Posted on April 20, 2010 by extremelisteningmode
The Government estimates we produce over 10 million tones of packaging waste each year. The Daily Mail have declared war on the simple plastic bag, declaring it a hazard up there with nuclear war, Labour and immigrants. Even asking for one in Marks and Spencer is now akin to saying ‘I would like you to [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: R.E.M., albums, joy Division, Oasis, the stone roses, the ramones, the beatles, Nirvana, the strokes, art, definitely maybe, the band, richard hwaley, with the beatles, unknown pleasures, coles corner, nevermind, classic cover, helmets! | 13 Comments »
Posted on November 10, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
The end of a decade is a strange, unsettling time. Caught on the cusp of what has been and what is yet to come, we huddle in front of our flatscreens desperately trying to make sense of it all. Are you confused just now? You are not alone. The questions, those unanswerable questions, just seem [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: biffy clyro, dave grohl, foo fighters, josh homme, Led Zepplin, live at reading, Nirvana, Simon Cowell, them crokked vultures, wheels, X-Factor | 7 Comments »
Posted on November 3, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
The decade where things could only get better brought the world cargo pants, Sunny Delight and Chris Evans. Musically, Grunge and Britpop could lay claim to being the defining movements of the era, though that’s to do a disservice to Jive Bunny. ELM suggests it wasn’t a band who could lay claim to the most [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: blur, britpop, Grunge, loaded, Nirvana, Oasis, Primal Scream, the 90s | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 2, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
There was more to the 80s than Duran Duran and massive cocaine habits, you know. Scandalously disregarding the work of Sonia, Salamander takes us through the fashions and then goes for a song coming right out of left field. The 80s, then; the decade of big hair and enough hairspray to have caused the ozone [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: 80's, bottoms, capris, Jam, Morrissey, music, Nirvana, Pixies, sausage rolls, Smiths | 7 Comments »
Posted on April 14, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
We first checked out De Rosa at Malcolm Middleton’s Burst Noel in December (see reviews) and were rather impressed with them. With Hinterland coming up, we were keen to chat with them and Chris from the band rather kindly took the time to answer our questions. The result is, in our humble opinion, very interesting [...]
Filed under: gigs | Tagged: alt.rock, De Rosa, hinterland, hinterland festival, Nirvana, nocturne for an absentee, rock, The Fall | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 31, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
We’ve been enthralled round these parts this week by ‘Pins and Panzers’, the debut album by New York electropop Plushgun. It’s a shimmering slice of atmospheric quality pop, the kind of thing the Killers tried with ‘Dancer’ and obviously failed so miserably at. More specifically, we’ve been the smitten kitten about their song ‘Just Impolite’, [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: Husker Du, Nirvana, Plushgun, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Songs about obsession, the police | 11 Comments »
Posted on February 27, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
People, as Depeche Mode once so sagely noted, are people. Similarly unarguable are the merits of the Friday 5. ‘Ver 5′, as no-one calls it, can cover pretty much anything; it’s subject matters are as free range as Jamie Oliver’s dream chicken. Today we felt we’d go a bit Yellow Pages and prove sometimes we’re [...]
Filed under: Friday Fives, Regular Features | Tagged: Akon, All American Punk, angels and airwaves, Black Flag, bono, Bowling For Soup, Brandon Flowers, Friday 5, Husker Du, Nirvana, Ramones, Sonic Youth, Television, The Killers, ticketmaster, Wheatus | 7 Comments »
Posted on June 17, 2008 by West End Wookie
Hello all, Well here is the Monday mixtape, only a day and a half late. We like to be different on ELM, and our timekeeping is just part of the great and wonderful mystery that is ELM We’ve had some technical issues which have delayed the publish of this weeks tape, but we hope it [...]
Filed under: Monday Mixtapes, Regular Features | Tagged: bon iver, broken social scene, hanne hukkelberg, iron and wine, Nirvana, Sigur Ros, swan lake, taken by trees, the kill devil hills | 17 Comments »
Posted on June 15, 2008 by extremelisteningmode
Apparently, it’s gospel. Courtney told the NME that she has felt ‘suicidal’ since heartless thieves broke into her home and stole, among other things, a teddy bear shaped backpack in which she kept Kurt’s ashes. I don’t really know where to go with this one, folks. on one hand, it’s obviously abhorrent that anyone should [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2008 by extremelisteningmode
Modern music proliferates. These days the kids just get their music direct from source. MySpace means that you have access 24/7 to any band you want to be with. The hoary old traditionalist in me wonders if there is any need anymore for the concept of the dynamite ice-cold music label. You know, the type [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: 4ad, Creation, factory, Labels, Mute, Nirvana, Oasis, SST, Tony Wilson | 18 Comments »
