February 2009 archives

Now Reading: Bands On The Road: The Tour Sketchbook, Morrissey In Conversation – The Essential Interviews

February 26, 2009 by mg33
                 I picked up both of these books a couple weeks ago and while Bands On The Road is more of a coffee table book, Morrissey In Conversation is something much more substantial. As a massive fan of The Smiths since I first ever heard them in the [...]

Now Listening: Lightspeed Champion

February 16, 2009 by mg33
Lightspeed Champion are the current band of Devonte Hynes, formerly of Test-Icicles, and the contrast in style couldn’t be more noticeable. Test Icicles were a brash, explosive band of grating guitars and shouted lyrics, and they’d have been the perfect tourmates for Death From Above 1979 – another great band that closed up shop too soon. From [...]