…Now I go out alone if I go out at all” Was there ever a truer comment spoken about getting old? The Walkmen have always impressed me with their ability to build masses of sound, without making the full picture bloated and ugly. ‘The Rat’ from “Bows and Arrows” is a perfect case in point. [...]

So far, the Arctic Monkeys had failed to disappoint. Their first album was a cracker, and their second, was as good a follow up that one could want. They’re punchy, yet funny, and have the ability to mould a number of influences straight in to their sound, yet still have the knack of sounding fresh, [...]

Australia’s ‘Empire of the Sun’ have been floating around for the past couple of years, and their album ‘Walking on a Dream’ even hit the charts in NZ (as well as getting to 17 in the UK). I haven’t heard anything from them apart from ‘We Are The People’ and up until a few minutes [...]

It’s everywhere so no doubt you’ve heard, but MCA from the Beastie Boys has cancer. While treatable, it’s another reminder that age = health problems. Keep yourselves safe, and prepare for the new BB album “The Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1″ due sometime before the end of 2009. Too Many Rappers (Feat Nas) – reminds [...]

‘Visiter’ may have been a slow burner (so much so I only discovered it in 2009), but if definitely washed up to be one of my favourite 2008 albums. Like folk music played by punks, tracks from Visiter highlighted the synergy between front man Meric Long and Drummer/Groove Provider Logan Kroeber – the mesmerising ‘Fools‘ [...]

At the moment, I’m all about Yo Gabba Gabba. I can’t understand how I managed to miss this show for so long. It is educational, funny, educational, and has some amazing guests like The Shins, Tony Hawk, Biz Markie and Elijah Wood. And my boy (Jonas), can’t get enough of the Aggrolites’ ‘Banana’. He already [...]

The last week has seen me make the most of my time, spending it with the family, relaxing, touring and playing in the snow. And eating. I haven’t been running in two weeks, and now I’ve come down with a cold. Add this to the other gluttony I’ve been indulging in, and the outlook is [...]

A nice little treat for my birthday perhaps? Spoon’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga seems like an age ago, so as you would expect, I’m quite excited about the ‘Got Nuffin” EP that they’re releasing this week. Authentically new music (the tracks from the EP were recorded after the Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga session), [...]