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CD Review: Ludwig - Music Make You Happy
I want Ludwig to appreciate that I am stingy, harsh and critical. If everything were given a 5 Star rating the whole process would be a total waste of time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/207/ | 100 hits
I want Ludwig to appreciate that I am stingy, harsh and critical. If everything were given a 5 Star rating the whole process would be a total waste of time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/207/ | 100 hits
Interview: These Monsters
Leeds Music Scene caught up with Sam Pryor from These Monsters in the run-up to the release of their debut album, 'Call Me Dragon'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12270/ | 300 hits
Leeds Music Scene caught up with Sam Pryor from These Monsters in the run-up to the release of their debut album, 'Call Me Dragon'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12270/ | 300 hits
Interview: Bowling For Soup
Bowling For Soup speak with Leeds Music Scene as they celebrate the release of their new album 'Sorry For Partyin'
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11334/ | 639 hits
Bowling For Soup speak with Leeds Music Scene as they celebrate the release of their new album 'Sorry For Partyin'
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11334/ | 639 hits
CD Review: Ten Seconds Of Chaos - Don't Cut Me Out
Within the limitations of full-on rock guitar-band music Ten Seconds of Chaos squeeze out every possibility to maximum effect.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2812/ | 594 hits
Within the limitations of full-on rock guitar-band music Ten Seconds of Chaos squeeze out every possibility to maximum effect.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2812/ | 594 hits
CD Review: Hey Negrita - Devil in My Shoes
It is a genuine mystery why some bands release singles, particularly when clearly they are so far from the sort of music that the single buying bracket of the public would actually listen too.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4051/ | 187 hits
It is a genuine mystery why some bands release singles, particularly when clearly they are so far from the sort of music that the single buying bracket of the public would actually listen too.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4051/ | 187 hits
Band Profile: Cherry Picasso
Cherry Picasso has been officially in existence since October 2008; the seeds of the band, however, were formed in the dark distant past.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12284/ | 41 hits
Cherry Picasso has been officially in existence since October 2008; the seeds of the band, however, were formed in the dark distant past.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12284/ | 41 hits
CD Review: Dermo - Untitled
"Nice With a Pen" and "Absent Minds" are two breathless streams of rhyming weaponry from MC Dermo (known to his family as Tim Rhodes).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/303/ | 110 hits
"Nice With a Pen" and "Absent Minds" are two breathless streams of rhyming weaponry from MC Dermo (known to his family as Tim Rhodes).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/303/ | 110 hits
CD Review: Dananananaykroyd - Some Dresses
Through the wreckage of complete structural dereliction, Glasgow punk collective Dananananaykroyd fashion an urgent, glorious mess of a track.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7579/ | 427 hits
Through the wreckage of complete structural dereliction, Glasgow punk collective Dananananaykroyd fashion an urgent, glorious mess of a track.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7579/ | 427 hits
CD Review: Brendan Benson - Metarie!
Herman's Hermits for a new generation, Brendan Benson is deep in the suburbs of Kwellerville. "Metarie" is bourgeois, pointless, soulless, very cute, and very lavishly furnished with musical equipment and recording studio time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/524/ | 380 hits
Herman's Hermits for a new generation, Brendan Benson is deep in the suburbs of Kwellerville. "Metarie" is bourgeois, pointless, soulless, very cute, and very lavishly furnished with musical equipment and recording studio time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/524/ | 380 hits
CD Review: Earl - What Are You Waiting For?
Now this one's a hard one, not often do I recieve or listen to dance tunes with a huge amount of interest, but as I put this CD on, I suddenly like dance music!!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3944/ | 167 hits
Now this one's a hard one, not often do I recieve or listen to dance tunes with a huge amount of interest, but as I put this CD on, I suddenly like dance music!!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3944/ | 167 hits
Live Review: Chris Helme
Helme / Banks / Fletcher... three of the best musicians in... er... to come out of Yorkshire... so ran the "glowing" introduction to the live debut of these three paragons of fine music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/794/ | 102 hits
Helme / Banks / Fletcher... three of the best musicians in... er... to come out of Yorkshire... so ran the "glowing" introduction to the live debut of these three paragons of fine music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/794/ | 102 hits
CD Review: Twisted Wheel - Twisted Wheel
Phrases like "A Band For The People" and "Proper Music That You Can Believe In" are definitely over-used phrases since two brothers by the name of Gallagher came onto the British music scene, and Twisted Wheel are definitely a band for which the above cliche apply, but please don't stop reading here.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10595/ | 326 hits
Phrases like "A Band For The People" and "Proper Music That You Can Believe In" are definitely over-used phrases since two brothers by the name of Gallagher came onto the British music scene, and Twisted Wheel are definitely a band for which the above cliche apply, but please don't stop reading here.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10595/ | 326 hits
CD Review: Rodina - Over The Sun
There are a lot of female vocalists out there at the moment, none though, who have quite the same intrigue as Aoife Hearty from Rodina.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10369/ | 265 hits
There are a lot of female vocalists out there at the moment, none though, who have quite the same intrigue as Aoife Hearty from Rodina.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10369/ | 265 hits
CD Review: Shy Child - Summer
Appropriately here is a review of a song called "Summer" just as the weather turns wet and cold... no hang on it's always been wet and cold.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8845/ | 136 hits
Appropriately here is a review of a song called "Summer" just as the weather turns wet and cold... no hang on it's always been wet and cold.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8845/ | 136 hits
Live Review: Lily Allen
Lily Allen, the 21 year old daughter of rock and roll legend Keith Allen seems to have caused quite a stir of late and The Faversham buzzed this evening with a sold out crowd comprising of quite a mixed bag of individuals - there were those looking to check out the potential 'next big thing', there were those who were probably fans of her father and saw her mentioned in The Observer, there were minor celebrities (Alex Carter from Emmerdale) and even the odd major one ( Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix of Kaiser Chiefs fame).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6961/ | 836 hits
Lily Allen, the 21 year old daughter of rock and roll legend Keith Allen seems to have caused quite a stir of late and The Faversham buzzed this evening with a sold out crowd comprising of quite a mixed bag of individuals - there were those looking to check out the potential 'next big thing', there were those who were probably fans of her father and saw her mentioned in The Observer, there were minor celebrities (Alex Carter from Emmerdale) and even the odd major one ( Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix of Kaiser Chiefs fame).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6961/ | 836 hits
Live Review: Jon Gomm + Amrit Sond + Michael Berk
9 Years ago I had the pleasure of seeing Adrian Legg performing in Manchester, a gig which changed my view of the acoustic guitar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4298/ | 409 hits
9 Years ago I had the pleasure of seeing Adrian Legg performing in Manchester, a gig which changed my view of the acoustic guitar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4298/ | 409 hits
CD Review: Isosceles - Kitch Bitch
Charging headlong at us with spry eyes and barbed words of wit come Glaswegian four-piece Isosceles and their not particularly innovative brand of wry and irreverent art-pop jerkiness.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9681/ | 157 hits
Charging headlong at us with spry eyes and barbed words of wit come Glaswegian four-piece Isosceles and their not particularly innovative brand of wry and irreverent art-pop jerkiness.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9681/ | 157 hits
CD Review: One Small Life - Factor 8
There are two songs on their debut single, lead track Factor 8 and additional song Spinning. With all records, there is always a song that you prefer over another.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/467/ | 126 hits
There are two songs on their debut single, lead track Factor 8 and additional song Spinning. With all records, there is always a song that you prefer over another.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/467/ | 126 hits
Live Review: The Coral
Fifty or so genuine Radio Aire competition winners and an army of press, liggers, blaggers and Leeds scene wannabes (people who don't have to be in work on a Friday afternoon) crowded into the Faversham.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4150/ | 452 hits
Fifty or so genuine Radio Aire competition winners and an army of press, liggers, blaggers and Leeds scene wannabes (people who don't have to be in work on a Friday afternoon) crowded into the Faversham.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4150/ | 452 hits
Live Review: Kate Rusby
Go to a folk gig... what is that about? Well, I've been into Kate Rusby's music since I got her excellent album "10" as a present from a discerning music lover.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1282/ | 130 hits
Go to a folk gig... what is that about? Well, I've been into Kate Rusby's music since I got her excellent album "10" as a present from a discerning music lover.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1282/ | 130 hits
Live Review: Tiger Shadow
Tiger Shadow were a late addition to the Introducing Stage. Being such a recent arrival on the Leeds scene that this is only their third gig as a band.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9980/ | 285 hits
Tiger Shadow were a late addition to the Introducing Stage. Being such a recent arrival on the Leeds scene that this is only their third gig as a band.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9980/ | 285 hits
CD Review: Brass Moustache - Brudenell Groove
Brudenell Groove sparkles like frost on a sunny day. It zings like lemon juice in a salad. It's three smart-arsed young men doing a sort of acid jazz thing right there in your back yard.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/162/ | 147 hits
Brudenell Groove sparkles like frost on a sunny day. It zings like lemon juice in a salad. It's three smart-arsed young men doing a sort of acid jazz thing right there in your back yard.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/162/ | 147 hits
Live Review: Kid iD
A smiling six piece band with trumpet, trombone, drums, percussion, bass, guitar and vocals, all played with serious pro skills can hardly go wrong in the festival sunshine.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9982/ | 295 hits
A smiling six piece band with trumpet, trombone, drums, percussion, bass, guitar and vocals, all played with serious pro skills can hardly go wrong in the festival sunshine.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9982/ | 295 hits
CD Review: All Star 69ers - 568A
It's not often you get a second bite of the cherry with a review, but after sending in the first pass demo of their album, the All Star 69ers now provide the next instalment which is the finished 10 song article.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/209/ | 189 hits
It's not often you get a second bite of the cherry with a review, but after sending in the first pass demo of their album, the All Star 69ers now provide the next instalment which is the finished 10 song article.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/209/ | 189 hits
Live Review: Mr Hudson And The Library
I arrive late, but in time to catch the headline act's full set. The turnout is much better than I expected, the main room is full.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8409/ | 412 hits
I arrive late, but in time to catch the headline act's full set. The turnout is much better than I expected, the main room is full.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8409/ | 412 hits
Live Review: Goldrush + Tannaou + Hayley Avron
You may remember Hayley Avron as one third of Leeds garage-indie types The Tennessee Traincrash. While I have to admit I wasn't a particularly big fan of theirs, her new guise as an acoustic singer-songwriter is, it has to be said, a big improvement on the Strokes-lite indie of her old band.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3298/ | 428 hits
You may remember Hayley Avron as one third of Leeds garage-indie types The Tennessee Traincrash. While I have to admit I wasn't a particularly big fan of theirs, her new guise as an acoustic singer-songwriter is, it has to be said, a big improvement on the Strokes-lite indie of her old band.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3298/ | 428 hits
Live Review: Martin Hughes
On many occasions throughout history a tiny crowd has witnessed a great miracle. Throughout musical history small numbers have seen something magnificent, which has transpired for the artist to go beyond these initial setbacks to playing huge venues and sell millions of albums.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6305/ | 360 hits
On many occasions throughout history a tiny crowd has witnessed a great miracle. Throughout musical history small numbers have seen something magnificent, which has transpired for the artist to go beyond these initial setbacks to playing huge venues and sell millions of albums.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6305/ | 360 hits
CD Review: Rob Nichols - Allegory
This is Rob Nichols third and most assured album. It's comprised of relaxed and natural sounding arrangements of ten fine new songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/336/ | 339 hits
This is Rob Nichols third and most assured album. It's comprised of relaxed and natural sounding arrangements of ten fine new songs.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/336/ | 339 hits
Live Review: Supergrass
What a truly splendid place Leeds City Varieties is to get up close and personal with a band. No big muddy field stood next to a disinterested bunch of metal-heads watching from a mile away but sat comfortably amongst fervent fans eager to witness the close up skill of Messrs Supergrass.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4147/ | 516 hits
What a truly splendid place Leeds City Varieties is to get up close and personal with a band. No big muddy field stood next to a disinterested bunch of metal-heads watching from a mile away but sat comfortably amongst fervent fans eager to witness the close up skill of Messrs Supergrass.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4147/ | 516 hits
Live Review: The Starting Line + The Early November + Anberlin
The emo backlash has definitely started. 'Cooler than thou' kids in studded belts listen to metal, or 'NWOAHM' these days, but no one has told the masses of people queuing in the cold for this emo-tastic triple bill.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4230/ | 290 hits
The emo backlash has definitely started. 'Cooler than thou' kids in studded belts listen to metal, or 'NWOAHM' these days, but no one has told the masses of people queuing in the cold for this emo-tastic triple bill.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4230/ | 290 hits
Live Review: Fungus + Djingo
Sunday night in March at Joseph's Well and we're here to witness Fungus' latest tour, as they bring us their latest tongue-in-cheek, have-a-go single "A Fanclub Would Be Nice" and a genuine attempt to rock the venue ...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/867/ | 142 hits
Sunday night in March at Joseph's Well and we're here to witness Fungus' latest tour, as they bring us their latest tongue-in-cheek, have-a-go single "A Fanclub Would Be Nice" and a genuine attempt to rock the venue ...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/867/ | 142 hits
Live Review: Alt Track + Shaheen + Mr Gary C
Three acts for the 360 Club this evening. The first of which is local, one man show Mr Gary C with a battery of Van Morrison inclined, jazzy pop numbers to entertain the audience with.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11546/ | 349 hits
Three acts for the 360 Club this evening. The first of which is local, one man show Mr Gary C with a battery of Van Morrison inclined, jazzy pop numbers to entertain the audience with.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11546/ | 349 hits
Live Review: Backyard Babies
Now don't get me wrong here, I've nothing against Kurt Cobain - the guy made some damn fine music in his time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4185/ | 585 hits
Now don't get me wrong here, I've nothing against Kurt Cobain - the guy made some damn fine music in his time.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/4185/ | 585 hits
Live Review: The Twang
For a band about to release their second single to be playing a headline set at the Leeds Met is no small feat.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8440/ | 874 hits
For a band about to release their second single to be playing a headline set at the Leeds Met is no small feat.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8440/ | 874 hits
Live Review: Baba Ganoosh + Cypher + Project 506
You could describe all the bands that played tonight with the same sentence: A three-piece that fuses live guitars with electronic synths and beats, led by a strong male vocal.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/796/ | 149 hits
You could describe all the bands that played tonight with the same sentence: A three-piece that fuses live guitars with electronic synths and beats, led by a strong male vocal.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/796/ | 149 hits
CD Review: Napoleon IIIrd - In Debt To
Recently, there's been a contrast of sorts when going out - some nights can be spent bumping into some of the most passionate promoters and talented musicians the city can offer; people who have a genuine enthusiasm for the music scene in Leeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8906/ | 362 hits
Recently, there's been a contrast of sorts when going out - some nights can be spent bumping into some of the most passionate promoters and talented musicians the city can offer; people who have a genuine enthusiasm for the music scene in Leeds.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8906/ | 362 hits
Live Review: Rob Nichols
After our pre-drink sesh-on, at what was quite possibly the cheesiest pub venue that Leeds city centre has to offer, we felt bitter, confused, traitors to our good selves and to what we knew to be the real reason the city of Leeds has built its reputation as the capital of live music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6163/ | 489 hits
After our pre-drink sesh-on, at what was quite possibly the cheesiest pub venue that Leeds city centre has to offer, we felt bitter, confused, traitors to our good selves and to what we knew to be the real reason the city of Leeds has built its reputation as the capital of live music.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6163/ | 489 hits
CD Review: Speech Debelle - Speech Therapy
I confess, I didn't actually own 'Speech Therapy' before the Mercury Prize awards and must have been one of many who hit iTunes as soon as they heard the results to get downloading.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11201/ | 171 hits
I confess, I didn't actually own 'Speech Therapy' before the Mercury Prize awards and must have been one of many who hit iTunes as soon as they heard the results to get downloading.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11201/ | 171 hits
Live Review: The Haunted
For the uninitiated The Haunted are from Gothenburg, Sweden. Formed from the ashes of seminal metallers, "At the Gates", their music is that of unbelievable extremes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2656/ | 239 hits
For the uninitiated The Haunted are from Gothenburg, Sweden. Formed from the ashes of seminal metallers, "At the Gates", their music is that of unbelievable extremes.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2656/ | 239 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Showcase: Bradford Unsigned SXSW 2007
"Unsigned" - it's like a badge of dishonour, it suggests that the band or person in question has somehow failed in achieving something or not yet reached their goal, like unqualified, unapproachable, unnecessary, pish!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8259/ | 493 hits
"Unsigned" - it's like a badge of dishonour, it suggests that the band or person in question has somehow failed in achieving something or not yet reached their goal, like unqualified, unapproachable, unnecessary, pish!
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8259/ | 493 hits
Live Review: Cobra Starship
Spending the first few songs down in the photography pit area, it gave me a genuine idea just how strong the fan base for Cobra Starship is.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12412/ | 141 hits
Spending the first few songs down in the photography pit area, it gave me a genuine idea just how strong the fan base for Cobra Starship is.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12412/ | 141 hits
Live Review: Hekety
Hekety: a 5-piece ceilidh band from Sheffield that's very much easier to listen to than spell if you've only heard the name spoken.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3407/ | 527 hits
Hekety: a 5-piece ceilidh band from Sheffield that's very much easier to listen to than spell if you've only heard the name spoken.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3407/ | 527 hits
CD Review: The Lucida Console - Untitled
This three track demo starts very bright and clear on some strong arpeggiated guitar, with a movement through to a slowly rising bass and drums crescendo that speeds up a little uncertainly.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/275/ | 331 hits
This three track demo starts very bright and clear on some strong arpeggiated guitar, with a movement through to a slowly rising bass and drums crescendo that speeds up a little uncertainly.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/275/ | 331 hits
Live Review: Plastic Fuzz
This was my first Tea Time Shuffle for some time, and I was excited to be down reviewing a band I actually discovered through LMS - Plastic Fuzz.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9713/ | 176 hits
This was my first Tea Time Shuffle for some time, and I was excited to be down reviewing a band I actually discovered through LMS - Plastic Fuzz.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9713/ | 176 hits
Live Review: Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn you ask - who is he? You may well ask. This is the man who defined the sounds of the early 60s with his jingle jangle sound of the 12 string Rickenbacker guitar - a sound adopted and refined by The Beatles no less in many of their early classics (Hard Day's Night springs immediately to mind).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/823/ | 102 hits
Roger McGuinn you ask - who is he? You may well ask. This is the man who defined the sounds of the early 60s with his jingle jangle sound of the 12 string Rickenbacker guitar - a sound adopted and refined by The Beatles no less in many of their early classics (Hard Day's Night springs immediately to mind).
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/823/ | 102 hits
CD Review: Burn The Mona Lisa - Plastic Pop
Displaying genuine heart-on-the-sleeve histrionics, Burn The Mona Lisa are said to be on a mission to 'overthrow the overrated' according to the media blurb accompanying this release.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3380/ | 282 hits
Displaying genuine heart-on-the-sleeve histrionics, Burn The Mona Lisa are said to be on a mission to 'overthrow the overrated' according to the media blurb accompanying this release.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3380/ | 282 hits
CD Review: The Libertines - s/t
I swear to God. The day I finally get my wish and am sworn in as Supreme Lord of the Universe, one of the first things I will introduce is a law making it compulsory for all groups consisting of skinny white boys with guitars to do two hundred press-ups first thing on a morning to a soundtrack of "I Feel Good" and "Get Up (Sex Machine)" by James Brown.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3058/ | 934 hits
I swear to God. The day I finally get my wish and am sworn in as Supreme Lord of the Universe, one of the first things I will introduce is a law making it compulsory for all groups consisting of skinny white boys with guitars to do two hundred press-ups first thing on a morning to a soundtrack of "I Feel Good" and "Get Up (Sex Machine)" by James Brown.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3058/ | 934 hits
CD Review: MC Lars - The Laptop EP
Now this my friends is indefinably kooky, a little bit whey a little bit whoa, slightly off centre, away from the norm, granted a bit geeky but nevertheless something smoulderingly original that you will not have come across before.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3419/ | 784 hits
Now this my friends is indefinably kooky, a little bit whey a little bit whoa, slightly off centre, away from the norm, granted a bit geeky but nevertheless something smoulderingly original that you will not have come across before.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3419/ | 784 hits
Live Review: Sparklehorse + Gemma Hayes
In the dereliction of Leeds' nineteenth century railway arches Mark Linkous coaxes sublime and fragile music from a tangled mass of leads and electrojunk from the twentieth.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/722/ | 211 hits
In the dereliction of Leeds' nineteenth century railway arches Mark Linkous coaxes sublime and fragile music from a tangled mass of leads and electrojunk from the twentieth.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/722/ | 211 hits
CD Review: Shaun T Hunter - Flying Not Falling
Shaun T Hunter may not be a name familiar to a great many people in Leeds, but whilst other artists' rise has been meteoric, Shaun T Hunter has quietly been plugging away crafting charming albums of simplicity and understatement.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3428/ | 441 hits
Shaun T Hunter may not be a name familiar to a great many people in Leeds, but whilst other artists' rise has been meteoric, Shaun T Hunter has quietly been plugging away crafting charming albums of simplicity and understatement.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3428/ | 441 hits
Live Review: The Ordinary Boys + Kaiser Chiefs
"Can anyone tell me what city I'm in?" howls the suited and booted lead Kaiser, red pin striped arms flailing at his side.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3252/ | 975 hits
"Can anyone tell me what city I'm in?" howls the suited and booted lead Kaiser, red pin striped arms flailing at his side.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3252/ | 975 hits
CD Review: Infadels - We Are Not the Infadels (Live+DVD)
The album cover for We Are Not The Infadels led me to believe that Infadels were some sort of new wave electro-pop band of the To My Boy variety.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7471/ | 195 hits
The album cover for We Are Not The Infadels led me to believe that Infadels were some sort of new wave electro-pop band of the To My Boy variety.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7471/ | 195 hits
Interview: Yellow Stripe Nine
There's a new club open in town. It's pretty exclusive and the house band is Leeds' Yellow Stripe Nine. Conveniently, Club DeccaDance's owner is the band's lead singer. In fact, it's his creation.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3926/ | 397 hits
There's a new club open in town. It's pretty exclusive and the house band is Leeds' Yellow Stripe Nine. Conveniently, Club DeccaDance's owner is the band's lead singer. In fact, it's his creation.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3926/ | 397 hits
CD Review: Kill Hannah - Until Theres Nothing Left Of Us
Kill Hannah's 'Until There's Nothing Left of Us' saw a US release in 2006. Now, two years later, it finally gets a UK release with a modified tracklisting that sees a number of the album's original songs dropped in favour of three tracks from Kill Hannah's as-yet-unreleased-in-the-UK debut, 'For Ever and Never.' The result is more a 'best of' than a coherent album, but you can hardly blame Kill Hannah for wanting to make the best possible impression on the UK audience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9587/ | 1,073 hits
Kill Hannah's 'Until There's Nothing Left of Us' saw a US release in 2006. Now, two years later, it finally gets a UK release with a modified tracklisting that sees a number of the album's original songs dropped in favour of three tracks from Kill Hannah's as-yet-unreleased-in-the-UK debut, 'For Ever and Never.' The result is more a 'best of' than a coherent album, but you can hardly blame Kill Hannah for wanting to make the best possible impression on the UK audience.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9587/ | 1,073 hits
CD Review: Captain Wilberforce - Everyone Loves A Villain
This release is quite a confusing listen. The explosive, fuzzy power-pop 'gems' of Captain Wilberforce's previous releases set the tone, with a thoroughly tolerable, bubbly aim to please.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9353/ | 403 hits
This release is quite a confusing listen. The explosive, fuzzy power-pop 'gems' of Captain Wilberforce's previous releases set the tone, with a thoroughly tolerable, bubbly aim to please.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9353/ | 403 hits
CD Review: Itch - The Boy Who Cried Wolf
This is a third release from Batley's Itch. The passion, inventiveness and musical ambition of the 2001 debut "Spiralling Paper Planes" are still all there, with depth maturity and a surer sense of what Itch are all about.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/342/ | 515 hits
This is a third release from Batley's Itch. The passion, inventiveness and musical ambition of the 2001 debut "Spiralling Paper Planes" are still all there, with depth maturity and a surer sense of what Itch are all about.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/342/ | 515 hits
Band Profile: The Enemy
If you happen to be young, intelligent and restless, Coventry is a surprisingly inspiring place to be today- if only for all the wrong reasons.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7459/ | 1,155 hits
If you happen to be young, intelligent and restless, Coventry is a surprisingly inspiring place to be today- if only for all the wrong reasons.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7459/ | 1,155 hits
Live Review: Clinic + JJ72 + The Delgados
A good crowd turned up for tonight's free Barfly sessions gig but there was plenty of room and it could have been promoted a little bit better because many of the genuine fans who would have paid to see these bands knew nothing of it.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/863/ | 125 hits
A good crowd turned up for tonight's free Barfly sessions gig but there was plenty of room and it could have been promoted a little bit better because many of the genuine fans who would have paid to see these bands knew nothing of it.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/863/ | 125 hits
CD Review: Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street
Flashback a few years, and to Bergen, Norway. One of many Scandinavian towns and cities being proclaimed as new centres of cool, two guys released an album called 'Quiet Is The New Loud'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2819/ | 1,027 hits
Flashback a few years, and to Bergen, Norway. One of many Scandinavian towns and cities being proclaimed as new centres of cool, two guys released an album called 'Quiet Is The New Loud'.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2819/ | 1,027 hits
Live Review: Against Me! + Pylon + The Leif Ericsson + Dugong + Indicator
As ever I'm late, it looks like I've already missed 2 bands and I've already missed the first song from Indicator.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2726/ | 1,012 hits
As ever I'm late, it looks like I've already missed 2 bands and I've already missed the first song from Indicator.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2726/ | 1,012 hits
Live Review: Pretty Girls Make Graves + The Blood Brothers + Buzzkill
First up at The Well tonight were local sleaze punk rockers Buzzkill. A favourite in the local scene, Buzzkill have developed a popular status and rightly so.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1272/ | 332 hits
First up at The Well tonight were local sleaze punk rockers Buzzkill. A favourite in the local scene, Buzzkill have developed a popular status and rightly so.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1272/ | 332 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Lancaster: The Bands
You would have thought that Lancastrians would have come to terms with the fact that they're never going to get the better of us lot, but it would appear that they're still up for the challenge.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8438/ | 329 hits
You would have thought that Lancastrians would have come to terms with the fact that they're never going to get the better of us lot, but it would appear that they're still up for the challenge.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8438/ | 329 hits
Live Review: Buen Chico + AB Negative + Ali Whitton + Soberskin
"It all kicks off around half past eight," Buen Chico's manager tells us as we stroll into the Met at the specified start time of seven o'clock.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2685/ | 1,194 hits
"It all kicks off around half past eight," Buen Chico's manager tells us as we stroll into the Met at the specified start time of seven o'clock.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2685/ | 1,194 hits
CD Review: Galitza - Do You See? Do You?
Drifting, as they do, in a special dimension of their own, Galitza pulsate on a separate cycle to the ones we can normally understand.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2594/ | 532 hits
Drifting, as they do, in a special dimension of their own, Galitza pulsate on a separate cycle to the ones we can normally understand.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2594/ | 532 hits
Live Review: The Playmates + Yes Boss + The Terminals
A launch gig for a single that isn't actually finished or due out for maybe another month if that... surely such inefficiency can't be associated with The Playmates?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6507/ | 1,073 hits
A launch gig for a single that isn't actually finished or due out for maybe another month if that... surely such inefficiency can't be associated with The Playmates?
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6507/ | 1,073 hits
Interview: The Casual Terraces
Andy Roberts catches up with The Casual Terraces before their gig with Radio Clash...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1625/ | 1,122 hits
Andy Roberts catches up with The Casual Terraces before their gig with Radio Clash...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1625/ | 1,122 hits
Live Review: Nutty Skunk + Offramp + Kaylium + Kanuba
The first band to be showcased were York-based Kanuba, a fresh-faced quartet whose funk-rock billing doesn't really reflect their versatility and ability to cause a stir with some heavy beats and bass lines.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3586/ | 908 hits
The first band to be showcased were York-based Kanuba, a fresh-faced quartet whose funk-rock billing doesn't really reflect their versatility and ability to cause a stir with some heavy beats and bass lines.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3586/ | 908 hits
Live Review: Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip + Rage Against The Machine + Does It Offend You, Yeah? + Ipso Facto + The Cherry Cobb Cartel + Vampire Weekend + MGMT + One Night Only + Serj Tankian + Stephen Lynch + Dizzee Rascal + Taking Back Sunday + Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. + Anti-Flag
Saturday kicked off at the main stage again. I was going to go see Fran Rodgers but having walked around for a day in wellies a size too small for me, I wanted to do as little walking as possible really.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9946/ | 360 hits
Saturday kicked off at the main stage again. I was going to go see Fran Rodgers but having walked around for a day in wellies a size too small for me, I wanted to do as little walking as possible really.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9946/ | 360 hits
Live Review: Kimono + Johnny Poindexter + Vessels
I've been harbouring a prejudice for a long time now. To me, there is something innately distrustful about underground/unsigned bands who have that polished sheen of 9-5s spent in the rehearsal room about them.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6348/ | 633 hits
I've been harbouring a prejudice for a long time now. To me, there is something innately distrustful about underground/unsigned bands who have that polished sheen of 9-5s spent in the rehearsal room about them.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6348/ | 633 hits
CD Review: Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
Superbly serene yet gregariously graceful, the second album from Joan Wasser and Co. is a magnificent exercise in chamber-pop intricacy.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9864/ | 232 hits
Superbly serene yet gregariously graceful, the second album from Joan Wasser and Co. is a magnificent exercise in chamber-pop intricacy.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9864/ | 232 hits
CD Review: The Lodger - Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion
"TWONG!" That is the sound of a bedspring snapping as a fully-grown man attempts to replicate the "pogo", a fairly basic dance move last performed by the subject in an indie disco circa 1995.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3868/ | 1,956 hits
"TWONG!" That is the sound of a bedspring snapping as a fully-grown man attempts to replicate the "pogo", a fairly basic dance move last performed by the subject in an indie disco circa 1995.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/3868/ | 1,956 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - Sounds of the Rhubarb Triangle
Whilst the 'Rhubarb Triangle' historically describes that polygonaceae-rich patch of land between Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley, I suspect that this compilation celebrates the musical output of the first-named metropolitan outpost.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9672/ | 413 hits
Whilst the 'Rhubarb Triangle' historically describes that polygonaceae-rich patch of land between Wakefield, Rothwell and Morley, I suspect that this compilation celebrates the musical output of the first-named metropolitan outpost.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9672/ | 413 hits
CD Review: The Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell And Back
Don't get me wrong, I wanted to like this record. Like most rock fans wanting a break from the whole "distorted guitars and vocals which sound like the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street" schtick of yer Slipknots and Papa Roaches in 2003, I thought The Darkness were a breath of fresh air - a group with their eyes shamelessly set on selling out Wembley five nights in a row rather than just staring at their feet and being happy to be anchored to the toilet circuit.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6076/ | 420 hits
Don't get me wrong, I wanted to like this record. Like most rock fans wanting a break from the whole "distorted guitars and vocals which sound like the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street" schtick of yer Slipknots and Papa Roaches in 2003, I thought The Darkness were a breath of fresh air - a group with their eyes shamelessly set on selling out Wembley five nights in a row rather than just staring at their feet and being happy to be anchored to the toilet circuit.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/6076/ | 420 hits
Interview: Funeral for a Friend
John Harvey talks with Darren from Welsh emo hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, who recently headlined the NME tour in Leeds...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2338/ | 2,636 hits
John Harvey talks with Darren from Welsh emo hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, who recently headlined the NME tour in Leeds...
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/2338/ | 2,636 hits
Live Review: Lunar Camels
Around three weeks ago I received, in my capacity as an erstwhile music reviewer, an invitation to something entitled "Lunar Camels".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1024/ | 233 hits
Around three weeks ago I received, in my capacity as an erstwhile music reviewer, an invitation to something entitled "Lunar Camels".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1024/ | 233 hits
Live Review: Black Wire + The Bilderberg Group + The Pistol Apostles
Your correspondent is tired and weary, drowning in a sea of hipsters, trying not to booze due to previous late messy night après gig and "advancing years".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1286/ | 575 hits
Your correspondent is tired and weary, drowning in a sea of hipsters, trying not to booze due to previous late messy night après gig and "advancing years".
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1286/ | 575 hits
CD Review: Andrew Vincent - Rotten Pear
I'm no expert on Canadian rock, (Neil Young, Bryan Adams and Arcade Fire are perhaps the furthest my knowledge stretches on the matter) but for some reason Andrew Vincent still somehow comes across as unashamedly Canadian to me.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12265/ | 158 hits
I'm no expert on Canadian rock, (Neil Young, Bryan Adams and Arcade Fire are perhaps the furthest my knowledge stretches on the matter) but for some reason Andrew Vincent still somehow comes across as unashamedly Canadian to me.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12265/ | 158 hits
Live Review: Brazil + Red Vinyl Fur + Kenosha
A great concept for a night - no doubt. Let's drag some foreigners kicking and certainly screaming across those windy rain plagued hills separating the land and cram them into Leeds' "most intimate venue" to try and conquer a largely partisan audience, forced to miss the footie and demanding satisfaction.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/737/ | 161 hits
A great concept for a night - no doubt. Let's drag some foreigners kicking and certainly screaming across those windy rain plagued hills separating the land and cram them into Leeds' "most intimate venue" to try and conquer a largely partisan audience, forced to miss the footie and demanding satisfaction.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/737/ | 161 hits
Live Review: Detroit Social Club + Renaissance Dolls
After being 'meeted and greeted' at The Cockpit's entrance by a surprisingly long queue of angst-ridden looking, 'scene kids', I thought I'd been mistaken; I came tonight with the impression that Detroit Social Club were a typical, indie, lad-rock outfit and 'the saviours of British guitar music' - well, at least that's what the Internet told me.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12387/ | 205 hits
After being 'meeted and greeted' at The Cockpit's entrance by a surprisingly long queue of angst-ridden looking, 'scene kids', I thought I'd been mistaken; I came tonight with the impression that Detroit Social Club were a typical, indie, lad-rock outfit and 'the saviours of British guitar music' - well, at least that's what the Internet told me.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12387/ | 205 hits
Live Review: Jesse Malin + Jeff Klein
There's was no support listed for tonight's gig, so it's a surprise when a lone figure wanders onto the stage and picks up an acoustic guitar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1079/ | 322 hits
There's was no support listed for tonight's gig, so it's a surprise when a lone figure wanders onto the stage and picks up an acoustic guitar.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1079/ | 322 hits
CD Review: New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
Right from the start, New Found Glory's sixth studio album is exactly what you'd expect from the Florida five-piece.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10518/ | 210 hits
Right from the start, New Found Glory's sixth studio album is exactly what you'd expect from the Florida five-piece.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10518/ | 210 hits
CD Review: Metro Station - Metro Station
Metro Station are the guilty party behind 'Shake It,' and seem set to be 2009's version of Hellogoodbye, better known as the guilty party behind 'Here (In Your Arms).' Current, radio-bothering single 'Shake It' is love-to-hate electro-pop naffness that really is a case of once heard, never forgotten.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10597/ | 437 hits
Metro Station are the guilty party behind 'Shake It,' and seem set to be 2009's version of Hellogoodbye, better known as the guilty party behind 'Here (In Your Arms).' Current, radio-bothering single 'Shake It' is love-to-hate electro-pop naffness that really is a case of once heard, never forgotten.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10597/ | 437 hits
CD Review: Broadway Calls - Good Views, Bad News
Pop-punk is currently a rather oversaturated genre; so, do we really need Broadway Calls' sophomore effort 'Good Views, Bad News?' Well, not really, although if you're looking for a 90s style, back-to-basics shot of melodic punk, you could do a whole lot worse than the Oregon three-piece.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11036/ | 220 hits
Pop-punk is currently a rather oversaturated genre; so, do we really need Broadway Calls' sophomore effort 'Good Views, Bad News?' Well, not really, although if you're looking for a 90s style, back-to-basics shot of melodic punk, you could do a whole lot worse than the Oregon three-piece.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11036/ | 220 hits
CD Review: Cazals - What Of Our Future
Scuzzy indie chancers and childhood playmates of Pete Doherty, Cazals caused a few excited murmurs in the East London grotty party scene a few years back, and after being spoken about in the same sentences as The Rakes and The Paddingtons, signed, quite (un)surprisingly to the 'super-cool' and 'uber-trendy' French label Kitsune.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9719/ | 312 hits
Scuzzy indie chancers and childhood playmates of Pete Doherty, Cazals caused a few excited murmurs in the East London grotty party scene a few years back, and after being spoken about in the same sentences as The Rakes and The Paddingtons, signed, quite (un)surprisingly to the 'super-cool' and 'uber-trendy' French label Kitsune.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9719/ | 312 hits
Live Review: Lorimer + 5ft4 + Floozy
Another cracking line-up courtesy of the Blue Star boys, this time with a bit of a rockier edge leading to possibly the fullest showcase since Leeds Music Scene maestro Dave Sugden and Joseph's Well manager Karl Baird began the monthly nights back in December 2000.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/920/ | 171 hits
Another cracking line-up courtesy of the Blue Star boys, this time with a bit of a rockier edge leading to possibly the fullest showcase since Leeds Music Scene maestro Dave Sugden and Joseph's Well manager Karl Baird began the monthly nights back in December 2000.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/920/ | 171 hits
CD Review: North Atlantic Oscillation - Grappling Hooks
North Atlantic Oscillation are an interesting band, and with 'Grappling Hooks' they have managed to construct an album that sounds exactly like Windows' Media Player's 'Visualisation' setting looks.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12509/ | 99 hits
North Atlantic Oscillation are an interesting band, and with 'Grappling Hooks' they have managed to construct an album that sounds exactly like Windows' Media Player's 'Visualisation' setting looks.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/12509/ | 99 hits
Live Review: JJ72 + Amen + Alfie + Starsailor
The NME brought its Carling Awards tour to Leeds on Tuesday night, meaning the city was buzzing with three different types of music lover.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1158/ | 350 hits
The NME brought its Carling Awards tour to Leeds on Tuesday night, meaning the city was buzzing with three different types of music lover.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1158/ | 350 hits
CD Review: Goldie Lookin' Chain - ASBO4Life
'ASBO4Life' is one of the strangest albums I've heard in a while. In an ideal world new material would be judged purely on its own merits, but when a group has previously always followed such a rigid and distinctive formula, it's impossible not to expect more of the same.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10749/ | 378 hits
'ASBO4Life' is one of the strangest albums I've heard in a while. In an ideal world new material would be judged purely on its own merits, but when a group has previously always followed such a rigid and distinctive formula, it's impossible not to expect more of the same.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10749/ | 378 hits
Live Review: Soft Cell + Fuzz Light Years
In all the years of being a fan this was the first time I saw Marc 'live'. I had seen former associates of his from Vicious Pink some time back.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/724/ | 119 hits
In all the years of being a fan this was the first time I saw Marc 'live'. I had seen former associates of his from Vicious Pink some time back.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/724/ | 119 hits
CD Review: Bowling For Soup - Sorry For Partyin'
'Sorry For Partyin' is Bowling For Soup's tenth studio album and, while it's definitely not a case of all killer, no filler, it's a fan-pleasing slab of the tried-and-tested Bowling For Soup formula: sexual innuendoes; big, pop-infused choruses; hidden tracks, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11265/ | 878 hits
'Sorry For Partyin' is Bowling For Soup's tenth studio album and, while it's definitely not a case of all killer, no filler, it's a fan-pleasing slab of the tried-and-tested Bowling For Soup formula: sexual innuendoes; big, pop-infused choruses; hidden tracks, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11265/ | 878 hits
Interview: Chichino
Part One of a two-part interview with Leeds band Chichino, who are set to release their new single "It Could Happen To You"
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8784/ | 532 hits
Part One of a two-part interview with Leeds band Chichino, who are set to release their new single "It Could Happen To You"
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8784/ | 532 hits
CD Review: Various Artists - NME The Album 2009
The press release that accompanies this two disco compilation gives NME the moniker of "the pioneers of all things cool" before promising us an album that "has its finger on the pulse, so you don't have to!" It couldn't possibly be any clearer that this is an album for people who see a band on the front cover of NME, and then spend the next week enthusing about the greatness of said band, regardless of whether they like them or not.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11469/ | 624 hits
The press release that accompanies this two disco compilation gives NME the moniker of "the pioneers of all things cool" before promising us an album that "has its finger on the pulse, so you don't have to!" It couldn't possibly be any clearer that this is an album for people who see a band on the front cover of NME, and then spend the next week enthusing about the greatness of said band, regardless of whether they like them or not.
www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11469/ | 624 hits