2012/02/03

Gary Numan about Sonik Kicks



"The new Paul Weller album is off the scale. Psychedelically, radiophonically, electronically, Bowie-guzzlingly great."


2012/02/02

Wake Up The Station 20, friday 9 PM UK time.


Tom Petty, Tom Tom Club, The Shins, Sallie Ford, Black Keys, Hanni El Khatib, Titan Parano, The Rabeats, Bruce Springsteen, Patrick McLaughlin, Gruff Rhys, Broken Vinyl Club...etc..

Arctic Monkeys Live.

Arctic Monkeys sold-out show at Paris Olympia this Friday (3rd Feb) will be broadcast LIVE on the bands website & Facebook page. Tune in from 8.15pm (GMT) on Friday night to watch the entire performance from Paris. The broadcast will also be streaming special guest Miles Kane's performance from 7pm (GMT).

Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom: exclusive album stream (MikeC, the real blogger)


2012/01/31

Costello, The Spike Story. (MikeC)



BBC TV special aired 2/20/89. Interview clips and live acoustic performances of songs from Costello's 'Spike' album. Part 2 features "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror", and Elvis at the piano playing "Having It All," a tune he wrote for the "Absolute Beginners" soundtrack.

Part 1

Part 2
Part 3

Part 4

Part 5
Part 6

Thanx to MikeC and Champipple.

2012/01/30

Bowie Congratulates Weller After Twins' Birth

David Bowie | Bowie Congratulates Weller After Twins' Birth | Contactmusic

David Bowie sent his congratulations to new father Paul Weller after learning the rocker had named one of his twin boys after him. Weller became a dad again when his wife Hannah gave birth to two boys earlier this month (Jan12) and the couple has called them John-Paul and Bowie.The star's grown-up son Natt, from his marriage to backing singer Dee C. Lee, has now revealed the Heroes hitmaker sent the new parents a big bunch of flowers with his congratulations.Natt tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "He's really happy. David sent them a huge bouquet."

Dr Dog (They were on a Paul Weller's compi, remember?).


They're back very soon with a new LP, and (thanx to MikeC), you can listen them live on NPR, here.