Buzzin Music

The first thing to spring to mind, or more accurately the ears I suppose, is the lack of ukelele on this Slumberland/Fortuna Pop! release. Although probably likely to cause slightly less of a scar on pop music’s visage than Dylan turning electric or the Pistols friendly banter with Bill Grundy, it’s [...]

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2011 was the year in which U2 finally got to play Glastonbury only to be blown off stage by Coldplay.  Oh…. and Steps announced they were reforming! I can’t remember if it was ‘due to public demand’ or not.
In July 2011, nine years after they formed, Manchester’s Marconi Union released their fifth album, Beautifully Falling [...]

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The Birthday Suit is the solo project of Idlewilde guitarist Rod Jones, while the Scottish indie-rock music band is on hiatus. This instantly sets alarm bells ringing, as a ‘band on the side’ can often mean the passion and energy necessary are missing.
The Eleventh Hour by The Birthday Suit is released on Sing It Alone [...]

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I first stumbled across Kings Of Leon in 2003 with the release of their debut album, Youth and Young Manhood.  The album was as raw as a rare-cooked slab of meat with edges rougher than a stubble-chinned kiss. The band received critical-acclaim in the UK and the album peaked at #3 though fared less well [...]

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Following the rather wonderful Scala-based indie-pop celebrations earlier in the month, it was time to revert to the usual uphill stroll to the Lexington for a more sparsely populated evening’s entertainment. Maybe everyone was at home or in the pub watching England beat Sweden for the first time in almost fifty years?
First on tonight were [...]

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