Hallo there blog, I’ve been neglecting you again, ain’t I? Anyway, there are vids and things to catch up on. Probably the most pleasing thing I’ve heard recently is the beautifully synthy new Yeah Yeah Yeahs track Zero. It’s a beast of a track – a grower, and most certainly best appreciated LOUD. Do you [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Pet Shop Boys, Lady GaGa, Frankmusik: new vids, essentially
Posted: 27th February 2009 by MV in ReleasesTags: frankmusik, la roux, lady gaga, malcolm middleton, pet shop boys, the gaslight anthem, the saturdays, vv brown, yeah yeah yeahs
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OK so I had to get in on the “fun” here. Tonight it’s the BRITs and, while they may be a hopeless anachronism, that makes it obligatory to ponder what was going through the minds of the people choosing this year’s shortlist (other than “which artists need a bit of a sales leg-up right now?”, [...]
New La Roux, video-free legends, genre confusion, and bleeps
Posted: 6th February 2009 by MV in ReleasesTags: kyla, la roux, marina and the diamonds, pet shop boys, royksopp, saint etienne
Let’s kick off with a bit of audio-only action from two pop scene stalwarts who it’s still very much OK to love. First up, WHY on earth is there no video for what is surely Saint Etienne’s most pop single in years. I guess it’s the same reason their latest best of has been repeatedly [...]