the bands booked will pop up at other UK festivals over this summer.

I can see Refused going to Reading/Leeds and headlining the Lock Up Stage but other than that I don't think so, Reading/Leeds is pretty full on the main stage, Download is a month earlier but may pick up a few of the smaller bands to fill out the bill.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:45 am  

If Mastodon, Refused, Glassjaw or Faith No More were to be added I'd seriously contemplate buying a weekend ticket for R & L.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:04 am  

I was in a bar last night and The Decemberists came on. I forgot how amazing they are.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:01 pm  

Reaquainted myself with Boys Night Out today. I tend to forget about these guys and I can never work out why. All your All Time Low and You Me at Six guff could learn from these guys!

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:53 pm  

Just listening to the new Orbital album - fantastic and will get better with more listens. Seeing them on Thursday in Manchester too. Looking forward to it even more now

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:43 pm  

http://www.specializedcharityalbum.co.uk/ Got this today. 40 remakes of tracks by The Specials in aid of the Teenage Charity Trust. Yes, there are the predictable straight ska covers, but the vast majority take the original and do something new with it - house version of Skinhead Moonstomp or a punk take on Too Much, Too Young, or perhaps a slightly jazzy version of Dawning Of A New Era? I've not finished it yet, I've been too busy hitting the replay button on a few of the tracks, but it's all good so far. All on there, and a project worth supporting.

http://www.specializedcharityalbum.co.uk/ Got this today. 40 remakes of tracks by The Specials in aid of the Teenage Charity Trust. Yes, there are the predictable straight ska covers, but the vast majority take the original and do something new with it - house version of Skinhead Moonstomp or a punk take on Too Much, Too Young, or perhaps a slightly jazzy version of Dawning Of A New Era? I've not finished it yet, I've been too busy hitting the replay button on a few of the tracks, but it's all good so far. All on there, and a project worth supporting.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:49 pm  

The new Killing Joke album Mmx11, gawd almighty its a corker, to go with The Stranglers new album Giants. Two top albums released in the last month, life in the old codgers still.....Gawd bless em......

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:08 pm  

dddooommm wrote:

I was in a bar last night and The Decemberists came on. I forgot how amazing they are.

You won't catch me disagreeing with this. Though the latest E.P. Long Live The King is a bit of a let down. May I suggest you try Tarkio or further back Happy Cactus for previous bands of lead singer Colin Meloy.

Re: The Great British music debate: redux #5 : Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:12 am  

Having a bit of a 'Twilight Singers' weekend