Gay Pirates is the first single from the new Cosmo Jarvis album Is the World Strange or am I Strange? (scheduled for release late March 2011). It tells the story of two male lovers facing extreme discrimination in the inhospitable and, as you can imagine, far from accepting social climate of the pirate heyday. The single is about the triumph of love against all odds and … Continue reading New Single from Cosmo Jarvis
Lars Finberg and Susanna Welbourne of much lauded indie band The Intelligence have a side project on the go titled Puberty, which make Google searches interesting if nothing else. There have been a few demos doing the rounds on the web since spring of last year, but their first (self-titled) single proper is out on Telephone Explosion imminently. Take a listen to Invitations below with … Continue reading Introducing…Puberty (the band that is…)
The Young & Lost Club is one of our favourite labels and they have a couple of cracking releases coming up that are very much worth checking out. First up is a band called Fixers who hail from local waters in Oxford and are set to release their debut single Iron Deer Dream featuring chiming guitars, soaring melodies, four party harmonies and the sort of production … Continue reading Young & Lost Club’s Latest Releases
Having risen from my sick bed like a monster from the swamp, I’m once again bouncing around like a boomerang, musically speaking at least. Back we go to the early 1990s to revisit some sort of defining moments in my youth when I’d just met MM; the time of compilation tapes rather than CDs; lots of pints of cider rather than a nice glass of … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (7th January)
Gramahawk is the third album by Athens, Georgia band Modern Skirts. It is the record of a band honest to their musical tastes and to their desire to create and perform both intellectually crafted and inherently catchy songs. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the record is insight into vocalist Jay Gulley’s dark, imaginative and humorous brain. A song about Gulley’s second DUI (that’s failing a … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Modern Skirts
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. So last, but very much not least, is the lovely (though flu-stricken) Mrs … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 8, Mrs Mackerel
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. So here are MM’s ten favourite tunes from 2010 – no claims on … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 7, Mad Mackerel
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. Time for our fourth instalment, the meandering mind of Barry-Sean… Hmmmmmm! A few … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 4, Barry-Sean
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. Now is the time to reveal all… Our third contribution this year comes … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 3, Dr Roddy
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. Following Polly Pocket’s submission yesterday, today is Starbar’s debut top ten. Enjoy! 10 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 2, Starbar
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