Band Weblogs

Last night, Sunday November 1, 2009, we attended the 7th annual Urban Music Awards (UMA) at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.

Dave and I made our way to London via the Oxford Tube bus which is convenient and not too pricey. We were somewhat entertained by strangers Charlie and his mates, sitting behind us.

Thursday night on the Cowley Road, Oxford. It’s drizzly outside but warm in the O2 Academy, and as we enter we’re greeted by a steward who informs us of the forthcoming entertainment and hopes we enjoy the evening. So for some ale and to find a good spot to stand to see Little Comets.

Not many people out there in the world of music are probably familiar with the name Henry Cluney – but you may be aware of the punk band Stiff Little Fingers.

Henry was one of the founder members of this band and was playing rebel music in Northern Ireland in the late 70’s.

To say that I’m a bit of a Clash fan is an understatement.

I’ve hobnobbed with Joe and Paul and Topper on a number of occasions throughout the late seventies and early eighties. I will one day write a book entitled “I Lost My Education To The Clash” …

Shwayze is set to release the highly anticipated album ‘Let It Beat’. This will be the sophomore release for the hip-hop duo and Malibu partiers Shwayze and Cisco Adler.

The album features hit single “Get U Home”, also featured in the movie Sorority Row starring Audrina Patridge and Rumer Willis.

Many fans in the US will already be familiar with Cisco Adler from his recent stint on MTV reality show “Buzzin’” …

If I say David Bowie, you might think “Life On Mars”, “Ziggy Played Guitar”, “Heroes” or even “Space Oddity”. Yes, there are many faces to Mr. Bowie, his music stretches back to the mid sixties and still continues to surprise us today.

I like the name The Temper Trap. Some people say that it doesn’t matter what you call your band, they say if you are good it will shine through. If that’s the case, whatever happened to Reality Ambulance?

They say that in his home country of Israel, Aviv Geffen outsells Madonna, Coldplay and U2, so I was keen to hear what type of tune he would produce – and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed …

Happy to receive the Elvis Presley ‘From Elvis In Memphis’ album ahead of release, I made sure to make the first listening of the 2 discs an event worthy of the King …

Chicago’s very own Gidgets Ga Ga has released ‘The Big Bong Fiasco’. The band is offering a FREE download of their rocking song, “Good Enough” …

People are often trying to put together their idea of the best rock group ever, you know like the musical version of a sporting dream team. Well what about Jimi Hendrix and Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones then? …

Did you hear the one about the band who was actually two bands? Yeah, now I’ve been a Damned fan ever since I could spell my own name. Yes, I can remember the arguments …

There are a lot of rock/folk stories out there and one that I’m a fan of is how B.B. King got to call his Gibson ES-335 Lucille …

Here we are, with our very first Band Weblogs Stance Awards, 2009. One thing often overlooked when it comes to Rock ‘N’ Roll and unforgettable live performances, are the many great stances that we’ve seen on stage over the years …

Hooray!! It’s the festival for sofa louches again this weekend. Yes, this time all over the world via the internet, TV and radio, ladies and gentlemen, Glastonbury is here again …