Oh July July

BOUGHT:
My tickets to Bouncing Souls/Hot Water Music @ The Corner in Dec. Brilliant.

Paper Arms - "Days Above Ground" & The Gun Runners - "A Few Friends". Reviews coming soon.



SEEN:
Single Twin residency @ Edinburgh Castle.

Get on this now, cause Marcus Teague & company are going places. Perfect set for a cold wintery evening at a tavern, ST delivered simple melodies with deft storytelling. You get hooked by the hypnotic lilt of the lyrics almost as much as what Teague is singing, and I for one wasn't disappointed. Eclectic choices of instruments, including a mini-accordion, created a fuller feel to some of the more stripped back songs, but didn't detract from the core message. Highlight was 'Came Home Dead', (and not just because I knew the words!) because the stage brought a new angle to the already stellar song.

Playing with Silver City Highway this Sat 17th @ Old Bar. Oh, and check out their myspace for little gems of downloads.
http://www.myspace.com/singletwin

Eagle and the Worm Single Launch @ Northcote Social Club

Black Hill Five opened the NSC in grand style on Sat, bringing their dancing pop to one of the most eclectic shows I have ever seen. All I can say is that my new favourite band is Barbarion (with such classic hits at "Matilda, my favourite wife") and my new favourite thing is Lasers.

http://www.myspace.com/eagleandtheworm
http://www.myspace.com/barbarionoz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3wJsUhpzhY
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Black-Hill-Five/114345383650



FOUND:
Blown-a-wish. http://www.myspace.com/blownawishmusic

Londonite making beautifully dream-like music; the "from-the-bedroom" production enhances the echo-y and lingering melodies.
Throwbacks to "the sundays" sound of the 90's, a melancholia presented so gently and unobtrusively, but will haunt long after you have finished listening.


Punk Not Profit. Great little blog that offers old school downloads for a lot of underground 70's & 80's punk.
http://punknotprofit.blogspot.com/



Have you noticed yet that I have music Bipolar disorder? Embrace it. I have.
-r