Babyshambles were voted the worst act of this summer’s festival season, which was no mean feat – I saw Primal Scream at Glastonbury with my own eyes.
Pellumair – Summer Storm
“I could also detect that there’s the odd nod towards Ride or Chapterhouse; listening to See Saw conjoured up images of the early 90s shoe-gazing scene I can tell you. Still, it’s an interesting route to take, so long as they don’t become too insipid.”
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The Human Value
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It’s a steamy little affair, this album. It groans, it drones, it grinds and it’ll get you all hot under the collar.
65 Days of Static – One Time for All Time
“As you can see, there’s a lot going on in this nervous, angry, very atmospheric music. This LP does conjour up windswept mud flats and big constantly changing skies (well, they are from Hull). ”
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Wicked Immigrant – White Nuns On Red Wine
“Rather understated and wispy, but very, very pleasant and a wonderful little find.”
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Incendiary interview Bobby Kildea of Belle & Sebastian.
“Yeah, exactly, people read all these things into it. Ringo’s the minister, if you look at all their outfits, and George is the gravedigger. People just have a bit too much time on their hands. Conspiracy theories…”
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Gogol Bordello & Throw Rag & Scotch Greens Paradiso, 8/12/05
“I quickly turned to my friend who I dragged along to this night of unexpected bizarreness, gasping and doing my best to describe just how bananas this next band was, and how the lead singer thinks he’s a sea captain and is slightly frightening. We screamed in excitement as girls on a night out on the town ”
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Madrugada, 20/11/05 – Patronaat, Haarlem
“I went down and worked my way to the front. Robert Burås or as I called him, the big red head guitarist, made himself comfortable throughout the gig, smoking a cigarette, drinking a beer. He was quite something to look at. ”
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Wolf Parade – Apologies to the Queen Mary
“There’s plenty of effusive vocal gesturing, and wide-eyed, preacher style tub-thumping. However; there the comparisons must end, for the Waterboys never sounded like an unholy Ukranian folk tribute to Pere Ubu.”
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Incendiary interview Vic du Monte
“Skunk, cos they’re not welcome and they always hang around my studio, and just like when you see a snail, you shout “oh fuck, there’s a skunk!” If you mess with them, they spray you and then it takes a good five days to get the bloody smell off – you have to take vinegar baths or something. ”
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