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Concert Review by Natalie Homer Somerstown Festival St Aloysius Hall, Phoenix Road, London NW1 – 9 February 2007 The annual street festival that takes place in the tucked away Somerstown area of London, behind Euston Station is a localised, community-oriented affair aimed at celebrating the cultural diversities of its people and places with the Album Review by Mark Bayross Formed in 1963 by singer Phil May and ex-Rolling Stones guitarist Dick Taylor, the Pretty Things were a frequently innovative band. They have been cited as an influence by the likes of David Bowie (who covered two of their songs for his “Pin Ups” album), Johnny Rotten, The Who Single Review by Mark Bayross Named after a San Francisco reform school (attended by none other than country music legend Merle Haggard), Preston School Of Industry is actually the new band of former Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs. What with his former band mate Stephen Malkmus also carving himself a solo career, Pavement fans now Single Review by Mark Bayross The second single to be taken from Scott SPIRAL STAIRS Kannberg’s debut album ALL THIS SOUNDS GAS, and is released to coincide with a 20 date European tour (seven of which are in the UK). As you would expect with a Pavement career behind him, this is reliably chaotic, Album Review by Mark Bayross The debut album from Preston School Of Industry, the new band of ex-Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg to his Ma) may not contain much in the way of surprises, but should certainly ease the pain of his old band’s demise. Self-produced and recorded on 16 track in California, Single Review by Nigel A. Messenger Now here’s a bunch of hot looking girls that can really sing too!! Just back to the UK from a USA media tour NEW BEGINNING is their fourth release in the UK. Meanwhile SAY IT AGAIN has just released in the USA so expect Precious to rocket to Single Reviews by Mark Bayross and EDF Review by Mark Bayross After achieving success in their native Russia with their 1998 debut album FEEL INSOMNIA, the duo of Alexander Polyakov and Sergey Pimenov started distributing their music over the Internet to overwhelming response. Their music so impressed Paul Oakenfold that he wasted no time Single Review by EDF From the opening strains of LO-FI JOE, you know that you’re listening to something completely special, in both music and production. Vocalist and main songwriter, Shane Searles, is interestingly enough the nephew of Beach Boy Mike Love, who I had the pleasure to meet a long time ago. Is this Album Review by Mark Bayross Porcupine Tree seem to have been around for ages. I remember when Melody Maker and NME used to rave about their “daring sonic journeys into expansive universes” (or something) back in 1991. I may be wrong. Maybe I’m thinking of the wrong arty leftfield indie never-rans… No, in actual Single Review by Nigel A. Messenger Porcupine Tree released their first album back in 1991 which was a diverse mix of material recorded by a teenage Steve Wilson in the late 80′s. Since then they have gone on to five studio albums and have completed a sixth LIGHTBULB SUN. Their more recent singles have |
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