Van Tango

The Strokes played a very special small gig in London on November 29th and the guys from BBC filmed it. Watch them perform old hits plus the new tracks (Heart In A Cage, Juicebox, You Only Live Once & Razorblade!!) on repeat over and over again as it will only be available until next Mon (Dec 12th). 15 Minutes is an absolute gem after analyzing it in detail. Slowly but surely, I'm trying to indulge in the 'hidden meanings' in these songs to link them with the album title.

Not too sure from which newsletter I've received last year but there is one which promotes this band called Sloan, which impressed me a lot. Got hold of an audio session from Sloan's CBC Studio Session. It's worth checking them out.

Kaiser Chiefs are releasing album opener 'Na Na Na Na Na' as a single in Japan and Australia, and they've gone and had a video made for it. It's also an extra on their recently released DVD 'Enjoyment'.

It's time to 'Go West' soon. The new Pet Shop Boys album is called, 'Fundamental' and is out in the UK 17/04/05. New single is called 'Minimal'. It is believed to be a 12 track album, produced by Trevor Horn. These comeback artistes must be tied to the 90s.

He's back! The new single from Richard Ashcroft, Break The Night With Colour will be released on 9th Jan. It's the first single taken from his upcoming third solo album 'Keys To The World'. Reminds me of Starsailor's majestic 'Silence is Easy'. Ace.

Fancy having more 'coffee and tv'? Alex James has confirmed Blur will produce another album, with sessions due to start later this month. James has suggested that making a new record isn't always the happiest experience. He said: "It's like a family and you all get together before Christmas and it's great to see everybody, and then after Christmas, Christmas being an album and the album making process this time, and after the album, you're like 'see you next time!' through gritted teeth." But the downside to it is that the brilliant Graham Coxon won't be joining them, unless he makes a miraculous turn around. He last act was contributing one track to previous album 'Think Tank' before leaving the group. A Coxon-less Blur is like a soccer team without a goalkeeper.

Oh yeah, The Reds are top of the CL group!!!! And the boys from Manyoo had an embarrassing night at Benfica, going down 1-2, which sent them bottom...BOTTOM of the group. What happened to the old Manchester swagger ala Schmeichel, Cantona, Kanchelskis, etc?? The days where they turn up, ripped the opponents to shreds then monkey-ed around with some trickery after going 3-4 goals up...are gone. Maybe what Kewell said back then when he signed for Merseyside - "The red devils are on a downward spiral." seems to come true after all. No EPL titles for 2 consecutive seasons!! Not even Uefa Cup competition for them this season...WTF???? That old man has lost the plot. Hope Chelski either meets Juve (P.Vieira) or their 'good buddies' from Barca in the second round. And Essien that #$%^*(^)*$#^&@#*#&$ has to get at least 2-3 match bans for that disgraceful tackle, where the 3 german refs + Mourinho aren't able to spot even though it's so near to the touchline. The Reds might get drawn with the glamour crap boys of Real or the rugged machinery team which is Bayern Munich. Doesn't matter. Rafa has the answers.

One of the most incredible Ladytron songs ever, 'Destroy Everything You Touch' is filled with melodious, synth-driven tunes that naturally begs repeating.

X-Men 3 - Teaser Trailer

Algae Power - Protection for mobile phone users?

This boy-s are quite spectacular. Franz Ferdinand have revealed that they are due to start work on their third album in Jan. The hard working Scots have already got a few new tracks written for the long-player and are eyeing up an early January slot to do some work in the studio. Kapranos said: "We're already writing some new tunes. We've got a practice room set up at Ally Pally and we're writing some new tunes. we've got two or three... Yeah I think we'll play one of them soon live. Then we'll see how many songs we've got together but we're talking about going into the studio at the end of January." "We're popping over to Australia and New Zealand at the end of January. It's brilliant, I'm looking forward to that. We get to miss the Scottish winter, which is not a bad thing at all." I think it's always better on holiday..




A new book charting the rise and fall of The Libertines is set to be released in the New Year. Entitled 'The Libertines: Bound Together' the book has been written by Anthony Thornton and Roger Sargent over three and a half years and claims to chart "The story of Pete Doherty and Carl Barat and how they changed British Culture". Thornton and Sargent spent time with the band taking pictures and forging friendships with the members from the very beginning and have now created what is being labelled as the definitive history of The Libertines. The book is released on February 23.




The Kooks - Sofa Song (Live @ Abbey Road Studios) ||||
Kaiser Chiefs vs. The Cribs Interview video ||||

Munster's theme song. Is this where Dracula's Lunch ala Juicebox basslines originates from??

Pete Doherty has escaped formal charges following his arrest in October over suspected drug possession. The Babyshambles star spent the night in a Shrewsbury, England, police station after cops searched his band's tour bus on Oct 1st. West Mercia Police confirmed Doherty has now been released from bail and no further action will be taken. Detective Sergeant Jason Wells says: "A man arrested in Shrewsbury on 1 October on suspicion of a drugs offence will not be prosecuted."
At the time of his arrest, Doherty told the press, officers had mistaken an implant aimed to keep him sober, for narcotics. However, Doherty faces further legal trouble after his arrest last week on suspicion of possession of crack cocaine. Big problems there. Wonder what Liam thinks about this..

Seems like Liam G is not content with just shoving Mr Doherty away from Lisa Moorish's home. Unleashing his 'gas panic' anger, he blasted Pete Doherty on his pathetic handling of crystals. Liam insists he doesn't like the Babyshambles star, who he's often compared to, because he has no sympathy for "smackheads". And there will be no offers of help or advice given. He rants: "Being a smackhead is not what it's about - it's about having fun. Never to be stuck to the wall. No member of our band has ever been to The Priory (rehab clinic) or moaned about coming off drugs. You never hear about Keith Richards moaning about fookin' drugs. You just give 'em up or you take more. I take more.
"But to sit there (going), 'These drugs are killing me.' Well don't do them you daft c**t. Pete Doherty needs a slap, and the sooner he gets it, the better." Waahahahahaha...I believe Liam will be 'part of the queue'(stretching the length of Albion) of many other rock & roll stars wanting to do the same thing.

His big bro Noel has found a new indie victim for his usual ranting antics. That guy is none other than Three Quid...also known as Jack White. Noel seems to smell a rat when he heard about this Coca-Cola deal Jack-y has endorsed. In typical working class fashion, Noel said: "He's supposed to be the poster boy for the alternative way of thinking. Coca-Cola man, f***ing hell! And alright, you wanna spread your message of peace and love, but do us all a favour. I'm not having that, that's wrong.
"Particularly Coca-Cola, it's like doing a gig for McDonalds." Yeah. It kind of disturbed me as well when I knew about this. Gonna be the 'hardest button to button' hearing that vocals on a Coca-Cola commercial. Macdonalds gig...wtf lol!!

The new kids from the Bloc Party describes their music as "interesting". That should not bother Noel too much. Well.. "Music's not supposed to be interesting. Music's supposed to make you want to fight or fuck! Dictionaries are interesting. The History Channel, that's interesting. Music's supposed to be from the b******s to the heart." Tazered by a shakermaker.

Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton was spotted in Vivienne Westwood's boutique last week, apparently having a wedding dress fitting. The singer has dated ex-Damage vocalist Jade Jones off and on since 1998. Oooooooh....If it's true, then maybe she might soon walk down the aisle.

Elizabeth Hurley has rubbished reports she is getting married on Valentine's Day 2006, insisting she isn't even engaged yet. The actress was said to be marrying Arun Nayer at the luxury Devi Garh Hotel in Rajastan, India, on 14 February. But on Tuesday, she told a reporter, "Look at my hands - no diamonds. We haven't even got engaged. We're not getting ready for the big day yet." Better not wait too long. If she still harbour thoughts on having twins in her 40s.