Gig review: James/The Twang
Gig review: James/ The Twang, Glasgow Academy, April 21 2007 OK, I should probably start by being honest and admit that I managed to get slightly lost in Glasgow’s one-way system driving over, so we...
View ArticleSome Covers For Sunday II
Finally, here are the promised covers for today. Brakes-’Sometimes Always (Jesus and Mary Chain cover).’ mp3 Echo and the Bunnymen-’Run Run Run (Velvet Underground cover).’ mp3 James-’China Girl (Iggy...
View ArticleAlbum Review: James
James -’Hey Ma’ (Fontana) Blimey. Having seen James back in action at Glasgow’s Academy, I knew they were in fine form live. So I was looking forward to hearing this album. Having played it six times...
View ArticleCovers in honour of Glastonbury
OK folks… this is not all Glasto-related, but unless you’ve been under a rock for the last six months, you will know that Beyonce is headlining Sunday night at Glastonbury this year. There are people...
View ArticleThe most amazing music video I have seen in years
The legendary James return with a new album La Petite Mort, due out on June 2. The video for the single ‘Moving On’ is animated and consists entirely of pieces of string…come back. It is actually a...
View ArticleAlbum Review – James
James – ‘La Petite Mort’ (BMG Chrysalis/Cooking Vinyl) First things first – am I the only one to see the pun in the album title? Tim Booth has spoken about how the death of both his mother and his...
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