The Eminently Likeable West Indian Girl...
Posted by Babs in Reviews on 11 16th, 2007 | No Comments
LONDON – I want to post lots of pics of blue seas and skies and photos of beaches with beautiful people surfing, so cheerful is the new album from West Indian Girl, 4th & Wall. Actually, let’s see what I’ve got in my StumbleUpon sea and water tags. (Links generously shared to (a)... 
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Alexandria Quartet – Wide Range Ro...
Posted by Babs in Reviews on 11 3rd, 2007 | No Comments
LONDON – The Alexandria Quartet and I had a weird, synchronous moment. I was loving Justine by The Alexandria Quartet (different band) over in October’s NNME and a few hours later, Alexandria Quartet (no ‘The’) found my MySpace and messaged me, wondering if I’d be interested... 
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Arcade Fire: interactive video for Neon ...
Posted by Babs in Video Reviews on 10 11th, 2007 | 2 Comments
Quite possibly the coolest video I’ve ever seen is the interactive one for Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible, at the band’s BeOnlineB website. Click on the screen and control what Win Butler does with his hands, or click on his face and watch it disappear in a puff of smoke. Click: here  Read More →
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Seabear: These Are The Things, The Thing...
Posted by Babs in Reviews on 09 20th, 2007 | 1 Comment
I’m so lucky this week. I’ve been feeling just a tad under the weather and really needing softness around me – and that’s exactly what I got. Neighbours have been quiet, weather has been dull and dozy, and the right music found me. I’m so relaxed right now and my arms are... 
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Orba Squara Reach Parts Other Bands Fail...
Posted by Babs in Reviews on 09 18th, 2007 | No Comments
I’ve not had that great a day, today. For a start, it’s Monday. The sun didn’t come out and it’s been dull and grey here in south London. More leaves are falling off trees and the wind’s picked up. The only thing that made me smile was the Leave Britney Alone video, which... 
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M.I.A. – Kala : Kyaa Bhaat Hai!...
Posted by Babs in Reviews on 09 13th, 2007 | No Comments
She tantalised us with nicely paced leaks all over the net all year until finally, M.I.A.’s new album, Kala, was released. I, for one, couldn’t bear the excitement, I loved all the the tracks I’d heard so far. I’ll walk you through them: First, back in February, we were given... 
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Luke Temple: Snowbeast...
Posted by Babs in Reviews on 08 27th, 2007 | No Comments
It is very evident Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, Luke Temple, has worked hard, raising his game as it were, for his second album, Snowbeast. Where his debut, Hold A Match For A Gasoline World was suffused with sweet melancholic alt-country tones, his distinctive, almost plaintive, voice holding... 
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