Released: August 18, 2008
Label: SideOneDummy
New Jersey doesn’t seem to deliver a great many things of interest. Hardly surprising when you consider it’s nickname (the “Garden State”) and that fact that it is overshadowed by it’s close neighbout, New York.
And then, from completely off the rader, came the Gaslight Anthem. Read the rest of this entry »
Released: March 11, 2008
Label: PUSA Inc.
Everyone loves a good time, and nobody brings the fun like the Presidents of the United States of America. Throughout their sixteen years, PUSA have gifted us with song after song filled with the catchiest, bounciest hooks.
These Are The Good Times People continues the trend, and within seconds of album-opener ‘Mixed Up SOB’, everyone in listening-distance will be grinning. But just three minutes into their latest album, PUSA seem to suddenly take their collective foot off the pedal-on-the-right.
Coldplay - 4 albums in and still going strong - ‘Parachutes’ brought Coldplay to the forefont of the music scene back in 2000 and helped them to do something not really managed by a British band since Radiohead - Crack America.
Released: July 22, 2008
Despite looking like Professor Snape these days, there’s no denying that Trent Rexnor is something of a musical genius. Shame then, that The Slip is such a poor show.
First Aired: April 24, 2008 [UK]
Starring: Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, Jack Coleman
For those who don’t know what Heroes is: Go watch it now, or you ain’t no friend o’ mine.
Released: 30th May 2008
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall
I went into Sex in the City with an open mind. I’d seen a few episodes of the series before and they weren’t too bad, and as I had made my girlfriend see Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull a few weeks before I had to sit through this - I may as well try to enjoy it.
Released: 1st April 2005
Starring: John Travolta; Uma Thurman
I remember seeing trailers for Be Cool in 2005 and thinking it looked like a Tarantino flick with a bit of Hollywood polish - quirky characters, slick dialogue, and a big fat injection of cool. Instead, what we got was a who’s-who of pop culture and very little actual content.
After a few weeks of trying the Wordpress section of the site is plugged in and the technical behind-the-scenes mumbo-jumbo is pretty much set up, so all that’s left to do now is get the graphics switched around to look like our design! Hopefully not too difficult. Watch this space and Lets Hear It For Cool Beans!
