Music Week articles from July 2005

Music Week archives from July 2005

Live 8 to eclipse Live Aid: link-ups with online, mobile and TV partners spread message, with DVD releases to come.(Charity)
July 2, 2005... Organisers are adding the finishing touches to this weekend's Live 8 show, insisting it will reach further even than 1995's Live Aid historic show. Deals with AOL, Nokia and TV syndication to more than 140 networks worldwide has led...

Coldplay ride Glasto storm.
July 2, 2005... Glastonbury got off to one of the stormiest starts in its history last Friday, when freak weather caused flooding and prevented bands from taking to the stage. Torrential rain hit the site in the early hours of Friday morning, leaving some...

Virgin trials TV on mobile.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... BT Wholesale, the division of the telecoms giant which deals with mobile content delivery, has launched trials for a service offering mobile users the opportunity to watch TV and listen to digital radio via their handsets. The new initiative,...

The global entertainment and media market is set to grow by 7.3% annually, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... The global entertainment and media market is set to grow by 7.3% annually, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Total revenues in the sector, which also includes gaming and film, are predicted to rise from $114bn (6.2bn [pounds...

Electric Ballroom.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... The Electric Ballroom in London's Camden has been granted a reprieve by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Department of Transport, who have rejected a multimillion-pound development of Camden Town tube station, which would have closed...

City Showcase.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... Organisers of London's City Showcase event launched the September event at the Fashion Forum boutique in Kingly Court, Carnaby Street last week. Backed by Creative London through the Mayor's London Development Agency and supported by Visit...

Gera.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... International retailers' association Gera last week appealed to labels' association IFPI and its record company members to recognise the continuing importance of physical business. The retailers called for digital and physical product to be...

Creative minister James Purnell and Live Music Forum chair Feargal Sharkey will travel to Newcastle this Wednesday as part of the ongoing DCMS campaign to persuade bars.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... Creative minister James Purnell and Live Music Forum chair Feargal Sharkey will travel to Newcastle this Wednesday as part of the ongoing DCMS campaign to persuade bars, restaurants and other venues to sign up to the new licensing regulations...

DX3 Technologies.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... London-based digital service provider DX3 Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with Opera Telecom to deliver digital entertainment to mobile phone users. The partnership has been agreed in order that both companies can take advantage...

HMV.(Bottom line)
July 2, 2005... HMV is moving its online mail order warehouse from Merlin Park in Birmingham to new premises in Guernsey, where it will be able to exploit a VAT loophole. Merlin Park employs 64 members of staff, including the internet fulfilment team.

Xfm unveils Manchester team.(Exposure)
July 2, 2005... Xfm has named management for its new Manchester station. London-based programme controller Andy Ashton will assume the same role for the Manchester station, taking the title of Xfm network programme director in a move up north. Xfm business...

ITV1.(Exposure)
July 2, 2005... ITV1 will tomorrow screen a documentary entitled U2:Uncovered presented by Cat Deeley. The show will present footage from the opening night of the UK tour in Manchester last week. It airs at 11.30pm.

GCap Media.(Exposure)
July 2, 2005... GCap Media has issued pre-tax profits of 38.9m [pounds sterling] on revenues of 244.9m [pounds sterling] for the year ending March 31. The group also announced results for the GWR Group over the same 12-month period, which saw revenues increase...

Napster.(Exposure)
July 2, 2005... Napster has launched the first in a series of original podcast-style music programmes. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the MP3 Player, hosted by Steve Lamacq and produced by Mark Goodier for Wise Buddah, features a debate about some of the biggest...

Stereophonics.(Exposure)
July 2, 2005... V2 Music and MTV have teamed up with Pocket Technology to back Stereophonics' new single Superman, released last week. MTV viewers gained access to an exclusive pan-European WAP portal containing a free Superman ringtone, delivered by Pocket....

Kerrang! Radio and Choice 96.9 and 107.1 FM have emerged victorious from the Arqiva (formerly NTL Broadcast) commercial radio awards which were held at a lunchtime ceremony in central London on Friday.(Exposure)
July 2, 2005... Kerrang! Radio and Choice 96.9 and 107.1 FM have emerged victorious from the Arqiva (formerly NTL Broadcast) commercial radio awards which were held at a lunchtime ceremony in central London on Friday. Kerrang! 105.2 and Kerrang! Radio won the...

Veterans link up to form Terra.(People)
July 2, 2005... Music industry veterans Marc Marot and John Arnison have created a new company, which will be home to artists such as Audio Bullys, Gabrielle, Mull Historical Society and Paul Oakentold. Terra Artists is a combination of the independent firms...

Phil Faversham.(People)
July 2, 2005... Enterprise Records, the home to Hed Kandi, Stonebridge and imprint OneTwo, which recently signed Nate James, has appointed Phil Faversham as its new A&R director.

Angel Gambino.(People)
July 2, 2005... MTV Networks has poached Angel Gambino to take the role of VP, commercial strategy and digital media. Gambino, previously BBC controller for business development and emerging platforms, will take up the new role from September 1.

Official Charts Company technical project manager Paul Clifford and chart unit project manager James Gillespie are leaving the business.(People)
July 2, 2005... Official Charts Company technical project manager Paul Clifford and chart unit project manager James Gillespie are leaving the business. Clifford is moving on to video/ television company On Demand, which supplies the Frontrow service, while...

OFT gives nod to Mean Fiddler.(Sign here)
July 2, 2005... The Office of Fair Trading has approved the 39m [pounds sterling] MCD Productions/Clear Channel acquisition of Mean Fiddler Music Group. The consortium--known as Hamsard Group--initially presented the deal to the OFT for approval in April....

BBC Radio One.(Sign here)
July 2, 2005... BBC Radio One is to begin broadcasting on satellite radio in the US later this summer. The step follows a deal between Sirius Satellite Radio and BBC Radio international.

Eagle Rock Entertainment has signed a deal to represent all audio catalogue of Death Row Records outside North America.(Sign here)
July 2, 2005... Eagle Rock Entertainment has signed a deal to represent all audio catalogue of Death Row Records outside North America. The deal takes effect from April 1 next year, although Eagle Rock will be releasing Death Row material prior to this...

The Fall.(Sign here)
July 2, 2005... Sanctuary imprint Slogan Records has signed a deal with The Fall. The last studio album from the band was The Real New Fall LP (also titled Country On The Click) in 2003 through Action Records.

Music Week has teamed up with mobile messaging specialists Startext to launch a new weekly text vote.(Digest)
July 2, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Music Week has teamed up with mobile messaging specialists Startext to launch a new weekly text vote. The new initiative will give readers of the magazine, email Daily and website to vote on a topical...

BBC boss to address industry as TOTP prepares for Sunday.(News)
July 2, 2005... BBC director general Mark Thompson will address the music industry for the first time next month, just days before the corporation's flagship music show, Top Of The Pops, moves to its new Sunday evening home. Thompson has been named as the...

SRH deal extends Emap's radio reach: Giant's takeover of Scottish Radio Holdings tempered by threat of backroom redundancies.(Radio)
July 2, 2005... Emap has vowed to leave the decentralised programming policy of newly-acquired Scottish Radio Holdings as it is following last week's takeover bid, but warned that here will be job cuts in backroom positions. The SRH board last week agreed...

The Music Week playlist.(News)
July 2, 2005... JAMESY P Nookie (Ministry Of Sound) This debut has all the ingredients of a huge crossover hit. A simple, feel-good single destined for blanket airplay (single, August 29) THE MAGIC NUMBERS Love Me Like You (Heavenly) A...

Rollers take Sony BMG to court over royalties.(News)
July 2, 2005... Bay City Rollers producer Phil Wainman is preparing himself for a court battle with Sony BMG over a claim for unpaid royalties on several of the band's hit tracks. Wainman launched the claim against the pre-merger BMG last year to recover...

Kanye West.(SNAP SHOT)
July 2, 2005... Kanye West flew into London last week to premiere his new album, Late Registration, to key record company personnel and media at London's Whitfield Studios. The follow up to Kanye's Grammy-winning debut The College Dropout represents a...

Lizard King plugs in to WMG's US network.(News)
July 2, 2005... Lizard King Records co-founder Martin Heath concluded an exclusive, long-term deal with Warner Music Group's East West Records in the US last week. The deal, which follows Heath's recent split from Lizard King cofounder Dominic Hardisty,...

Aim upbeat at AGM: chief exec praises the achievements of the past year.(Organisations)
July 2, 2005... Aim chief executive Alison Wenham last week told the organisation's AGM that the past 12 months had underlined the ability of the independent sector to unite to fight its corner, effectively as a fifth major. Wenham was in upbeat mood at...

ITC plans for October.(News)
July 2, 2005... A BBC deal and contributions from Sire founder Seymour Stein and XL chief Richard Russell are among the first confirmed details of this autumn's In The City conference. In The City will go ahead on October 1-3 under the banner I Went To...

IFPI urges Spain to crack down on piracy.(News)
July 2, 2005... The IFPI spelled out the dangers still posed by piracy to the UK, Europe and other mature music markets when it named Spain in its top 10 of priority countries where illegal music remains at "unacceptable levels". Alarm bells were...

New body to boost the profile of music: minister's support prepares ground for Music Council.(Analysis)
July 2, 2005... When music minister James Purnell announced the Government's launch of a feasibility study to establish the case for a Music Council, there were a range of responses from the industry. One was a vigorous nodding of heads from those with the...

Oasis roll into UK with all guns blazing: tour underlines power of Oasis brand by selling out in an hour--and offers fans value for money with low prices and strong support acts.(Live)
July 2, 2005... Effectively kicking off in the sweaty confines of London's Astoria over a month ago--on May 10--Oasis's 2005 world tour has been gaining momentum ever since. After a string of European and North American performances (including a show at New...

As attendances rise, technology offers festivals new weapons to beat the ticket touts.(Live news special)
July 2, 2005... The final Glastonbury for at least two years is the focal point of a festival season which is notable not only for the number of tickets sold but the way in which the security of those tickets has been tightened up. The 150,000 revellers...

Coldplay live show speeds around globe: band hit new peak as new songs join evolving live set.
July 2, 2005... As Coldplay's Speed Of Sound world tour pulled into Dublin last week, the band's new album had shipped 5m units, debuted at number one in 28 countries around the world and more than 215,000 people had put their money on the table for tickets to...

New push for HMV classics: EMI's budget label eyes bigger slice of market share.(Classical)
July 2, 2005... Budget classical labels have become an established and significant part of a market once stubbornly hostile to bargain-basement discs. The burgeoning success of Naxos in the early Nineties paved the way for an initiative between EMI...

Weber: Oberon. Martinpelto, Kaufmann, Davislim; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique/Gardiner.
July 2, 2005... Oberon. Martinpelto, Kaufmann, Davislim; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique/Gardiner. (Philips 475 6563 (2CD)). Although best known today for its overture, Weber's opera Oberon proved a popular hit at its Covent...

Chopin: Etudes Op.10; Barcarolle Op.60; Sonata No.2 Nelson Freire.
July 2, 2005... Etudes Op.10; Barcarolle Op.60; Sonata No.2 Nelson Freire. (Decca 475 6617 (SACD)). Brazilian Nelson Freire, regarded by many as the "pianist's pianist", is at his compelling best in interpreting Chopin's more lyrical music for his latest...

Sibelius: Symphony Nos. 5 & 6; Tapiola. LSO; Finnish National Orchestra/Kajanus, Schnevoigt.
July 2, 2005... Symphony Nos. 5 & 6; Tapiola. LSO; Finnish National Orchestra/Kajanus, Schnevoigt. (Divine Art 27801). Based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, Stephen Sutton's small indie Divine Art (www.divine-art.com) has developed an attractively...

Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No.3; Metopes; Masques. Piotr Anderszewski.
July 2, 2005... Piano Sonata No.3; Metopes; Masques. Piotr Anderszewski. (Virgin Classics 5 45730 2). By any standards Karol Szymanowski was a remarkable musician, strikingly original both in the impressionistic works he conceived during World War One and...

Bartok: Duke Bluebeard's Castle. Tomlinson, Charbonnet; BBC SO/Saraste.
July 2, 2005... Duke Bluebeard's Castle. Tomlinson, Charbonnet; BBC SO/Saraste. (Warner Classics 2564 61953-2). Radio Three has opened its recent Proms archive as part of a smart deal with Warner Classics. The label's latest batch of BBC Proms releases...

Various: MusiK ... Sprache Der Welt. Works by Musorgsky, Stravinsky, Dvorak, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Hartmann, etc.
July 2, 2005... MusiK... Sprache Der Welt. Works by Musorgsky, Stravinsky, Dvorak, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Hartmann, etc. (Deutsche Grammophon 00289 477 5494 (10 CD)). Post-war rebuilding and West Germany's economic miracle contributed to the quantum leap...

Shostakovich: Symphony No.8. LSO/Rostropovich.
July 2, 2005... Symphony No.8. LSO/Rostropovich. (LSO Live LS00527 (SACD)). The live performances on which this release is based rightly attracted superlative-laden reviews. Mstislav Rostropovich, Shostakovich's friend and supporter, deposits an emotional...

Nyman: The Piano Sings. Including The Heart Asks Pleasure First, Diary Of Love, etc. Nyman.
July 2, 2005... The Piano Sings. Including The Heart Asks Pleasure First, Diary Of Love, etc. Nyman. (MN Records MNRCD103). One of two launch albums on Michael Nyman's new label, The Piano Sings lives up to its title thanks to a mix of Nyman soundtrack...

Dvorak: Tone Poems, including Noonday Witch, Golden Spinning Wheel, etc. Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle.
July 2, 2005... Tone Poems, including Noonday Witch, Golden Spinning Wheel, etc. Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle (EMI Classics 5 58019 2 (2CD)). Here, in a modern recording blessed with more than a touch of old-fashioned individuality, the Berlin Phil and...

A sense of pride at Live 8's success: Stellar backing for the global jukebox ensures that the song remains the same, 20 years on.(EDITORIAL)
July 2, 2005... Twenty years ago, it was the greatest show the world of music had ever seen. But this coming Saturday's Live 8 event could well eclipse that legendary June afternoon in the sun. Bob Geldof's original show will always have something special....

Local music for local people is the key for radio playlists.(VIEWPOINT)
July 2, 2005... The latest deal in the consolidation of the radio industry looks like spelling good news for the music industry--at least in terms of diversity of playlists. Emap's Big City stations have moved from a centralised playlist decided in London...

Has the BPI anti-piracy campaign been a success?(The big question)
July 2, 2005... With parents facing large fines and even court action because of their children's file-sharing activities, how successful do you feel the BPI's anti-piracy campaign has been in achieving its objectives? Peter Quicke, Ninja Tune "I...

Quickfire: in the UK for a new tour and Glastonbury Festival debut, living legend Brian Wilson talks about the release of Smile and his live return.(Forum)(Interview)
July 2, 2005... So Brian, you're back in the UK again? We're back and we're gonna do Beach Boys songs. We can't seem to keep you away these days... Well, we like to make money and make people happy. Would you like to live here? No, I...

Inside track.(Forum)(Interview)
July 2, 2005... Rob Corlett is managing director of Hit40UK, which last week announced it will launch two new Sunday evening chart programmes and also expand its commercial radio audience to 2.4m listeners each week. Name: Rob Corlett. Born: Surrey,...

Bono welcomes famous friends.(DOOLEY'S DIARY)
July 2, 2005... Remember where you heard it: U2's Sunday show at Twickenham a week ago was quite a star-studded affair, Bono paying tribute to Richard Curtis, German legend Herbert Gronemeyer and Sir Bob in the audience. Guess who got the biggest cheer......

When the BPI AGM comes around in a couple of weeks, it will mark the end of an era--former Pinnacle chief Steve Mason will step down as a BPI council member for the first time in 18 years.(Diary)
July 2, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: When the BPI AGM comes around in a couple of weeks, it will mark the end of an era--former Pinnacle chief Steve Mason will step down as a BPI council member for the first time in 18 years. To bid farewell to...

Fast chart.(Datafile: Britain's most comprehensive charts service)
July 2, 2005... SINGLES NUMBER ONE 2 PAC FEAT. ELTON JOHN GHETTO GOSPEL 2 Pac registers his first number one almost nine years posthumously while Elton John tops the list for the seventh time in his career. Ghetto Gospel samples John's 1971...

Discounting aides climbers.(The Market)
July 2, 2005... Becoming the first Coldplay album to open with three weeks at number one, X&Y posted another six figure sale last week, attracting a further 100,198 buyers to lift its 20 day tally to 803,642. Although its sales were down week-on-week by 58.1%,...

Key indicators.(Datafile: Britain's most comprehensive charts service)
July 2, 2005... SINGLES Sales versus last week: +0.2% Year to date versus last year: +16.4% MARKET SHARES Universal 38.3% Warner 16.4% EMI 13.4% Sony BMG 8.4% Indies 23.5%...

The schedule.(Datafile: Britain's most comprehensive charts service)
July 2, 2005... ALBUMS THIS WEEK Royksopp The Understanding (Wall Of Sound); Nine Black Alps Everything Is (Island); Megadeth Greatest Hits (EMI): JULY 4 Kevin Mark Trail Just Livin (EMI); Missy Elliott The Cookbook (East West); A Teen Dance...

Elbow will release their new single Forget Myself on August 22, the first from their third studio album Leaders Of The Free World.(NEW ADDITION)
July 2, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Elbow will release their new single Forget Myself on August 22, the first from their third studio album Leaders Of The Free World. The album, which is released on September 5, will be packaged with a...

Getting the right chemistry: label aims to build on Top 40 album debut with campaign based around tour and retail promotion.(The Plot)
July 2, 2005... ALKALINE TRIO TIME TO WASTE (HASSLE) A five-part strategy stretching into early 2006 will take Alkaline Trio's new album to gold sales status and beyond, says Hassle Records director, Wez. The release of first single Time To Waste on...

Numbers add up to chart success thanks to heavy summer touring.(Campaign focus)
July 2, 2005... One of the best-loved artists to emerge in the UK market this year, The Magic Numbers have been enjoying ever-increasing awareness over recent months and last week capped off an intensive period of touring and promotion with a Top 10 result for...

Tastemakers tips.(Upfront)
July 2, 2005... We Are Scientists Nobody Moves, Nobody Gets Hurt (Virgin) SARAH COWELL, HEAD OF MUSIC, BEAT 106 "This is a fantastic indie-pop tune from the US trio. It sounds quintessentially British, as most of the best current American Bands do...

MTV2.(THE INSIDER)
July 2, 2005... At the Cads last month, MTV2 emerged victorious in two categories, walking away with best music TV channel and best music TV show for the Zane Lowe-hosted Gonzo. Priding itself on an irreverent attitude and a "no sacred cows" approach to its...

Radio playlists.(Upfront)
July 2, 2005... RADIO 1 A LIST 2Pac Ghetto Gospel: Basement Jaxx U Don't Know Me: Black Eyed Peas Don't Phunk With My Heart; Charlotte Church Crazy Chick; Coldplay Speed Of Sound; Coldplay X&Y (album); Foo Fighters Best Of You; Green Day Wake Me Up...

BPI awards.(Upfront)
July 2, 2005... ALBUM Bobby Valentino--Disturbing Tha Peace Presents (Def Jam) (silver) Bright Eyes--I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (Saddle Creek) (silver) Various--I Love Dad (EMI) Virgin (silver) Jack Johnson--In Between Dreams (Island) (gold)...

In-store next week.(Upfront)
July 2, 2005... ASDA In-store--The Offspring, Missy Elliott, R Kelly, Summer Legends; Single--Rachel Stevens; Artist--The Offspring; Compilation--Essential R&B; Music DVD--Katie Melua BORDERS In-store--Live 8, Royksopp, The Brakes, Missy Elliott,...

Also out this week.
July 2, 2005... SINGLES Deux: Sun Rising Up (Azuli); Editors: Blood (Sony) ALBUMS Grand Drive: Being Alive (Sony BMG); Lamb: What Is That Sound (UM3); Various: Run The Road 2 (679)

Rooster: Deep & Meaningless.
July 2, 2005... Rooster Deep & Meaningless Brightside 82876708392 With its memorable piano line and emotionally charged vocal, Deep & Meaningless is the single that could take Rooster beyond their established teen audience. The familiarity factor is...

Charlotte Church: Tissues And Issues.
July 2, 2005... Charlotte Church Tissues And Issues Sony BMG 5203462 The transition from classical child prodigy to pop star was never going to be easy, but it is best to leave your preconceptions at the door with Charlotte Church's pop debut. Tissues...

Chantal Chamandy: Love Needs You.
July 2, 2005... Chantal Chamandy Love Needs You (Ninemuse 506010361008) Arabian songstress Chamandy delivers an enchanting fusion of epic rhythms and exotic instrumentation that promises to establish her name within world music circles. Mixed by Yanik...

The Chemical Brothers: The Boxer.
July 2, 2005... The Chemical Brothers The Boxer (Freestyle Dust CHEMSD23) Any collaboration between the Chemical Brothers and Tim Burgess--as this is--is bound to evoke comparisons with the classic Life Is Sweet from their Exit Planet Dust album. However,...

Clor: Outlines.
July 2, 2005... Clor Outlines (Regal REG121CD) Released midway through a UK tour that winds up at the Reading/Leeds festivals, Outlines continues to showcase Clor's peculiar digi-indie-pop style, and should provide them with their Top 40 breakthrough....

Cut Copy: Future.
July 2, 2005... Cut Copy Future (Modular/V2 MODUKEP005) Following acclaim for their album Bright Like Neon Love, the Melbourne trio unleash this shimmering pop single. Eighties-inspired synths dominate the tune, but there are also echoes of Nineties pop...

Daddy Yankee: Gasolina.
July 2, 2005... Daddy Yankee Gasolina (Machete GAS1) This is a powerful debut from the man dubbed the "king of reggaeton" and all signs point to this single becoming the UK's first big hit from the genre. One of the most added tracks across Europe in...

Deep Dish: Say Hello.
July 2, 2005... Deep Dish Say Hello (Positiva CDTIVS220) This much-awaited follow-up to last year's hit Flashdance is the curtain raiser to Deep Dish's second album George Is On. Featuring vocals from Anousheh Khalili, it is another well-crafted record...

Espers: Riding/Under the Waterfall.
July 2, 2005... Espers Riding/Under the Waterfall (Wichita WEBB083SCD) Wichita new boys Espers peddle a very Sixties brand of psychedelic folk, reminiscent of The Incredible String Band or even Devendra Barnhart, with whom they are touring. It has a niche...

Four Tet: Sun Drums And Soil.
July 2, 2005... Four Tet Sun Drums And Soil (Domino RUG204CD) Released on a cute three-inch CD single, this highlight from Four Tet's album Everything Ecstatic has been handed over to the Sa Ra Creative Partners, who mould it into a Calypso-flavoured...

Hot Hot Heat: Middle Of Nowhere.
July 2, 2005... Hot Hot Heat Middle Of Nowhere (Sire W677CD1) Lifted from the Top 40 album Elevator, this is an outstandingly radio-friendly outing from the Canadian act. Packed with hooks and good-time energy, it has just been C-listed at Radio Two.

Idlewild: El Capitan.
July 2, 2005... Idlewild El Capitan (Parlophone CDRS6667) This is the third single to be lifted from the Scottish band's Warnings/Promises album. Fresh from support dates with U2, this is an incredibly radio-friendly track with a catchy chorus, a chunky...

Elton John: Electricity.
July 2, 2005... Elton John Electricity (Rocket 9872183) Taken from the West End musical Billy Elliot, Electricity sees John retreading familiar territory. Co-written by Lee Hall, this big ballad won't receive any of the critical acclaim his recent albums...

The Kooks: Eddie's Gun.
July 2, 2005... The Kooks Eddie's Gun (Virgin VSCDX2000) Named after a David Bowie lyric and already the focus of swelling press attention, this debut single from the Brighton four-piece is a sub-two-minute declaration of intent--that intent being, it...

The Paddingtons: 50 To A [pounds sterling].
July 2, 2005... The Paddingtons 50 To A [pounds sterling] (Poptones/Mercury Records PADDINGCJ2) This is further evidence the biggest band in Hull are learning to write the tunes that will take them out from the shadow of The Libertines. 50 To A [pounds...

Queens Of The Stone Age: In My Head.
July 2, 2005... Queens Of The Stone Age In My Head (Interscope 9883541) QOTSA may well be victims of their own success. Much like their latest album Lullabies To Paralyze, In My Head is good if rather underwhelming by their own lofty standards. It should...