Archive for September, 2008
Can you believe it’s 20 years since Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album? RealMusic Blog remembers hearing it in a car in Canada - a fast one, yes - and being more than a little excited. Since then, Tracy’s put out a further seven albums - have you kept up? - and now she’s back with long-player number nine, entitled “Our Bright Future”. Not only that, but she’s also announced a 21-date European tour…
So how was your weekend? RealMusic Blog played pool in a dodgy Russian wine bar, drank fizzy wine from Spain and danced to Los Del Rio’s “Macarena” - we’re so European sometimes… And now, to welcome in the start of another week we have some new videos just for you. Yay! Coming up there’s Boyzone hugging, Pink chainsawing, Sisters of Transistors ker-razy keyboarding, You Me At Six rawking and Keane hiding behind robots. Step this way…
Saint Etienne wrote the laidback soundtrack to the 90s with hits like “He’s On The Phone”, “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and “Join Our Club”. Now they’re back with a new album “London Coversations”, a complete retrospective of their career and a spruced up version of “Burnt Out Car” as their new single. RealMusic Blog chatted to one third of Saint Etienne - the very lovely Pete Wiggs - about their comeback, their films, their love of the capital and running into the Sugababes…
If you like to gamble - RealMusic Blog knows that it does - then why not take a punt on this interview with Motorhead, metalheads supreme? Wearers of hilarious facial hair, the lads from the UK may have upped sticks and fled the country years ago - something about there being more sunshine elsewhere although we’re sceptical - but they still hold a special place in British and world rock history, with the “Ace Of Spades” being enduring rawk anthem around the globe…
