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Tom McRae !!


by alflavor

Oh yeah, I knew there was something, I saw Tom McRae in Northampton on Wednesday night, at the Roadmender. Almost a sell-out I think, he was superb, and amazingly funny between his melancholic brand of guitaryness. Does anyone ever read these?


Keane are Keen


by alflavor

Apparently share a name with some footballer? I don't know, but anyway Keane (the band) are going to slowly blow me away I think. The latest single 'This is the last time' is a piece of pure power pop, sort of Ben Folds Five meets Coldplay! In a fashion.


(Untitled)


by alflavor

Two very good albums have come my way this week, Snow Patrol's Final Straw, and that new Spearmint album whose title escapes me at the moment! Well worth a listen and both get good write-ups on this lovely site. Al


Alfie, yeah that's me.


by alflavor

Got the album by Alfie today - "A word in your ear". Been a bad day at work, so didn't play until I played The Darkness at full volume! Thought Alfie was very Badly Drawn Boy, then I found out they used to be the wooly one's backing band. Ah. Why d


Amsterdam get signed!


by alflavor

Good news today, Amsterdam get signed by Superior Quality. If you don't know Amsterdam are led by the ex front man of early 90's fock rocksters Pele. Amsterdam have been plugging away since 1998, selling CD's through their own website, and now the day bef