Ghost House Rescue Squad - 'Electrons' (Practice Session)

Insane Suede Reissue

http://www.suede.co.uk/band/dog-man-star

There other albums are up there, but this is the peach from the best, first three. There it is, nestling on disc two. The oft spoken about but as to this point unsighted 15+ minute version of the Asphalt World.

And Christ, did this record need remastering.

Sziget 2011 is tempting me

Bands I love, and would like to see again.

The National (Absolutely Key)
Pulp (Saw their last show with this line up... in 1996!)
Interpol (New bass player... mint)
Skunk Anansie (Nostalgia purposes. Have seen them three times already)


Bands I haven't seen, but would like to

Judas Priest (On their farewell tour)
Crystal Castles ( Have heard they've improved drastically in the last year. Must've been touched by Greatness)
Motorhead (Lemmy won't be around forever. There's only so much the human body can take!)
Chemical Brothers (Don't judge me. I'm here.... for the light show?)


There's going to be more to come. I hope for Morrissey or The Stooges, maybe some 2001 vintage Emo action, but technically this bill is strong enough fo me to lay my money down already. The only problem I have is the cost of flights, but I'm balancing that out against the facts. Namely that Sziget is

A) cheaper for food and drink than other festivals by some considerable distance.
B) a five day break in the sun compared to a weekend in Reading.
C) ...for which I'd have had to shell out for travel anyway.
D) has the most enthusiastic fans of any festival I've ever been to.

I was thinking that Hungary gets skipped by a lot of touring bands, and Sziget is the only chance they get to see bands like The National and Pulp. And lest we forget, Heavy Metal is INSANELY popular there. Judas Priest's final show? I pity security on that one.

New Asobi Seksu - Perfectly Crystal

And about time too. They've been eating My Bloody Valentine wheaties again. Talk about a wall of sound. That woman is an absolute fox, isn't she?

A few more for DiS

The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace - Excellent

Pete Yorn - Pete Yorn - Weak as a drugged kitten
(N.B. The review mentions a nice picture of Pete Yorn on the sleeve, but the review shows the plain PY promo cover. I hope that isn't a switch on the covers by the record company so late in the game...)

Fresh from the boards

Magic.

Thanks Johnny. You've made magic happen.

True Widow

Their album is due, and about time too. This band are brilliant, and need to hit UK shores as soon as humanly possible.

True Widow Album II Teaser from Justin Wilson on Vimeo.