Archive for August, 2007
I really like Hard-Fi and think new single Suburban Knights is a top tune, but what are they thinking with the cover art for Once Upon A Time In The West which is released next Monday? Since when did having a picture on the album cover become a bad thing?
Frontman Richard Archer explains, ‘We wanted [...]
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Tags: album, hard-fi, indie, richard archer
New Tunes
I’ve toyed with the idea of setting up my own Myspace music page for quite a while, but have never quite got round to it – that is until now.
As part of preparation for the upcoming Afterburner tour (more details soon) myself and James Riley (vox and bass) re-demoed a lot of the songs [...]
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Tags: afterburner, indie
Be Here Now – Ten Years On
Almost unbelievably ‘Be Here Now’, the ultimately ill-fated third Oasis album is ten years old today. Thursday August 21st 1997, the date is impossible to forget for many fans – not least because it is printed in huge letters on the album sleeve.
I was twelve at the time and bought my copy on cassette [...]
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Tags: 1997, alan white, album, august, bonehead, chris evans, guigsy, indie, liam gallagher, noel gallagher, oasis, owen morris, virgin megastore
10,000 Hits
Yes, that’s right, ‘Some Might Say’ reached the milestone that is 10,000 hits earlier today. Obviously this achievement is slightly tempered by the fact that approximately half hits are probably just from me googling my own name. Nevertheless it seems to be the done thing to come over all self-congratulatory when your blog reaches this [...]
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Tags: blogging
The Premiership is a little easier to predict than the Championship, however it’s still pretty tough pulling the teams apart. Have a look at my thoughts and see if you agree.
1 – Chelsea
Last season – 2nd
Manager – Jose Mourinho
Key man – Peter Cech
Estimated transfer outlay – £15m
Estimated transfer income – £Nominal
Predicted strongest line-up (4-1-2-3) – [...]
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Tags: football, premiership
The Championship seems to be getting harder than ever to predict. But here we go for another year. Prepare for a good old chuckle next May.
1 – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Last season – 5th
Manager – Mick McCarthy
Key man – Michael Kightly
Best signing – Freddy Eastwood
Estimated transfer outlay – £4m
Estimated transfer income – £250k
Wanderers exceeded all expectations [...]
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Tags: football, football championship
