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NME Awards 2011 News

 

Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Everything Everything, Vaccines for NME Awards Tour 2011... :poundit:

 

Got my tickets for Bournemouth Opera House date (16th Feb) the other day, going to be one immense night. Will also post this up on the gigs section but as Crystal Castles (great new band) and Everything Everything (saw them at Talking Heads few months back and they were absolutely suuuuuuuuuuuuuperb) have had a few mentions on here I thought i'd share. Magnetic Man i'm sure alot of you are aware of and I can't wait to see them and the Vaccines are another fantastic new band. In short... February 16th cannot come quick enough. :)

 

They're not that new, been around for at least 4 years I'd have thought....

 

I'm still playing The Felice Brothers and Delta Spirit.

 

But I do envy you and your tickets....!!!!

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Today I am mostly in a Christmas mood listening to "James Taylor at Christmas" (the best Christmas album IMHO), followed by "Kate Rusby - Sweet Bells" and "Gretchen Peters - Northern Lights", whilst decorating the tree.

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I also think Everything Everything and The Vaccines are over-hyped Brit-Indie tosh.................................

 

Thanks for that. I value your opinion so much, I killed my wife after playing the over-hyped Everything Everything. I think you should write for Mojo.

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Thanks for that. I value your opinion so much, I killed my wife after playing the over-hyped Everything Everything. I think you should write for Mojo.

 

I was at Brockenhurst College with the singer from the Vaccines. He was a bit of a twunt then. Was very snobbish towards people who liked the kind of music he now plays.

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The current ear-worm of choice in our house is "A Complete History of the Soviet Union As Told By A Humble Worker, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris" by Pig With the Face of a Boy :

 

 

Brilliant video and very clever and catchy.

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I was at Brockenhurst College with the singer from the Vaccines. He was a bit of a twunt then. Was very snobbish towards people who liked the kind of music he now plays.

 

The problem with The Vaccines is that they're playing the same kind of music the Yanks produced in the early 00s (Walkmen/National/Exploding Hearts...). Now the NME are championing them as some sort of saviours.

 

To me, they sum up the British rock scene. No originality, no excitement.

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The problem with The Vaccines is that they're playing the same kind of music the Yanks produced in the early 00s (Walkmen/National/Exploding Hearts...). Now the NME are championing them as some sort of saviours.

 

To me, they sum up the British rock scene. No originality, no excitement.

 

Spot on.

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The abominable X Factor winner's single 2010, it's a cover of a f*cking Biffy Clyro song, a band which has just lost all of the integrity and respect they built up over the years.

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The abominable X Factor winner's single 2010, it's a cover of a f*cking Biffy Clyro song, a band which has just lost all of the integrity and respect they built up over the years.

 

Biffy and I went up to Eton together.

 

Biffy bought it at Ypres in 1917.

 

Goodnight.

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Kevin Ayers and the Whole World - 'Whatevershebringswesing'.

 

Just by chance I found a recent album release by Kevin Ayers (just a few years ago) at my local library. It's called The Unfairground. It's very good. Sounds a lot like the old LPs (interesting, varied instrumentation and melliflous, baritone vocals). Of special interest to keen fans.

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I'm hoping Squarepusher's Shobaleader One guitar band project grows on me after a first listen, but I miss his old stuff rather a lot.

 

S'not grown on me yet. Have you listened to any Flying Lotus? I'm finding that an acceptable substitute for decent new 'Pusher material.

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