Weaves - Coo Coo SCS

This week so far has been a bit of a fun one for me, a few great shifts at work and last night I had a brilliant time watching Bruce Springsteen on his The River tour with my old papa. It may have rained the entire time but the music shone through (boy that sounds cliché when I hear it) And another layer of icing on the cake is this beauty of a track by Toronto 4 piece Weaves. Coo Coo is about as wacky and crazy as the title suggests, quirky vocals and lyrical content with the controlled madness that is the guitar, drums and other electronic effects. They are coming to the UK in June and supporting Beach Slang in Manchester so definitely check them out if you get the chance, I sure will. Enjoy!

The Superjesus AS

For this months Artist Showcase, I wanted to shout about The Superjesus. This 4 piece are from Adelaide, Australia and have released 3 albums to date from the late 90s through to the early 00s. The lead singer is one Sarah McLeod and for me is the power house that draws me into the tracks. Her vocals really show off her accent and unique tone which is something I find amazing to hear.

All of the albums that there have released so far (Sumo, Jet Age & Rock Music) have been masterpieces and things I could listen to at any time of day but the progression from Sumo through to Rock Music has definitely been in my favour because RM has to be my favourite release from these guys so far. The highlights being the often varying of emotion from track to track with the slower more aggressive tracks blended in perfectly with the more upbeat poppy rock songs. A couple of my top songs are Stick Together which I have listened to an embarrassing amount of times on repeat and Over & Out which you can listen to yourself in the video below. 

They have also released the single for a new album that will be released at some point in 2016 which I am super pumped for. Keep up with the band HERE or check out their Facebook HERE You could even throw them a bone of a Like or two if you want. Enjoy!

  

Alexis Panidis WMF

Name: Alexis Panidis

Age: 22

Location: Manchester

Occupation: Student/Work in bar/Band 

1.At this second, favourite artist/band in the world?

Probably Red Hot Chili Peppers

2.What song is guaranteed to get you in a good mood?
Anything from Bob Marley's album kaya

3.Which artist/band that no longer makes music would you want to hear new stuff from (dead/alive)?

Talking Heads

4.Which festival anywhere in the world would you go to (money is no object)?

Coachella or one of the Lollapalooza's in South America

5.Dream festival head-liners, Fri, Sat & Sun?

Rage against the machine, Red hot Chili Peppers, Talking Heads

6.If you could master any instrument which would you choose?

Guitar

7.What artist/band wouldn't you miss if they stopped making music?

Got a lot of hate for The 1975 and The Vaccines

8.Favourite decade for music?
Hard to say late 60's and 70's was sweet. A lot of innovative musicians and really talented musicians unlike most of the shit these days.

9.And favourite artist from that decade?

I'm a big fan of The Doors

10.What artist/band would your friends be surprised to know you liked?

Wild Beasts

11.Ideal musical dinner guest/guests and what would you eat?
David Byrne, Flea, Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Zach de La Rocha, and Susan Boyle because that would just be funny. Steak

12.Artist/band that you are a fan of that more people should be listening to?

Queasy

13.Last album you listened to in its entirety?

Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect

14.Last concert you went to as a fan?

Twin Peaks

Any links to social media:

  

Thank You

Spookyland - Big Head YTV

12/04/16 YouTube Video

Another great hit by the Spooklyland boys. I have been a big fan of these Australian guys since I heard their previous single Gods Eyes that was released like 2 months ago now. This track 'Big Head' may be less anthemic that GE (in terms of lyrics) but the instrumentation is as big and balshy as ever. With under a month to go until their début release (6th May, go pre-order it), all signs are pointing towards an absolute cracker of an LP. One more brilliant band coming out of Oz keeping the rock and roll sound alive. Enjoy!

DMA's - Delete YTV

29/09/15 YouTube Video

Big thanks to KEXP for showing me the way with this band. From DMA's live recording in their in-house studios, I went back and listened to the bands self titled EP which was released over a year ago now. Delete is one of my favourite tracks, it has a strong anthemic British sound, and I was pleasantly surprised to hear they are guys from down under. They seem to combine two streams of influence from opposite ends of the earth and create a sound that is as fresh as anything that is in the rock charts at the moment. Enjoy!

Trampolene - It's Not Rock & Roll YTV

01/09/15 YouTube Video

Well it is the first of September, pinch, punch and all that but how about we start this month off with some good ol' rock music from 3 Welsh lads that go by Trampolene. I found out about this song (below) from a tweet by the great music journalist  Eve Barlow (follow her for more great stuff https://twitter.com/Eve_Barlow). On first impressions I thought they were like a slightly more balternative Catfish & The Bottlemen, but I soon realised that even though they are flying that classic dirty rock flag, they have much more of a scuzzy, in your face sound with added electronic vocal effects which gives me the impression that they would much prefer playing a small sticky floored club than something expansive and slightly atmosphere lacking a'la Wembley Stadium. Great band, great sound. Enjoy!

Jake Evans - Easy On My Soul YTV

28/07/15 YouTube Video

Last weekend was a bit of a concert feast. On Saturday night I went to see Jake Evans play at The Deaf Institute and on Sunday night I went to Phil Busbys album release gig at The Castle Hotel. Both gigs were great for many varied reasons such as talent and guitar skills, and one of the best songs played was the one in the video below. Jake played it as one of his closing tracks to finish off the night and with the whole room singing along, it really was quite a spectacular moment to be a part of. I am looking forward to hearing more from Jake in the near future with his new album release etc. Enjoy!

Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock N Roll Fun YTV

09/09/14 YouTube Video

This track is a bit of a throw back to the 2000s. Sub Pop Records are going to reissue most or all of the Sleater-Kinney back catalogue in October and to promote this, they posted the single track from their 5th studio album along with a collection their of other pieces of work on their YouTube page. I was aware of Sleater-Kinney mainly thanks to Carrie Brownstein, the guitarist in the band. Her newer band Wildflag and comedy TV show Portlandia are two brilliant things that if you haven't heard of yet you need to check them out. I think this song is great because it shows how Carrie has grown as a guitar player over the years and now playing in Wildflag. Also the band as a whole pull off a sound that still sounds so current and modern being over a decade old which is no mean feat. An awesome song by an awesome band. Enjoy!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

So the 2014 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been announced. They are:

-Kiss

-Nirvana

-The Zombies

-Yes

-Deep Purple

-Linda Ronstadt

-Peter Gabriel

-Cat Stevens

-Hall & Oates

-The Meters

-The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

-LL Cool J

-Link Wray

-Chic

-N.W.A.

-The Replacements

Well this is the first time I have actually paid attention to who the nominees are for the Hall of Fame. Its never really been that widely announced in England. First off, I wasn't sure how much rap/hip hop music is in the Rock accepted Hall of Fame but I definitely think N.W.A. should be included in my opinion, by their influence on other artists alone. I don't feel so strongly about LL Cool J . On the rock side of things I honestly think the likes of Hall & Oates and Kiss should be accepted and I expected Nirvana to already be included seeing that in my opinion they have done so much and made such an impact in the small time they were around. I have heard bits here and there about the other artists but in my perhaps naivete I don't think they have done enough to deserve a place in the Hall of Fame.