[Ely]

well, we have a general News Thread already but I thought we should have one specifically for music, for all those news that don't deserve their own thread but we may want to share

I'll start with some random ones

-BLUR TURNED DOWN GLASTO: "Alex James has revealed that Blur turned down a headline slot at this year's Glastonbury, the bassist joked that the slot was "nixed" by Damon Albarn's mum at the last minute, but said he thinks the group will reform in the future"

-GLASVEGAS COVER NIRVANA: "Glasvegas have revealed details of their debut album and their forthcoming single, "Daddy's gone", which is set to feature a cover of Norvans's "Come as you are". the band self-titled album, out Sept 8, will feature a host of new tracks, including "Polmont On my Mind", "SAD light" and "Ice cream van" as well as new versions of all the band's singles so far"

-RADIOHEAD VINYL: "out-of-print vinyl versions of "Kid A" and "Ok computer" are set to be re-released next month "

[Florentino]

Happy 20th Bday to Sub Pop.

[Ely]

The 12 nominees for the 2008 MERCURY PRIZE were announced in London this morning

Adele - '19'
British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
Burial - 'Untrue'
Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Estelle - 'Shine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement'
Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
Portico Quartet - 'Knee-Deep In The North Sea'
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Rachel Unthank And The Winterset – 'The Bairns'

[hotrock]

Ely, is that Ed O'Brien in your signature?

ely, on Jul 23 2008, 07:00 AM, said:

The 12 nominees for the 2008 MERCURY PRIZE were announced in London this morning

Adele - '19'
British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
Burial - 'Untrue'
Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Estelle - 'Shine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement'
Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
Portico Quartet - 'Knee-Deep In The North Sea'
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Rachel Unthank And The Winterset – 'The Bairns'

Is it just me, or is this a stranger nominee list than usual?

[Kaziu]

ely, on Jul 23 2008, 01:00 PM, said:

The 12 nominees for the 2008 MERCURY PRIZE were announced in London this morning

Adele - '19'
British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
Burial - 'Untrue'
Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Estelle - 'Shine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement'
Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
Portico Quartet - 'Knee-Deep In The North Sea'
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Rachel Unthank And The Winterset – 'The Bairns'

Radiohead wont win it,though you probably knew I would say that.BSP have a chance and possibly Elbow,I'll have to check the odds.

[Ely]

hotrock, on Jul 23 2008, 02:44 PM, said:

Ely, is that Ed O'Brien in your signature?

yes, it is :wub:

hotrock, on Jul 23 2008, 02:44 PM, said:

Is it just me, or is this a stranger nominee list than usual?

what do you mean by stranger?

Kaziu, on Jul 23 2008, 02:50 PM, said:

Radiohead wont win it,though you probably knew I would say that.BSP have a chance and possibly Elbow,I'll have to check the odds.

I knew that Kazzy,but thats OK :)
well apparently, Radiohead and The Last Shadow Puppets are the favourites. this doesn't mean they deserve to win tho.
Personally I think Robert Plant could also have a good chance to win it.
re BSP, I was very disappointed by their last album.their music doesn't seem to go anywhere IMO. it hasn't evolved at all. all songs are OK, but they all sound the same as the ones on the previous albums. what I'm trying to say is that if you listen to a single track you can say "well that's cool", but as a whole album 'Do You Like Rock Music?' is very weak

[Lettersentto]

ely, on Jul 23 2008, 04:00 AM, said:

The 12 nominees for the 2008 MERCURY PRIZE were announced in London this morning

Adele - '19'
British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
Burial - 'Untrue'
Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Estelle - 'Shine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement'
Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
Portico Quartet - 'Knee-Deep In The North Sea'
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Rachel Unthank And The Winterset – 'The Bairns'

what a shit list.

yeah, you heard me. Shit.

[hotrock]

ely, on Jul 23 2008, 09:11 AM, said:

yes, it is :wub:

He's a total dreamboat, not gonna lie.

Quote

what do you mean by stranger?

It just seems like more random choices somehow. But I'm totally out of the loop when it comes to new music, so maybe that's why.

[Ely]

Lettersentto, on Jul 23 2008, 03:44 PM, said:

what a shit list.
yeah, you heard me. Shit.

well, I think we all know that music prizes are not necessarily indicative of what is good in the music industry, don't we?
this year's choice is even more commercial than usual and crap. I agree.
I confess there are a couple of albums I haven't listened to and probably never will

hotrock, on Jul 23 2008, 03:46 PM, said:

He's a total dreamboat, not gonna lie.

don't even make me start!

hotrock, on Jul 23 2008, 03:46 PM, said:

It just seems like more random choices somehow

you can check the shortlists of the past years here
http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/

[Ely]

http://news.bbc.co.u...000/7518015.stm

[station to station]

eww sid vicious johnny rotten.

interesting story, but it seems to be true,
the fact vicious rotten is saying it's not is so absurd

[hotrock]

station to station, on Jul 23 2008, 07:08 PM, said:

eww sid vicious.

interesting story, but it seems to be true,
the fact vicious is saying it's not is so absurd

Except Sid Vicious is dead.
Yeah, I doubt that the singer of Bloc Party would make up some story about Lydon just for laughs, especially if he actually got beat up over it. As if I needed another reason to hate him.

[station to station]

lol i totally forgot his name.
why am i getting mixed up?

ok. his name is on the tip of my tongue,
but i can't quite recall it :(

edit: shame on me. i just remembered.

[Lettersentto]

ely, on Jul 23 2008, 07:39 AM, said:

well, I think we all know that music prizes are not necessarily indicative of what is good in the music industry, don't we?
this year's choice is even more commercial than usual and crap. I agree.
I confess there are a couple of albums I haven't listened to and probably never will

The Mercury Prize should go to a relatively unknown band that needs it. Making Radiohead a nominee is a fucking joke.

Sorry, it just had to be said.


Carry on.

[alsm9]

ely, on Jul 23 2008, 08:00 AM, said:

The 12 nominees for the 2008 MERCURY PRIZE were announced in London this morning

Adele - '19'
British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
Burial - 'Untrue'
Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Estelle - 'Shine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement'
Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
Portico Quartet - 'Knee-Deep In The North Sea'
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Rachel Unthank And The Winterset – 'The Bairns'

Inspired by the Mercury Prize, Canada has the Polaris Music Prize . If I had a vote it would be for either Caribou or Stars.

[Ely]

Lettersentto, on Jul 24 2008, 02:31 AM, said:

The Mercury Prize should go to a relatively unknown band that needs it. Making Radiohead a nominee is a fucking joke.
Sorry, it just had to be said.
Carry on.

dont' be sorry, you are just expressing your opinion.
Radiohead have been nominated multiple times (OK Computer,Amnesiac, Hail to the thief) but have never actually won the award. they are favourites this year, but I don't think they will win.
I guess they sort of always shortlist them as they have been one of the best things UK have ever had musically. fact. you may love them, you may not, but they are part of the music history.
do they deserve to win this year? I'm not sure. and mind you, I'm trying to be objective here as I love them like almost no other bands.
I see your point though. The Mercury Prize has a reputation for being awarded to outside chances rather than the favourites.OK, but what about PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2001) or Pulp – Different Class (1996) then?
I absolutely love PJ but she had been around for quite a few years when she won the prize, and her early music was much more revolutionary.
1994 was the Britpop year, but who won instead of either Blur, Pulp or Oasis (all 3 nominee)? M People – Elegant Slumming.


however so more news

Stella * posted this on another thread, but I think its worth a mention on here, unfortunately
http://stereogum.com...one_011132.html

also a bit of gossip
http://chartattack.c...008/07/2105.cfm
will Miss Love ever calm down?

[Kaziu]

ely, on Jul 24 2008, 11:35 AM, said:

dont' be sorry, you are just expressing your opinion.
Radiohead have been nominated multiple times (OK Computer,Amnesiac, Hail to the thief) but have never actually won the award. they are favourites this year, but I don't think they will win.
I guess they sort of always shortlist them as they have been one of the best things UK have ever had musically. fact. you may love them, you may not, but they are part of the music history.
do they deserve to win this year? I'm not sure. and mind you, I'm trying to be objective here as I love them like almost no other bands.
I see your point though. The Mercury Prize has a reputation for being awarded to outside chances rather than the favourites.OK, but what about PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2001) or Pulp – Different Class (1996)?
I absolutely love PJ but she had been around for quite a few years when she won the prize, and her early music was much more revolutionary.
1994 was the Britpop year, but who won instead of either Blur, Pulp or Oasis (all 3 nominee)? M People – Elegant Slumming.
however so more news

Stella * posted this on another thread, but I think its worth a mention on here, unfortunately
http://stereogum.com...one_011132.html

also a bit of gossip
http://chartattack.c...008/07/2105.cfm
will Miss Love ever calm down?

Nobody cares about Love now,she's a joke.

[23*]

Maybe if *yawn* Radiohead actually win they can donate the money to some real breakthrough starving musicians, or set up a fund or something...


...or spend it on more ugly t-shirts and pretend they are students and not multi-millionaires playing poor ickle boys going home to their garrets, mouldy cheese for tea and a mope for supper...

[Kaziu]

23*, on Jul 24 2008, 12:10 PM, said:

Maybe if *yawn* Radiohead actually win they can donate the money to some real breakthrough starving musicians, or set up a fund or something...
...or spend it on more ugly t-shirts and pretend they are students and not multi-millionaires playing poor ickle boys going home to their garrets, mouldy cheese for tea and a mope for supper...

Have I told you how wonderful I think you are?

[Ely]

please, don't turn this thread into yet another anti-Radiohead one :(
Ely is sick in bed today and really too weak for another Radiohead defense
I can't believe that those 5 chaps actually manage to get more insults on here than even Interpol. well done!!
my bad. I shouldn't have mentioned the Mercury prize, and I didn't even say they deserved to win.
and what about the other nominee then? are they all so good in comparison?
carry on guys <_<
In the meantime I will try and find another more interesting music news to lead the conversation elsewhere

[hotrock]

ely, on Jul 24 2008, 07:51 AM, said:

please, don't turn this thread into yet another anti-Radiohead one :(
Ely is sick in bed today and really too weak for another Radiohead defense

It's ok, I'll back you up.

[Kaziu]

The anti Radiohead thread,.........Hmmm.

[Ely]

hotrock, on Jul 24 2008, 10:46 PM, said:

It's ok, I'll back you up.

good girl!

Kaziu, on Jul 24 2008, 10:52 PM, said:

The anti Radiohead thread,.........Hmmm.

Kazzy, you know I love ya, but if you only dare I'll find a good excuse to close it straightway :P

more CREEPY news
http://www.rollingst...en-end-credits/

[BlackTambourine]

ely, on Jul 25 2008, 02:43 AM, said:

more CREEPY news
http://www.rollingst...en-end-credits/

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!

[station to station]

ely, on Jul 24 2008, 06:43 PM, said:

good girl!
Kazzy, you know I love ya, but if you only dare I'll find a good excuse to close it straightway :P

more CREEPY news
http://www.rollingst...en-end-credits/

this is just wrong.
on so many levels.
MCR covering Dylan?
is the director insane?