Went to Theatre Mwldan last night, in Cardigan, to watch Mabon play. They’re a Celtic band – five Welsh plus one Scot. Think Riverdance – and you’ll be close to the kind of music they play.
One of their pieces was called Nicolai the Dancing Bear, it was stunning and very moving. The Scot (Calum Stewart) [...]
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Make an Album Cover
Posted in music on Aug 24th, 2009
Create your own album cover
1 – Go to “wikipedia.” Hit “random”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
2 – Go to “Random quotations”
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 – Go to [...]
William Fitzsimmons
Posted in music on Aug 21st, 2009
Saw William Fitzsimmons do a gig last night in Cardiff, at 10 Feet Tall. It was really good, though the acoustics weren’t too hot as couldn’t make out some of the words from his songs. He was accompanied by a great guitarist called Justin Shaw, I think.
If you’re into melancholic folk music, like me, then [...]
Some More Bands
Posted in music on Jun 24th, 2009
To go with the Some Bands post, here are some more bands that I’m into at the moment:
Swimming in Speakers
The Antlers
The Rest
Pet Ghost Project
Allison Sattinger (folk)
Quiet Company
Beerjacket
Beerjacket join the ranks of great bands from Glasgow, like Frightened Rabbit et al.
Seeing Rod Thomas
Posted in music on May 6th, 2009
Going to see Rod Thomas, playing in Cardigan (notice the capital letter) tonight. He’ll be there with a singer called Devon Sproule.
Some Bands
Posted in music on Apr 25th, 2009
Some, mostly Indie, bands that I’ve been listening to lately:
The Raconteurs
Metric
The Veils
Animal Collective
Papercuts
The Grand Opening
The Thermals
Fruit Bats
The Dodos
Ane Brun
Secret Machines
Squid
Felt Tips
Gravenhurst
Bubblegum Lemonade
The Field Mice
The Dears
Teitur
Harper Lee
Feist
Grizzly Bear
The National
The Hush Now
The Damnwells
Interpol
Modest Mouse
Math and Physics Club
Bishop Allen
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Just got new albums, released today:
Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns
Bloc Party – Intimacy.
Snow Patrol sounding quite similar to previous album, which isn’t a bad thing. Will see how that develops.
Currently reading – Tricks of the Mind, by Derren Brown (check out some of his caricatures on his website). An excellent read! Magic tricks, memory techniques, NLP (neuro linguistic programming), self-confidence tricks (reason I bought the book), how to spot lies…. haven’t quite finished yet. I would recommend this book wholeheartedly.
Currenly listening to – [...]
New Belleruche Album
Posted in music on Oct 10th, 2008
Somehow sneaked below my radar, but Belleruche have released their new album – The Express.
I’ve been following them, since they did a great set in Oxford a few years back. I also went to their first album launch party in London.
FINALLY! I’ve found a CD that I’ve been after for years. It’s by a Danish band called Sort Sol. There’s a track on there, from the film Night Watch (not the dreadful remake, the original Danish film). The film is superb, make sure you watch it ASAP.