Fall Out Boy - Beat It

Fall Out Boy has definitely got thier fans and thier haters. I'm a fan, and this video just reinforces why I think they're just fantastic. Listen out to Patrick Stumps voice - WOW. And Joe Troughman (I may have spelled that wrong) completely steals the performance part of the vid. Don't believe me? Check it out:

We Are Scientists - Chick Lit

They're at it again...

Reviewed and Coming Soon

CD Single

Yoav
Club Thing

Cape Town boy making good in the dance scene over here in the UK. Club Thing is a basic drum 'n bass tune with a Timberlake-esque melody. Not being a fan of dance/house/drum 'n bass, I'm not going to rave about it. But I'm not going to slam it either. It doesn't leave you tapping your toes. There's no 'WOW' moment. It sneaks up on you, taps you on the shoulder and politely asks 'Please play me right after last rounds.'

Gig Review

We Are Scientists
Shepards Bush Empire
24-4-2008

I know its the Monday after the show, but I've just stopped bouncing around from excess energy produced at the gig.

By the time we arrived at the Empire, my mates and I encountered teeming droves of teenies. We gulped nervously. Why all the teenies? Isn't it cool anymore for 20-somethings to go gigging? I missed that memo.
We took our places in the pit - second row from the barrier - and waited.

The opening acts were dull - to say the least. I didn't catch thier names as they didn't give them. There was a moment when Keith (Murray of WAS) joined them onstage for a song.

The lights went out and suddenly, the (now) duo hit the stage, opening with Brain Thrust Mastery's Ghouls. The Empire erupted! Swaggering through hits 'Nobody Move', 'The Scene Is Dead' and 'Inaction' just to remind us why we loved them to begin with, before injecting newbies such as 'Lets See It', 'Chic Lit' and leading single 'After Hours'.

Keith then took an ill judged jump off the stage towards the barrier during 'Tonight' to do the whole 'greet the fans' thing. Little did he know a close aquaintance of mine was a bottle of wine down and took it upon herself to grab and squeeze his ass. He had no choice but to laugh it off and quickly retreat back to the stage before the girls kidnapped him and they couldn't rip through 'Dinosaur', 'Lousy Reputation', 'Its a Hit'.

All the time, the crowd needed no prompting. Arms in the air, clapping madly away with voices raised in anthemic union. Shu!
Encore rounded off the night with 'Lethal Enforcer', 'Worth The Wait' and 'Great Escape' (which seemed to be written purely for this gig).

As good as thier albums are, seeing these boys live is a must! Smooth, professional, booming, anthemic (i like that word), swaggering and exhilerating!

Good job!

Waxing Lyrical

So, for those of you who aren't familiar with The Kills, let me introduce you.
Jamie Hince is Kate Moss' new boyfriend. He is also one half of this amazing group!Due to the fact that I tend to avoid any celeb who has a paparazzi following, it took me a while to actually track down and listen to thier new album Midnight Boom. I was blown away! Who knew that basslines held so much sex appeal!?!

Just a taste of thier tunes, here are the lyrics to my personal fave:

Cheap and Cheerful

I'm bored of cheap and cheerful
I want expensive sadness
Hospital bills, parole
Open doors to madness

I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're boring baby when you're straight
I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're stupid baby when you're sane

I'm sick of social graces
Show your sharp-tipped teeth
Lose your cool in public
Dig that illegal meat

'Cause love is just a dialogue
You can't survive on ice-cream
You got to same needs as a dog

It's alright (it's alright)
To be mean (to be mean)
It's alright (it's alright)
To be mean (to be mean)

I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're boring baby when you're straight
I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're stupid baby when you're sane

It's alright (it's alright)
To be mean (to be mean)
It's alright (it's alright)
To be mean (to be mean)

It's alright (it's alright)
To be mean (to be mean)
It's alright (it's alright)
To be mean (to be mean)

I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're boring baby when you're straight
I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're stupid baby when you're sane

I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're boring baby when you're straight
I want you to be crazy
'Cause you're stupid baby when you're sane

Just a reminder..and a new act added

Making Waves...

First off...Congratulations to the Parlotones for getting thier single 'Louder than Bombs' listed in Kerrang!s Singles to Own list this week! Its not easy... have you seen the security at the Kerrang! offices?

There has also been an amazing addition to the line up for the Psychobilly Night I'm hosting at The Phoenix. Welcome on board - Luna Vegas! They will be tearing up the basement bar along with Los Jailbreakers, Billy Rebel and A Sailors Grave.

Hope to see all my London readers there!

Come One, Come All..

The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution