Archive for February, 2009
The Invisible - The Social, London, February 17th
The Invisible sound achingly cool, their video achingly arty. So it stands to reason that their music will be achingly unlistenable, right? Error, my friend. You see, we caught The Invisible at sweaty London bar The Social last week, performing a clutch of tracks from their soon-to-be-released debut album Monster’s Waltz. Far from disappearing up their own proverbials, the band concocted a patchwork of sounds both soothing and chastening - this arty trio may just have come up trumps with their chilled vibe, mellow directive and layered melodies…
After stealing the show at Wednesday’s Brit Awards and scooping the gong for Outstanding Contribution To Music, Pet Shop Boys have announced they’re set to play two very special UK live shows in June. The gigs will take place in Manchester and London, the first on June 18th, the second on June 19th. Manchester’s Apollo is the setting up north, London’s 02 Arena is graced with the power-pop duo down south…
As The Brit Awards wraps up for another year, the one question on everybody’s lips is: what happened to rock n roll? Kings Of Leon thanked god and their mum, Brandon Flowers was freshly shaven for the occasion and Duffy was a bit squeaky and sodden with tears. Backstage, the bar was a lonely place to be as celebs sipped green tea and the haybale credit crunch theme set off Kylie’s and Cheryl Cole’s hayfever - deary me. It all makes you long for Jarvis Cocker’s arse, Robbie Williams’ rants or Chumbawumba’s tomfoolery doesn’t it? The only leftfield slot of the evening was provided by the Pet Shop Boys who didn’t disappoint, striding on-stage in a pink wig and bondage gear…
Just under a month since the nominations were announced, tonight sees the annual knees-up for the British Record Industry with Coldplay and Duffy leading the way with four nominations a piece. But as we all know, the Brits is not really about who wins what - the night really belongs to who’s wearing what, who blurts out sweary words and who drinks far too much fizzy wine causing them to fall on top of host Kylie Minogue, snapping her in two. If you want to get involved, email your thoughts and we’ll try to mix them into our word blender…
