The C86 tape thing was a little tiny revolution. NME prove it right establishing an authentic niche cult due to became more popular even further when years to come gave youngsters the power of look out and collect songs by gathering information on blogs and e-zines catching up with those lost gems thanks mp3 and file sharing. (more…)
It’s strange how tweemania seems to turn around the World year after year. Most of the “normal” people I know out of my little niche seriously believes that “Indie Music” is dealing with Sitars and Elephants. In a first time I could at least state that “yes, there’s actually an important label called Elefant”, still [...]
I think perhaps we depict songs differently depending on our moods and they are apt to telling a new story with each time you listen to them, but usually a song creates the mood. To me, music is like poetry: individuals take different things from it, but in the end it still essentially means the [...]
You never forget the first time you get to listen to Bowie. It’s a brand new world disclosing to your eyes in wide screen and it brings along some odd and scary scenarios as well, just in case you’ve been too radical on your easy pop radiophonic listening.
2010 and best indie albums, or how to make a top 10 album list before 2011 without being knocked out by anxiety! Adding more difficulties to the task let’s have a record album to finish in time and plenty of Christmas distractions (as you probably have noticed from the not so hectic behaviour of this [...]
Christmas has always been the perfect time to gather with family and friends and share a little bit of fun and joy during long unbearable Winters. This material tradition carried with it a not to be underestimated power to bring out the brightest and warmest side of everyday dull moments always able to find a [...]
We have previously heard snippets of Brandon Flowers’ musings on life in Las Vegas (particularly on The Killers’ Sam’s Town album) but the idea is fully developed here in Flamingo. The juxtaposition of dramatic, optimistic sounds and cynical lyrics on first track Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas reflects Flowers’ love affair with the city.
Once upon a time – not so long ago telling the truth – I had the fortune to find out a cool band from Bristol called Santa Dog. Useless to say, their refined perfect retro pop songs with hints of Cardigans, Smiths, Long Bondes, Prefab Sprout and Elvis Costello, cool Rob Williams guitars and the [...]
If post rock has to be the answer, my question should be: what’s next? Possibly Windsor for the Derby! Texas must be the right place for cool bands to meet up and play, since so many excellent bands find the perfect ground to take off from there.
I already had the pleasure to interview Charley Rivel from The Mare on this post, and I was very delighted by his collaboration to the U.N.DISCO project having Charley moonlighting under the disco name of The Vigint Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers. Charley and The Mare are back with their first work for “Leopard Up [...]
Some of you may know a city called Rome, a nice wicked place in the middle of Italy, that is basically Europe. They say it was the centre of the World sometime ago, so it was a pleasure for my friends and me to have a little trip downtown, chat basically about nothing with the [...]
The Man Avec Les Lunettes are possibly the most influent English lyrics oriented indie pop band in Italy. It’s been some years since they’ve been around, and their story was unveiled to us like diary pages from blogs and little reviews popping out from independent music magazines since somewhere around 2005. This band always hit [...]
Tricked to believe it was an album, tonight I’m gonna check my from my fingers long departure from the keyboards to bring you to the attention of yet another release from one of the most active and lovable indie labeld still messin’ around and playing with our hearts.
Back in 1980, The Undertones told the story of Cousin Kevin, a spoilt and pampered child who was bought the best Subbuteo set and a fur-lined, sheepskin jacket that, according to Mrs Sharkey, cost quite a bit of money. Oh, and a synthesiser. And in order for young Kevin to learn the said instrument his [...]
First time I’ve stumbled on “Vermillion Sands” was a live performance on a YouTube Video. I didn’t ever recall the name, but since I’m really into garage rock and fuzz guitars I was positively impressed by the band.
Niklas Gustafsson is such an amazing artist. He’s into so many musical projects that I’m not surprised anymore each time I realize I missed one of them! Got to know Nilkas better thanks to his electro-pop band “Friday Bridge”, during the hottest moment of “the indie-era explosion”.
Recently I found myself in the position on trying to explain a classic rock listener what post-punk was meant to be. And that’s all because of Wire, the band, still alive and kicking like an Highlander dinosaur unwilling to give up to the floating of time, also thanks to the movement revival in the post [...]
There’s absolutely no doubt: IndieTracks will be the main summer festival being able to attract worldwide indie fanboys from all over globe’s bedrooms feelin’ in their bones the desperate need to get back to The island just like Jack used to bark about on the American tv serie LOST.
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