CSS- Rat Is Dead (Rage) (Link 2) (Link 3)
It seems as if everyone is trying to get a piece of the ‘free music’ pie nowadays. Radiohead and NIN cashed in, but everywhere you turn, there are more generous bands offering their latest song free, requiring very little effort on our part.
The Long Blondes did it [...]

Coldplay- Violet Hill (Link 2) (Link 3)
My initial reaction to this song was a resounding ‘hmmm’. My fears weren’t entirely misplaced. Coldplay haven’t stepped too far astray, but ‘Violet Hill’ isn’t quite good enough to justify a 3 year absence. The band, however, have not lost their radio friendly roots. My brother found himself humming [...]

Earlier today, Coldplay pulled back the curtains on the artwork for their forthcoming album, entitled ‘Viva La Vida’- or ‘Death And All His Friends’. The band use a painting by French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix from 1830 called ‘Liberty Leading The People’. And to be honest, it’s fairly shit. Not only does it not fit [...]

Update: Turns out I labelled all the tracks incorrectly (bar the Madonna one). Sorry!
This isn’t another victory lap- just another commemoration of a big event (for me, at least). I must admit I’m feeling like shit at the moment (school’s great, its just my body is apparently in a mood with me!)- I’ve got aches [...]

Lily Allen- I Could Say (Link 2) (Link 3)Lily Allen- I Don’t Know (Link 2) (Link 3)
I once made the mistake of proclaiming Kate Nash as Lily Allen’s protege, and immediate superior. I was quickly cut down by my brother (”she’s good, but she’s got a long way to go before she’s as good as [...]

Madonna- Give It 2 Me (Link 2)Madonna- The Beat Goes On (Ft. Kanye West) (Link 2)
Madonna’s having a hard time at the moment. Under attack from the press for her ‘hard’ image, and her refusal to retire, the last thing she needs is a load of tracks to leak from her new album. And yet [...]

It’s impossible to catch every piece of ‘hot’ music flying around. Sure, the invention of The Hype Machine, Elbows and Paper Thin Walls helps, but even listening to their popular lists solidly wont give you a full flavour of the groundbreaking tracks that are released every day. I have, as always, neglected a collection of [...]

Cajun Dance Party- The Race (Link 2) (Link 3)Cajun Dance Party- The Hill, The View And The Lights (Link 2) (Link 3)
The break from blogging was a lot shorter than I imagined- let me briefly explain my absence. Over the weekend I spent some time in London- watched my sister destroying her previous time at [...]

I just thought I would write a quick post- the next few days are hectic, so I wont be able to post for a week or so.
I should be back to full speed by the weekend- see you then!

With remixes, I’m easily impressed. Attach a sufficiently huge bass-line, chop and change the song format, affix some other random sounds and we can have a long lasting relationship.
I was destined, therefore, to love Crookers. They’ve got a simple formula, which delivers, over and over again: take a song no-one else has touched, glue a [...]

Another day, another podcast- I’ve been bitten by the bug! It’s so easy… I promise I will get back to writing soon- I’m just feeling a little bit uninspired at the mo’.
Just a short one- a load of new(ish) tracks, with some oldies interspersed…
New music podcast… (Link 2)
1. Captain- Spoils2. Synthar- Hurricanes3. Courteeners- Not Nineteen [...]

Update: What a learning curve! I think I could make a much better podcast second time around, given I now understand how to use Audacity. I might go back and put in new vocal cues… expect more podcasts soon! And watch out for the podcasts on iTunes.
So, with the one year anniversary, I decided it [...]

Just a few random tracks I’m enjoying at the moment…Radiohead- Street Spirit (Link 2) Vampire Weekend- Oxford Comma (Link 2)The Courteeners- Aftershow (Link 2)Madonna/Britney Spears- 4 Minutes To Break The Ice (Link 2)
On 1st April 2008, The Cold Cut turned 1. A momentous occasion, don’t you think? So momentous that I forgot to post about [...]

Rating: 7/10- A steady album, sadly let down by three songs.
The Long Blondes- Century (Link 2) (Link 3)The Long Blondes- Guilt (Link 2) (Link 3)
On my first listen of The Long Blondes ‘Couples’ I actually mouthed some unmentionable things. I absolutely adored ‘Someone To Drive You Home’, and simply put, this doesn’t hit the mark, [...]

Kanye West’s post-’Graduation’ campaign is going well. Three great singles, some nice live performances, four Grammys, and now two good videos to his name (unfortunately, ‘Stronger’ wasn’t up to scratch). That’s right, the third single has been announced- ‘Homecoming’, featuring Chris Martin.
The video has some nice touches (that outline idea is pretty well executed), and [...]

Rating: 9/10- Estelle delivers once again… only second time around, to much celebration
Estelle- In The Rain (Link 2) (Link 3)Estelle- Pretty Please (ft. Cee-Lo) (Link 2) (Link 3)
I can only imagine how Estelle must be feeling at this moment in time. The last ten years, since her career began, have been building towards this moment: [...]

Be afraid… very afraid. Maxl Rackson
I love mash-ups. Its two for one. Buy one get one free. Whatever you want to call it. That is, when you are lucky enough to find a good one.
Either way, when executed well, a mash-up is elevated a level above the original songs. Generally, you have to search long [...]