Category: Indie
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Tom McRae joins Sweet Billy Pilgrim at Their Alexandra Residency
Tom McRae joined Sweet Billy Pilgrim‘s residency at The Alexandra last night. Fresh from supporting The Futureheads at The Shepherd’s Bush Empire and a session on John Kennedy’s Xposure XFM show (both on Wednesday) Sweet Billy Pilgrim (and Tom McRae) played to a crowded Alexandra. That’s two Mercury Prize nominated acts. For free. In a North…
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Richard Hawley, Plan B at Barclaycard Mercury Prize Launch
I was at the launch of The 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize tonight, at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden. Lauren Laverne announced the twelve nominees, nine of whom were at the ceremony itself. There’s nothing like an award show to create a bit of discussion or controversy even. “He shouldn’t be on the list; so-and-so…
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Muswell Hill Billy: Sweet Billy Pilgrim Live!
Good news! Sweet Billy Pilgrim are playing a six week residency at The Alexandra, Muswell Hill every Thursday night between now and 4th October. Even better news! Entry is free! Fresh from their headline performances with a six piece band at Bush Hall – and festival performances at Latitude and Oslo – Sweet Billy Pilgrim…
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The Vaccines – Jack Daniels Birthday Competition and Free Download
Exciting news from The Vaccines on two fronts today. I have been a big fan of The Vaccines since they were the first ever band to appear on Later With Jools Holland before releasing a single. Having then bought their debut single and album I was lucky enough to be bobbing down the front of the…
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Goldray: Exclusive Q&A
After Every Record Tells A Story wrote about Reef’s Place Your Hands being played at a wedding and featured a clip of Reef guitarist Kenwyn House’s new band Goldray, we received an email offering a Q&A with the band. As well as finding out a bit more about Goldray (the band consists of Kenwyn House,…
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And The 2012 Album Of The Year Is….Sweet Billy Pilgrim’s Crown and Treaty
It may only be July, but I think Sweet Billy Pilgrim’s Crown and Treaty is the best album of 2012… When a friend bought me Crown and Treaty I knew nothing about Sweet Billy Pilgrim. From the name, I pictured an American singer, perhaps from the Deep South. With no expectations I hit the Play…
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The Perfect Wedding Song…?
There are three songs that I associate closely with weddings… The first is Baggy Trousers by Madness, which I’ll admit is not everybody’s first choice when they think of songs associated with weddings. Tales of schoolboys squashing snails seldom gets a bride in a romantic mood. The reason it chimes a chord with me is…
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Isle Of Wight Festival: It’s Official: There’s Some Mud On The Site
The Isle of Wight Festival kicked off yesterday with sets from Primal Scream and The Stranglers, not to mention weather that lived up to every festival cliché there is. Reports of people queuing in their cars in order to be towed by tractors onto a waterlogged site made Every Record fear the worst as we…
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Paul Weller Covers ‘Birthday’ For Sir Paul McCartney’s 70th
A quick post to honour Paul McCartney’s 70th birthday and let you know about the song that Paul Weller has recorded in honour of it…. This coming Monday (June 18th) and for one day only fans will be able to download Paul Weller’s cover of The Beatles’ Birthday which he has recorded to honour the 70th birthday of Sir Paul McCartney, via iTunes. The original Birthday…
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Richard Hawley Breaks Leg, Plays HMV Forum, Kentish Town
“Well – as you can see we’ll be Sitting At The Sky’s Edge tonight” quips Richard Hawley, who is brought onstage in a wheelchair to the considerable surprise of the sold out crowd for this live show to support his Standing At The Sky’s Edge album. “I broke my leg in Barcelona” he explains “I’d…
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Girls: Live at The HMV Forum, Kentish Town
I saw Christopher Owens play live last night in London with his band Girls. For a band that has twice featured in the Top Ten of Pitchfork’s Best Album end of year poll, Girls are keeping their ankles pretty well hidden from the outside world. Last night’s gig at the Kentish Town HMV Forum (always…
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More Pictures of The Horrors and The Black Belles
Following my earlier Horrors post, here are a couple more photos of Wednesday night’s gig at Chinnerys in Southend, including a couple of support band The Black Belles. The Black Belles are signed to Jack White‘s label Third Man Records and this is their first UK tour. They play The Barfly in Camden tonight and…
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The Horrors! The Horrors! Southend’s Chinnerys shakes to secret JD Roots homecoming gig by The Horrors.
Seeing The Horrors play live at their home town of Southend was a special moment. Chris Martin’s campaign against tinnitus had a setback last night as Southend on Sea got to welcome home The Horrors at a special gig at tiny local venue / sweat pit Chinnerys prior to the band’s UK tour later this…
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The Rolling Stones In Rice Krispies Advert Shame! (and other breakfast stories)
Rock stars and Breakfast cereals are not the most obvious bedfellows… So what do The Rolling Stones and The Charlatans have in common (aside from having a greater appetite for banned substances than the Bulgarian weightlifting and Tour De France teams combined)? As I re-read The True Adventures of The Rolling Stones recently, there was…
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Tim Burgess of The Charlatans Telling Stories: “I Wanted My Book To Be Like Pulp Fiction…”
Charlatans lead singer Tim Burgess launched his autobiography Telling Stories this week at a special event at St James’ Church in Piccadilly. Reading extracts from his book, Burgess revealed snippets of life on the road with a rock band, which as most of us have long suspected appears to involve long and convoluted attempts to smuggle banned substances…
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