Pocket TV – worth a look

Sarah from Sony Ericsson’s Pocket TV got in touch to highlight a new music show containing a collection of artists and features. A lot of the bands featured probably won’t appeal but there are some good ones so it’s definitely worth a look. You can find the vids HERE

Music Scene News – 29th July Round-Up

Punknews.org have a great interview with Benny Horowitz from Gaslight Anthem HERE – I especially like this part:

“If we keep going and writing songs, eventually people will see us for us and not have to compare us to anyone else. I can honestly tell you that I’m tired of the Bruce Springsteen question, because it’s in every fucking interview. But if there is someone to be compared to – he’s not a bad person at all to be compared to. It’s the Killers ones that piss me off. I’ve seen that a couple times and that makes me mad. Those guys are a bunch of fucking corndicks … There’s a couple songs on Sam’s Town where I guess I can see something, just because they are song oriented. But just the way those guys present themselves and their whole vibe and all that shit, has got nothing to do with us. So when I hear that I’m like “Fuck! The Killers? I hate that band! Just stop.” Look out for The Killers and Gaslight Anthem touring stadiums together soon.

Echo & The Bunnymen have a new album out in October. It’ll be called The Fountain and they will be touring to support it. Gotta say, I’m interested to see what they come up with this time around as their last album, Siberia in 2005, was pretty tight.

The tabloid muck-raking re Amy Winehouse continues apace this week with sordid tales about her sex life and drug taking. *yawn*

Avoid the London O2 Arena as Joss Stone and Ronan Keating are amongst those planning to take part in a collaboration gig.

Music Vidz – Drugs In My Body by Thieves Like Us

Mmhmm.

Music Vidz – She Loves Everybody by Chester French

Music Vidz – Swimming Pool by The Submarines

Sweetness <3

Recorded at Paste Studios.

Music Vidz – Beesting by Winterpills

Budget video – good band.

Music Scene News – 28th July Round-Up

The Fiery Furnaces have a new album, I’m Going Away, due out next month and the brother/sister duo have announced they will both record their own versions in addition to the released one. Kooky huh? I’ll put together a review of the new album soon hopefully!

Minneapolis City Council are considering making all live music events 21+ if alcohol is to be sold. Living in the UK, where everyone already has liver disease by 21, this is a little strange to me. It’ll be a tricky choice for concert promoters – make the event alcohol-free or risk losing all the 18 to 20 year olds that make up a big percentage of audiences.

Get Up Kids reformed for the Bamboozle festival then felt they should apologise incase they had helped create the emo movement. Har.

The 2009 Q Awards voting has opened. Go HERE if you wanna take part.

Guitar Hero 5 is due out in the autumn (or fall, meh) and included are Garbage, Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Nirvana and … er … Coldplay!?!

Interesting file-sharing trial going on this week in Boston. Joel Tennenbaum is accused of file-sharing via Kazaa and is being represented by a Harvard law professor.

Finally, Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell has said his groin is in control when he gets on stage and he gets the urge to have sex. Whatever works for ya man – keep makin’ the music.

Music Vidz – Evacuate by The Boxer Rebellion

gee-tar!

Music Vidz – Mean Monsoon by Dan Auerbach

Performed live for Rolling Stone. Lots of facial hair in this one!

Music Vidz – Last of the English Roses by Pete Doherty

From a very good album – Grace/Wastelands.

P.S. – Watch it right until the end for a little surprise!