Welcome to the online home of Felix’s music section. Here you will find unedited reviews along with extra articles and media. Its not much just yet but hopefully over the year it will develop to encompass a variety of music.
Any problems/comments/suggestions should be directed at felixmusic.tk@googlemail.com and that is also the address to contact if you want to become a contributor.
So here’s the plan: we want to make a weekly chart of Imperial’s favorite songs and artists, not to dissimilar to the UK Top 40 (except the positions will be decided by play counts not sales).
How do we do this? Well first we need you!
There is a website last.fm and by signing up for a free account and downloading their software package it will, among other things, record the songs you listen to on your computer (iTunes, Spotify, WMP etc) and portable music device. N.B. Don’t worry, it doesn’t record anything that might incriminate you even if your mp3 library isn’t the most legitimate.
After doing this, join this group.Thats it. You don’t have to do anything else to take part.
Each week charts will be calculated for the group, and a run down of the most popular songs / artists will be published here and in the paper. Hopefully it’ll be interesting, but it heavily relies on enough people signing up to the group for any results to be worthwhile, so spread the word!
Last.fm does loads of other cool shit for you, because it knows who you like it can accurately recommend you new artists you might like, gigs you would like to go to and people who have the same music taste as you. If you like music, its an incredibly useful utility and best of all, free.
Although originally being released on limited edition vinyl which was only available through some obscure shoe shop in Amsterdam, this new Ep from Le Le has now got a digital release. The A-side is your typical offering from Le Le; staccato rhythms and crude, if highly amusing, lyrics. This is one of the most fun records I’ve heard in a long time and true to form, Le Le thankfully aren’t taking themselves too seriously. The B-side, named “We Are Le Le” is, dare I say it, a progression from the formula that has earned Le Le modest recognition over the past couple of years. Mixing disco-house vibes with a scattering of tri-lingual vocals, the rhythms are more developed than on Slot Machine. While Slot Machine is a hugely fun track, it probably won’t stand the test of time as well as We Are Le Le. But in the mean time I’m going to get as much fun out of it as possible. If you like Slot Machine, also check out Breakfast by Le Le. Pure lyrical genius.
- Simon Hunter
Original motion picture soundtracks are rarely a source of genuine excitement, although this soundtrack for the forthcoming big screen adaption of the popular children’s book ‘Where the wild things are’ appears the break the mould. One of alternative musics most iconic women Karen O was employed to write the majority of songs that would accompany this new Spike Jonze movie, who incidentally is her ex boyfriend. She is accompanied by and army of children and good friends Bradford Cox (Deerhunter), Aaron Hemphill (Liars) and her bandmate Nick Zinner.
Continue reading ‘RELEASES :::: Karen O and the Kids – Where The Wild Things Are [Album]‘
Celebrating its 10th year as an independent label, Bristol’s much beloved Tru Thoughts released a 3-CD “best of” compilation last month showcasing the vast talent they have accumulated over the years. Considering back in 1999 founders Robert Luis and Paul Jonas started the label from an “office” under Luis’ stairs, they have not done too badly for themselves over the last 10 years.
Continue reading ‘RELEASES :::: Various – Tru Thoughts Covers [Album]‘
I’ll explain. Frequenting small music venues and undergoing the micro-gigging experience are infinitely more rewarding than seeing chart-topping bands in high capacity venues for the following reasons:
Continue reading ‘FEATURES :::: Why 500 capacity is better than 5000 capacity’
More members are joining gradually, and so its getting more interesting. Muse take quite a big hit this week, and it may be surprising for some that Nina Simone is holding so consistently in the top 20 so far.
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SAFEASMILK [on] icradio.com 17/11/09
1. Still D.R.E. – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
2. Rubber Traits – Why?
3. Shelia – Atlas Sound
4. Boy Decide – Murder By Death
5. Ballad of a Thin Man – Bob Dylan
6. You Must Admit – Kepler
7. Getting it Wrong – Sparklehorse
8. Definition – Black Star
9. The One You Love – Rufus Wainwright
10. Run Into Flowers – M83
11. Hideaway – Karen O and the Kids
12. Rags and Bones – Nomeansno
Obviously when this band were doing the British thing of waiting in a queue to receive their name they were right at the back, down the street, round the corner, over the traffic lights, along the M4, right on the Welsh border. Essentially they’re not good enough to have a top quality name like I Hope You Like Your Soggy Sandwiches, MC Fusion or Fat Raiders. Their sound is very reminiscent of Lost Prophets, with simple fast-paced teenage post-punkyness on 2 of the songs, and acoustic pop on the 2nd two, with Visions being their most catchy song.
-Tom Jennings
“Let’s stay inside, oh no-one’s ever leaving” – lyrics that compel you to stay inside and listen to this new music you’ve just found in your ears. “I’m not falling for that old trick you say, I’m going to go outside to finish installing my water feature.” Only you realise you’re a student and the only water feature within your budget is rainwater, which is ubiquitous, much like this blend of anthemic indie rock that Tapetheradio have served up. They have similar styles to their tour partners Athlete but with a bit of added bite, they almost feel catchy enough to warrant a repeat listen but seem to lack a distinguishing feature.
- Tom Jennings
They’re listed on their myspace as being rock/punk/alternative; isn’t every band? (apart from those ridiculously precise genres that are invented on the spot like “industrial four dimensional nerdcore!!!!”. This band whole-heartedly lives up to its description if you think ‘rock’ means ‘Fallout Boy’, ‘punk’ means ‘Green Day’ and ‘alternative’ means ‘Panic At The Motherfucking Disco’. Methinks they’re actually an ordinary EMO band. Fast synth melody, chugging rhythm guitar and bass, whiney lyrics about how they broke a nail and their life isn’t worth living anymore, it ain’t my cup of tea coz I don’t lie shit in my tea.
- Tom Jennings
On the back of their first album for 15 years Black Gives Way to Blue Alice in Chains played two sold out shows at Kentish Town’s Forum; their first in London since somewhat of a comeback gig at the Astoria in 2006. Support came in the form of Oxford based 2 piece Little Fish, who warmed up a crowd full of anticipation fairly well. Their wifebeater clad front woman led them through a set of fairly solid pop-rock tinged with some interesting breakdown sections, adding a good amount of depth to the setlist. Perhaps one to watch if they can pen a few more catchy numbers and gain a foothold on the playlists of some of the bigger radio stations.
Continue reading ‘LIVE :::: Alice In Chains [at] HMV Forum 17/11/09′
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