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Chris 'Jarvis' Murphy, bass player of [spunge] has been involved in an accident. A message on the bands mailing list said: "Chris 'Jarvis' Murphy, was involved in a bizarre accident yesterday at his home. Whilst working on his folks car with a set of pliers, his hand slipped resulting in the handle of t»
Why oh why has the Uk been attacked by American rock kidz, with spiky hair, piercings, life crushing problems which seem to spiral around either incredibly dysfunctioning families or commercialised anti-capitalism. At least it’s better than going on about to be doin’ IT again… bloody geeks! Or is Britney too deep f»
Englands finest, hard-touring, ska-punkers [spunge] are skanking their way around their homesoil (again). They've been tagged as one of the most exciting live bands around, just as long as you like having fun and smiling. Everyone should. No, really, you should! The tour is to support two new releases ou»
Although the Brit Awards are quite laughable for who gets which awards and how the verdict of the so-called BIG awards, are tarnished with big corporate brushes. But, there is a best new band category and in my mind, there is only one band deserved of the award, for best new indie band (I won't go into the debas»
Although the Brit Awards are quite laughable for who gets which awards and how the verdict of the so-called BIG awards, are tarnished with big corporate brushes. But, there is a best new band category and in my mind, there is only one band deserved of the award, for best new indie band (I won't go into the debas»
“I don’t believe music is gonna last. We don’t need it. It needs us. The industry is exploiting us, trying to give us emotions and feeding us fuel for anarchy.” Ebenezer Adams 2000. Ever wondered why some bands/artists never really capture every drip of the magic of love? I have on numerous»
Do you remember the time when they were stars? I don’t know if you know that; Ash played at a place with a capacity of only one hundred and fifty, in the same town as DiS HQ - Weymouth. Well now you do. The gig was part of a national tour of intimate venues around the Uk and Ireland. So why would a band who’ve known th»
Erm, the press release accompanying this promo claims this single “is a wake-up call to America and the world, a message of hope in a troubled society that has lost its way”. ‘Goooooooood moooorning Bohemiaarrrgghhh!!’ If this 12 year old is what it takes to open peoples eyes, then I think I can s»
You knew this time would come. You’ve had the date in your diary since the release of Nu-Clear sounds. You know it. Ash are back, baby! And back in style. A tour of teeny venues (always the best gigs) and a new, sorry NU single entitled ‘Warmer than Fire’. This track is written by Steve Ludwin, any name-s»
October 1st: Website launch
Today’s idea: Start my own column on the site.
…and I have been thinking what to call it ever since. The name kinda dawned on me at 3am, when I couldn’t get to sleep one night last week. The trouble is, I’ve been thinking what to write in my own slice of the site »
I think everyone has experienced bad luck at least once. I’m English, so of course I have. We never win at anything, right? But this song is not an ironic tale about Cricket or Rugger. This song appears to me to be about the edge of world that we walk off when we fall out of love. Although, for some who have po»
“I’ve had a really strange run in my life with death. I’ve known it from a very early age. It must have been at the age of 9, when my best friend died. I had to deal with that. I come from a really big family and out of 8, I’m the 7th kid born. So I think from the time I was born, I was almost completely ignored whi»
I had to laugh when I read the title of this cd: ‘In the dog house. The best and the rest’. I laughed because the only Dog Eat Dog song I’ve ever heard, that was remotely good, is the album opener ‘No Fronts’ which also closes the album as a ‘Not Pearl Jam Mix’. I’m sure most people remember the incredible(?) hook in t»
When it rains it pours. That was really evident stood beside a mix of goths, trendies and greenday kidz; waiting patiently and moist for the doors to open for tonight’s threesome. First up, 100 REASONS, currently praised in just about every piece of mainstream music press, they have a lot to live up t»
Ex-Depeche Mode-r Alan Wilder, returns with the RECOIL project album number three, an album that will leave people constantly looking over their shoulders for decending planes. Do you like scary movies? How would you like a real horrorshow flick flashing behind your eyes? 'Liquid' is one of those albums which,»
Ooooh heck, I hate reviewing records like this. On first listen I really didn’t like this, it reminded me of Divine Comedy, a band I really detest. The problem was, the more I heard it (as Mark and Lard kept playing it, as did Jo Whiley) the more it grew and grew on me. Then it landed through my door from the bands pr »
This single was originally the title track on Muse's second EP on their own semi-punk label; Taste Media. It then became their debut single on Mushroom which helped them pick up several fans. And now, for the third time, the re-re-release of Muscle Museum is upon us. And apparently it's remixed. Wondering why 3 times? »
Help! Help, the world's against me, I look like all my friends and my eye liner’s running and I don’t know which trendy to smack first and Marilyn Manson, thinks we’re disposable! I need a rusty blade or a few gallons of BSE infected blood! The world is against me and there is so no way to unplug me from the matrix. HE»
Turn are one of those bands who’re on the verge of hitting the big time. ‘Too Much Make-Up’ is their fourth single, following varying praise and hatred of their past three, limited edition 7”s which also came out as a mini album. Having pretty much adored the past three singles, ‘Too Much Make»
Dear Mr.Pervert,
This is a letter to enthuse my problem with your music. Lines such as “would you fuck me for blow?” and “I must demand you let me eat your ass” make me feel like being sick. What do you think of women? Are they merely objects to you? I just wonder what you’d say if this song was about your mothe»
The Dandy Warhols, what do we know about them? Well, apart from that ‘heroine is so passé’ last junky tune, some publicity regarding their lesbian keyboard player who's known as a bit of a shirt-lifter, various alleged clichéd rock’n’roll acts and um, they’re American... I guess not very many of us know very much about»
