What’s colder than cold? Not the NME Cool List

Posted on November 24, 2011 by extremelisteningmode

It’s that time of year again, when the NME attempts to prove how hip and wit’ it they are by selecting the coolest people in music and creating a neat, numbered list. Everyone knows the devil has all the best tunes, but apparently he also likes to be very organised and make sure he has [...]

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Con-fusion – BBC and collaborations

Posted on January 25, 2010 by extremelisteningmode

Sex changes are an odd thing, aren’t they? People who are convinced they’ve been born into the wrong sex. Even though, clearly, they have no frame of reference for being the other way round and carrying the opposing type of equipment. Progress being what it is and all, we are now able to take a [...]

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The Songs That Saved Your Life – The 00s: What Now?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by extremelisteningmode

In the final part of our look at decade-defining works, we shift gears slightly and look at what the current era will be remembered for musically. Frankly, we’re gutted John and Edward won’t release a record before the qualifying period ends. So, the 00s, or the noughties, or whatever you chose to call them. What [...]

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Arctic Monkeys – A departure or an arrival?

Posted on September 1, 2009 by extremelisteningmode

Positive Fire Station has a look at the new direction of the Arctic Monkeys. Following the long-awaited release of the Arctic Monkeys new album Humbug, the word on the street is not so much full of glee but more full of dire warnings from the early adopters -  “its going to take some getting used [...]

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News Nuggets and Nibbles

Posted on July 8, 2009 by extremelisteningmode

ELM brings you this weeks major news stories, taken as seriously and presented with just the right amount of gravitas as they deserve. Then again, our favourite newsreader is Tom Tucker from Family Guy, so that sort of shows where we are pitching this. That’s not a reflection on you, dear reader. Okay it is. [...]

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Saltwater Wells In My Eyes – Music and the Environment

Posted on July 17, 2008 by extremelisteningmode

Have you ever heard of Tom Jarvis? No? Well, that’s okay. He’s the guitarist in Sheffield’s Reverend and the Makers, a band who sort of mark time until the Arctic Monkeys release a new album (think Stone Roses/Charlatans.) Tom will, most likely, pass as a footnote in indie annals – a sort of ‘drummer from [...]

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In a World of Their Own

Posted on May 22, 2008 by extremelisteningmode

When I was four, I wanted to be Adam Ant. He was, without a doubt, the coolest man in the world. He dressed like a pirate. He had the vintage jackets, plus fours, shiny shoes and a streak of make-up across his face. And as for that music? Go back and listen to it again. [...]

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The Courteeners – ‘St Jude’ Album Review

Posted on April 16, 2008 by extremelisteningmode

I logged on this morning to a busy inbox, amongst which were the usual spam mails offering all sorts of interesting things. While I was intrigued by the headline ‘tear her holes apart with your massive dong’ – and who wouldn’t be? – there was also a missive telling me of the benefits of ignoring [...]

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