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Mike's Mad4these w/c 19 Jul 10
Choice new music - Click below for the latest on each artist
1 - BRANDON FLOWERS Crossfire new single 23 August 2010
2 1 MARINA & THE DIAMONDS Oh No! Sanna & Pitron Edit new single 2 August 2010 VIDEO
3 - ARCADE FIRE We Used To Wait new single 16 August 2010
4 2 TRAVIE McCOY & BRUNO MARS Billionaire new single 26 July VIDEO
5 3 HOOSIERS Choices Glam As You Club Mix new single 26 July 2010
6 4 ELLIE GOULDING The Writer Starsmith Edit new single 9 August
7 5 MONARCHY Love Get Out Of My Way new single 26 July 2010
8 - THE LIKE Wishing He Was Dead new single 23 August 2010
9 6 ONE NIGHT ONLY Say You Don't Want It new single 11 July 2010
10 8 IDC Daytime Radio Hit new single 26 July 2010

This week's post...

Chapel Club
The Shore free download track
Yep this band have got it... there's a quiet assurance to their work, composure and know-how, a great atmospheric feel to again a slow chugging anthemic rock tune. This six minute opus begins with the sound of water surfing the shore... before revealing itself... intriguing and another strong progression from one of the UK's hotly tipped new bands. Great

Chase & Status
Let You Go new single
Another fine track from C&S... I feel there'll be a drum n bass laden remix on the way shortly... here's the PR "Chase & Status are back with the release of 'Let You Go' featuring new talent Mali, to be released on the 16th August through Vertigo. 'Let You Go' sees Chase & Status return with a ferocious new soul and energy, leaving no stone unturned on the path to what is destined to be a sure-fire hit. For the past few months Chase & Status have been meticulously balancing their time between DJ sets, live tours, and extensive studio sessions whilst working on the much anticipated follow up to their genre bending debut, 'More Than A Lot'."

!!!
The Most Certaiin Sure new single
Right from the crazy three exclamation mark name '!!!'.... this track lives up to the expectation it will be different.. kinda funky with a bassy voice and some catchy vocal hooks. Then there's track two 'AM/FM' radio edit... yep this track is called 'AM/FM' and this is the radio edit, another funky outing... and then there's 'The Hammer' sounding surprisingly light and mellow, some very airy keyboard work against a light rhythm track... good booty, could attract plenty new ears.. good material.

Funeral Party
Just Because new single
Short and sweet, fast and furious, top drawer indie rock from Funeral Party who've created somewhat of a trademark sound with their first releases. 'Just Because' is a strong production and should win the band plenty of new fans.. not sure it'll top forty but with continued progress maybe next time.

Goldfrapp
Believer new single 6 September 2010
Third single lucky... this is a fine pop tune from Goldfrapp who's latest album hasn't bagged one top forty single... yet. Hopefully 'Believer' with it's bright uplifting message and arrangement (and clutch of remixes) will do the trick. Top track

Groove Armada & Will Young
History new single
Another surprisingly absent hit outfit due a success are Groove Armada.. I saw them hook up with Young Will on Wossy's BBC Won show and they turned in a fine performance of this track which surely with Will's fanage must be a hit contender. Good tune

Papa Roach
Kick In The Teeth new single 30 August
'Time For Annihilation'.... the new album from Papa Roach and the first single 'Kick In The Teeth'.. utilising a Gary Glitter style drum beat with Pink 'Na Na Na Na' vocals... distinctive Papa Roach feel... perhaps a little mellow than 'Insects' etc but still on the edge... There was no furore over Glitter in the States and 'Rock & Roll' - Glitter's only hit in the USA remains a football terrace like tune and there surely is some liking for that sound somewhere in the back of the Papa's minds... Teeth' is a good track and it should reach the UK Top Ten but possible only top thirty because of the bands inactivity... See them at the Sonisphere Festival on 30 July.

Pretty Reckless
Miss Nothing new single 23 August
Easy review...top notch since the age of three Taylors been groomed for this.. at seventeen she's bang on the money... one UK top twenty under her belt below those heaving breasts and this sounds like hit number two!! Fine record and Pretty written all over it... top production, top dosh behind this new assault on our aural pleasures, top record... here's the PR... "Seen on TV as part of the elite crowd in ITV2’s hugely popular TV series Gossip Girl, she’s been heralded as Hollywood’s hottest new fashionista and now we get to see and hear the darker side of Taylor Momsen, with her rock band The Pretty Reckless. Formed last year by Momsen and signed to Interscope Records, The Pretty Reckless release their debut album ‘Light Me Up’, produced by Kato Khandwala (Blondie, My Chemical Romance, Paramore) on August 30th, preceded by their second single, the garage-rock stomper ‘Miss Nothing’ on Aug 23rd through Interscope/Polydor Records. The New York quartet released their debut single, ‘Make Me Wanna Die’ to a rapturous response earlier this year and was an iTunes Top 10 hit and A-listed on Radio One and the Kerrang network, as well as being Fearne Cotton’s Record of the Week. The Pretty Reckless - 17 year-old vocalist/lyricist Taylor, completed by guitarist and co-writer Ben Phillips, bassist Mark Damon and percussionist Jamie Perkins - first ever UK live show in London was packed-to-the-rafters and described by Kerrang magazine as : “heavy riffs and wailing guitar solos…the crowd are at the Gossip-Girl-gone-grunge’s mercy”. The four-piece are currently on the US Vans Warped Tour which will see them play forty two dates across the US. The Pretty Reckless’ debut album ‘Light Me Up’ is an unflinchingly honest chronicle of Momsen’s experiences, filtered through her unique point of view: “The record is about life,” says Taylor, “It covers everything: love, death, and music itself. It’s rock and roll. It’s sex. It’s drugs. It’s religion. It’s politics. Each song tells a story about the trials and tribulations and emotional struggles that I’ve experienced or observed. It’s not a happy pop record, but it’s not Satan-worshiping either. The lyrics aren’t meant to be taken literally, they are open to interpretation.”

Wickes
Heatwave
From Cardiff and the West Midlands comes Wickes and wow this track crashes in with an amazing echo-ey feel, big drums crashing through as if recorded in an air-raid shelter and then.... it doesn't seem to carry through the song... 'Heatwave' with it's vocals in effect and bass and guitar kinda hanging there just doesn't fill the sandwich. I'm not sure this isn't a quiet grower but for now I think Wickes if they get an idea like this - they'll have to carry it through and give the verse and chorus much stronger form... they sound like they may be having a great time but to win attention I feel they'll have to demonstrate rather more talent too.

This week's Goss ...

UK Top 40 Sun 18 Jul 10
The top notch 'Airplanes' of Bobby Ray & Hayley Williams climbs to number one on it's seventh week in the UK Top 40... and it's nearly there in the US where Katy Perry hangs on to top spot for a sixth week.

Ooops JLS seem to be in a little difficulty... all the X-Factor fans rushed out to buy their new song last week... this week 'The Club Is Alive' - their strange rip-off of 'The Sound Of Music' drops to number seven... that's a big fall in two weeks by any standards. Perhaps they didn't realise just how cringeworthy most of us would find it... reminds me of a black music station I worked for called WNK... so difficult getting anyone to advertise on WNK... obvious to most of us why.

Marshall Mathers 'Recovery' returns to the top of the UK Album Chart and Em's 'duet' with Rihanna moves up to 3 on the singles.

4 new entries - 8 up, 27 down, 1 non-mover

This Week ... Last Wk ... Wks In ... Artist ... Title ... Origin

1 3 7 B.o.B. & HAYLEY WILLIAMS Airplanes USA

2 5 2 YOLANDA B COOL We Speak No Americano Australia

3 4 4 EMINEM & RIHANNA Love The Way You Lie USA

4 2 4 KATY PERRY & SNOOP DOGG California Girls USA

5 new PROFESSOR GREEN Just Be Good To Green UK

6 new MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL Bang Bang Bang USA

7 1 2 JLS The Club Is Alive UK

8 12 2 ELIZA DOOLITTLE Pack Up UK

9 6 3 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & PITBULL I Like It USA

10 7 2 3OH!3 & KE$HA My First Kiss USA

 

11 8 8 LADY GAGA Alejandro USA

12 9 5 KYLIE MINOGUE All The Lovers Australia

13 10 5 EXAMPLE Kickstarts UK

14 14 8 EMINEM Not Afraid USA

15 11 5 KELLY ROWLAND & DAVID GUETTA Commander USA & France

16 13 8 K'NAAN Wave The Flag Somalia/Canadia

17 29 3 PLAN B Prayin' UK

18 16 7 DAVID GUETTA, CHRIS WILLIS, FERGIE & LMFAO Getting Over France & USA

19 15 6 TINIE TEMPAH Frisky UK

20 18 12 JASON DeRULO Ridin' Solo USA

 

21 25 6 SHAKIRA Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) Colombia

22 17 4 SCISSOR SISTERS Fire With Fire USA

23 20 17 USHER & WILL I AM OMG USA

24 19 3 SKEPTA Rescue Me UK

25 21 9 EDWARD MAYA & VIKA JIGULINA Stereo Love Rumania

26 new MIA XXX0 USA/Sri Lanka

27 23 12 ALICIA KEYS Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart USA

28 36 2 DRAKE Find Your Love Australia/USA

29 22 9 B.o.B. Nothing On You USA

30 26 9 SEAN KINGSTON & JUSTIN BIEBER Eenie Meenie USA

 

31 27 10 RIHANNA Te Amo USA

32 28 12 TRAIN Hey Soul Sister USA

33 24 16 PLAN B She Said UK

34 30 12 ALEXANDRA BURKE & PITBULL All Night Long UK & USA

35 31 9 KE$HA Your Love Is My Drug USA

36 37 3 JUSTIN BIEBER & USHER Somebody To Love USA

37 34 11 AGGRO SANTOS & KIMBERLY WYATT Candy UK & USA

38 32 2 KELIS 4th Of July (Fireworks) USA

39 38 8 N-DUBZ & BODYROX We Dance On UK

40 new JASON DeRULO What If USA

America's Hot 100

This Week ... Last Week ... Weeks In ... Artist ... Title

1 1 9 KATY PERRY & SNOOP DOGG California Gurls

2 2 3 EMINEM & RIHANNA Love The Way You Lie

3 4 13 B.o.B. & HAYLEY WILLIAMS of PARAMORE Airplanes

4 3 15 USHER & WILL I AM OMG

5 5 15 TRAVIE McCOY & BRUNO MARS Billionaire

6 7 6 TAIO CRUZ Dynamite

7 6 11 MIKE POSNER Cooler Than Me

8 18 9 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & PITBULL ILike It

9 8 10 DRAKE Find Your Love

10 9 15 JASON DeRULO Ridin' Solo

Brown Resurfaces
Posted Saturday 24th July 2010
 In Kampala, Uganda... calling for an African Century... see the story at BBC.co.uk here

Spillers Re-opens
Posted Wednesday 21st July 2010
 Here's the latest from our favourite indie..... "We thought we should let you know how things have been progressing with our epic move from our home of 60 years, 36, The Hayes. In total, it took us 14 straight days and 3 skips to vacate our old home but we did it! As you can imagine, there were a lot of 'finds' along the way, from card board cut out displays to long lost stock that had been stashed away in the depths of our basement. We can't wait to get these on sale and on display in the new shop once we get a chance to sift through them. Thanks to the hard work of the staff here and a lot of special people we got out and are now in full flow with the set up of our new shop. For those of you who don't yet know, we've not moved far - just in to the Morgan Arcade (right next to the Bakers Row / Metros entrance). We love our new surroundings and are please to tell you that there is 180 degree window space which means ... lots of light and lots of space to create splendid window displays! This will be one of the biggest differences for you and us after so many years in the old place which was (in the nicest possible way!) a wee bit dingy! We've had a wall taken down on the shop floor and given the whole place a lick of paint. We're creating what we've been referring to as the M.B.A (Mezzanine Browsing Area - also known as the V.P.L - Vinyl Perusing Landing!). This will be a quiet area upstairs with listening posts, recommends and our Vinyl racks. Very exciting! We're delighted that our old Spillers sign is going to find a new home at St Fagans Museum. To commemorate our relocation, the legendary Pete Fowler (who you Super Furry Animals fans will know from all the great art work he's done for them). If you don't know his work, check it our here : http://monsterism.net/ The T shirt looks fantastic and we'll be setting up a shop that will take paypal payments for those of you that like that kind of thing! We'll let you know when that is set up and we'll put a link on our front page here as well. Now to opening : We're aiming for the middle of next week and we'll give you a definite day towards the end of this week so look out for that confirmation in the next few days. As far as releases go, there's a cracking new release from Gruff Rhys in the form of a collaboration with Tony Da Gatorra. We will have this on sale for our opening day. We hope that brings you up to date. We appreciate all your encouragement, support and patience in waiting for our opening. All we need you to do is to bring (long!) shopping lists in with you when you come to see our new home. We will, as always, endeavour to order you anything we are unable to supply over the counter. We hope you're all smashing and can't wait to welcome you to Spillers Records 31, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AF xx"

Take That
Posted Sunday 18th July 2010
 Great to hear that Robbie Williams is getting back together again... boom boom pow

Missing Person
Posted Sunday 18th July 2010
 Anyone seen Gordon.. you remember Britain's Prime Minister until May 6th or was it May 11th. Plenty of rumours flying around... 'How is Gordon?' the BBC man questioned Peter Mandelson... 'Oh he's fine working in Westminster and his constiutuency'.... except no-one seems to have seen him for weeks... Wherefore art he? Being de-briefed, returned to Russia, on holiday with Yo-Blair??? The mystery deepens and how many newsrooms are running a wager on just when his reappearance may be...

new trax
our weekly a to z of new music / cd review's is listed below

this week
Chapel Club
Chase & Status with Mali
!!! The Most Certain Sure
Funeral Party
Goldfrapp
Groove Armada & Will Young
Papa Roach 30/8
The Pretty Reckless
Wickes

12 Jul
The Delays
Dinosaur Pile-Up
Eminem & Rihanna

5 Jul
Brandon Flowers
The Drums
Kassidy
The Like
Stornoway
Violent Soho LP

28 Jun
Arcade Fire 2/8/10
Basshunter 11/7/10
BoB & Hayley Williams 9/8/10
Ellie Goulding 9/8/10
Everything Everything 7/6/10
Hoosiers 26/7/10
I Am Arrows 12/7/10
Katy Perry
Klaxons 16/8/10
Mirrors 23/8/10
One Night Only 16/8/10
Plan B 11/7/10
Starsmith 29/8/10
Stromae

21 Jun
Kate Nash 28/6/10
Marina & The Diamonds 26/7/10
Paul Weller 14/6/10
Russel Brand 21/6/10
Wilder 26/7/10

14 Jun
David Holmes LP
IDC 26/7/10
Katy Perry Remixes 20/6/10
Monarchy 26/7/10
Travis McCoy & Bruno Mars 26/7/10
Uffie 31/5/10

7 Jun
Born Ruffians 26/7/10
Buckcherry 2/8/10
Lissie 21/6/10
Tokyo Police Club12/7/10

31 May
Broken Bells
Funeral Party 28/6/10
Pearl & The Puppets
Violent Soho

24 May
Archie Bronson Outfit 28/6/10

17 May
Alicia Keys
Alphabeat 31/5/10
Archie Bronson Outfit 28/6/10
Dallas Guild Remix
David Holmes
Example 13/6/10
Four Year Strong LP 31/5/10
I Blame Coco
Katy Perry 20/6/10
Lady GaGa 27/6/10
New Young Pony Club
Plasticines LP
Republica Remixes
Some Velvet Morning Remix 17/5/10
Tinie Tempah Mixes 7/6/10
Uffie & Pharrel 31/5/10
We Are Scientists 7/6/10

10 May
Chapels Horrors Remix
David Holmes
Delays Remix
Eminem 21/5
The Foxes 17/5
Groove Armada 26/4
Night Bus 31/5
Republica 7/6
Sage Francis
Tiffany Page
Tinie Tempah Mixes 7/6
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