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I’ve finally surfaced from my self imposed hibernation and for my first 2009 post, I’ve come across a wonderfully inspiring act called “Songs From the Blue House” hereinafter referred to as SftBH.
Me, I love the Blue Oyster Cult and their song “Don’t Fear the Reaper”. Here that song is covered by SftBH. Described as a [...]

Jools sent me this video – it made me laugh like a maniac. Press play, watch the video and then we will chat.

OK that was fun wasn’t it? Now press play again and this time listen to the song.  Maybe you should head over to http://www.myspace.com/orenlavie and actually get it playing in the background.
From the [...]

The Hoosiers are an English band from the UK and Sweden. I spotted them a few weeks back on “Live from Abbey Road” show. My next stop was their site and I was hooked by “Cops and Robbers” which has the band channelling Robert Smith and the Cure. (Not a bad thing in my book).

Lets start with a couple of quotes about Fewn
First there’s this one…
We all Do vocals on various songs, and we switch instruments a bunch.We also use instruments such as ukulele, and mandolin, organ, and kool shades, and hot keyz., and african thumb piano. Everybody Does everything
and this one…
Fewn is Arthur Bond, April Brennan, Matt Brewster [...]

A friend overseas sent me a review from the Guardian of “Marina and the Diamonds”. Paul Lester wrote a “New Band Of The Day” piece about them/her back in September.
Here is a bit of it…
Female performer with quaint Christian name and inanimate-object appendage alert! Marina and the Diamonds are the latest “and the” band, if [...]

hort, sharp and to the point. That’s my initial reaction to “The Weather Machines” song “Parts Of Speech” and “202”
The Weather Machines (the musical alias of Jason Ward), produce an infectious brand of guitar-driven, indie pop-rock. You will find yourself tapping your foot almost immediately (and unconsciously) and the more extroverted of you may even [...]

utting it quite simply Wintermitts are a hoot (and Canadian). They have the happy knack of putting a smile on your face. I think it’s their lineup in part. A combination of accordion, flute, melodica, trumpet, and glockenspiel. As well as the all the usual suspects (you know… guitars, bass, keys, drums). But for all [...]