Tag: Cowbell
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How Cambridge Punks Inspired The White Stripes. Meet The Fire Dept.
It’s funny what you unearth sometimes in the most unlikely places. I was checking through the list of artists that have recorded “You Left The Water Running” for this series of articles. In between all the R&B stars from Detroit or the Deep South, you know – the Otis Reddings and Wilson Picketts of this…
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More Cowbell: London Two Piece Bear Their Skeleton Soul
Stoke Newington duo Cowbell are set to release their second album, “Skeleton Soul” on Monday 29th September. Their debut LP “Beat Stampede” was one of my albums of 2012, and was a sixties-tinged garage rock classic. Let’s do a quick recap for the uninitiated and for those with poor memories and/or short attention spans: Cowbell…
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The Top Ten Records of 2012
The Ten Best records of 2012? Growing up in the eighties, you didn’t hear much about end of year best-of lists, but now, like reality TV shows featuring people I have never heard of, they appear to be everywhere. It almost seems rude not to nail my colours to the mast and tell you what…
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Cowbell – Live at the Lexington, N1
Having raved about Stoke Newington garage rockers Cowbell following the release of their single Tallulah, I braved the muesli-and-vegetarian-infested Islington scene and found its finest music venue / boozer The Lexington on Wednesday night to see the band play live. A decent old pub with an upstairs area for bands, The Lexington was a perfect…
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Why Cowbell Should Be Your New Favourite Band: Exclusive Interview
Isn’t it great when you hear a new song that reminds you what rock n roll is all about? It happened to me the other day when I heard the two minutes and forty six seconds of garage rock bliss that is Tallulah by the improbably named band Cowbell. Regular readers will know it is not…
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