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Why Glen Hansard is made of awesome

The Swell Season - Gigantic
The Frames - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Earlier this month, I saw The Swell Season in concert (The Frames’ Glen Hansard and his “Once” co-star Marketa Irglova). A beautiful experience that made me love Glen all the more. Here are five reasons why he is made of awesome.
1. The man can […]

More music for free

Isn’t it sad that after all these years, I’m still excited when NIN releases new material? It’s even more exciting when it’s free!
Following the steps of Radiohead, Saul Williams and the like, NIN has self-released a new instrumental album: Ghost I-IV. Even taking it a step further by making the album available directly on […]

Smirk, shuck & jive

The Dead Trees - Shelter
The Dead Trees - Second Hand Drugs
Few songs in the past few months have gotten me quite like Shelter has. It’s just cool. If cool was dirty, dusty, tight. If cool was unpretentious fun, with scrapes and shakes and whistles. If cool was rocking out and desperate.
Of course sounding like […]

Plastic Soul? I think not!!

Plastic Operator - Folder
Plastic Operator - Peppermint
“Hello Operator….a Plastic Operator? Why that makes you sound quite soulless, a degree or two off being metallic and cold! Cheap and functional almost. Yet, if i can be frank with you, you leave me with a warm feeling inside, like maybe you’ve gotten a bit hot and […]

Editors

Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
Editors - The Weight of the World
I shan’t go into the Editors vs. Interpol/who’s better debate, I shan’t! In spite of the similarities in their guitar work (I confess I often think I’m about to hear Interpol when I listen to Editors B-side “colours”), I think the differences […]