News reaches us that the Gaslight Anthem’s ‘The ’59 Sound’ has been playlisted by Radio 1. Jo Whiley will, of course, be taking credit for discovering this great band, only two albums and an EP into their career. Finger on the pulse, that lady. Kinda bittersweet for us here at ELM, who championed the band [...]
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Yes, it’s here again. Glastonbury arrives and, for many of us, will be enjoyed through the medium of television. Even though you wouldn’t neccesarily know that if you had much exposure to mainstream media this week, who treat it as almost an act of sacrilege if you simply don’t fancy it. So for those who [...]
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We are, in these isles, a cynical bunch. There are myriad factors behind this fact, but a fact it surely is. Yet even in Britain, one can detect the spreading of a little bit of optimism after last weeks US Election. One week on, it still feels a tad surreal but no less amazing. That [...]
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I was going to write an article on how shit the coverage of Glasto was, but then saw Swineshead’s and completely agreed with it. Rather than, well, nicking it and claiming the credit, I thought I’d simply point you in that direction. From our friends at Watch With Mothers; Click Here to read the article
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Did anyone have the misfortune to catch this years ‘Ironic’ Sunday afternoon slot from Glasto? The spot was held by Neil Diamond. I’m not sure what was sadder, watching him and his sexless band clusterfucking their way through dismal run-throughs of his hits, his elderly backing singers flapping their gravity-defying bingo-wings about whilst wearing the [...]
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After all the hype, after all the fuss – he was fucking brilliant. No offence to Noel Gallagher, but if anyone would genuinely prefer to listen to The Wombats, they have a problem.
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It’s Glastonbury this week folks. And even though the nights are drawing in and the credit crunch is biting, it is sure to be a wonderful experience as usual. The line-up may be tosh, the Eavises may be more up their own arse than Leslie Grantham’s finger but there is the special magic and air [...]
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I lost interest in Oasis’s music in the late 90′s – about the same time as the band did, to be honest – but you have to give credit where it is due; Noel Gallagher is a dude. This week he gave an interview to BBC on various subjects, most notably this years Glastonbury and [...]
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