TV On The Radio: Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek. Recording information: 2006. On its 2006 album, RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN, the Brooklyn-based post-punk group TV on the Radio manages that rare feat of becoming more adventurous & accessible at the same time. While this record isnt a major departure from its eclectic predecessor (the lauded DESPERATE YOUTH, BLOODY THIRSTY BABES), it is notably more cohesive, & even boasts a guest appearance by David Bowie, who slinks into backing voca ...

Despite their connections to the New York rock scene -- the band is based in Brooklyns Williamsburg district & keyboardist/sound manipulator David Andrew Sitek has produced releases by the Liars & the Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- TV on the Radios debut EP, Young Liars, is difficult to place, musically or geographically speaking. The angular, arty feel that informs the bands that Sitek has worked with is evident in TV on the Radios music too, but in a cool, implosive way; combined with the keyboards ...

Jewellery Quarter is the second album from Birmingham based indie rockers The Twang. The follow up to 2007s debut Love It When I Feel Like This shows off the bands softer & mature side. Gentle piano-led ballads sit alongside the bands usual terrace anthems comfortably & the exploration of new ideas & sounds are deftly handled. A bold & strong effort.

Includes:: the single Barney Rubble.

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On their debut EP, Tweak Bird seem to be saying that theyre not a band to be bound by any rules -- no problem there -- but apparently arent sure about what rules of their own they want to follow. The end result is somewhere between interesting & a bit off, as the duo veers between skronky elfin singing on the somewhat groaningly titled " Whorses" & the Jesus & Mary Chain-meets-power pop AOR of " Shivers" (not a Birthday Party/ Boys Next Door cover, but maybe not that removed from it either) ...

Hes an innocent, sweet, vulnerable & lovable canary
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Trevor Nunns version of William Shakespeares classic comedy revolves around Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work as a page in the court of Count Orsino. Orsino is hopelessly in love with a woman named Olivia, & soon Viola finds herself hopelessly in love with Orsino. But Orsino thinks shes a man, & her predicament worsens when she realizes that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Nunns film sets the play in the 19th Century & brings out both the ebullient & the ...