Archive for October, 2006

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Coates of success for Audreys

THE AUDREYS ARIA WIN FOR BEST ROOTS AND BLUES ALBUM WAS WELL-DESERVED; LEAD SINGER TAASHA COATES IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM.
Interview: August 2006
Taasha Coates is a real charmer. Utterley likeable and disarmingly funny, she fits perfectly the aura that surrounds her group, The Audreys, where she is accompanied by dapper-suited men in a musical cross-genre potpourri [...]

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Sunday, October 29th, 2006

By George, it’s Tyrone

NOONAN’S HEARTBREAK FUELS DEBUT SOLO EP
Interview: September 2006

A broken heart has always brought out the best in songwriters. Tyrone Noonan is no exception. The multi-instrumentalist and founder of George - with sister Katie - is still licking his wounds after a long-term relationship went sadly wrong. As such the title [...]

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Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Beast of a song and dance man

PERKINS AND RODGERS KICK UP THEIR LEGS
Interview: September 2006
Tex Perkins is in rare form. The frontman for the splendid Beasts Of Bourbon, Cruel Sea, latterly one-half of T’N’T with his mate You Am I’s Tim Rogers, and solo artist in how own right, barely stops laughing for the entire interview. It has been a [...]

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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Lemonhead still sweet on rock

THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF EVAN DANDO, CHIEF LEMONHEAD AND WOMAN MAGNET.
Interview: September 06
Evan Dando, oh Evan Dando, the Evan Dando – I mean is there a woman out there who doesn’t utter the words ‘Evan Dando’ with some sort of breathing problem? There, that’s over and done with. Jealousy is a touch sad isn’t [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Alternative, Music, Pop by Mike Gee