This is England '86
This is England
Mogwai
Mogwai
Fordham Festival
Fordham Festival
The Vals
The Vals
High Voltage Festival
High Voltage Festival
The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff
The Vaselines
The Vaselines
The Drums
The Drums
Pete McKee
Pete McKee
What Could Have Happened
What Could Have Happened
Kings Road Kaos
Kings Road Kaos
So Cool 8
So Cool 8
Rooney
Rooney
A Must for the World Cup
A Must for the World Cup
Disco Before Death Mix Vol.1
Disco Before Death Mix Vol.1
Repulsion
Repulsion
So Cool 7
So Cool 7
Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson
Seize the Power
Seize the Power
Goodbye Gemini
Goodbye Gemini
Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn
Rowland .S.Howard
 Rowland .S.Howard
Open Party
Open Party
Will.i.am
Will.i.am
Jim Kerr
Jim Kerr
So Cool 6
So Cool 6
Birdsong at the Barbican
Birdsong at the Barbican
So Cool 4
So Cool 4
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Husky Rescue
Husky Rescue
Airship and Pete Lawrie
Airship and Pete Lawrie
So Cool 2
So Cool 2
Mods’ 82
Mods’ 82
Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine
Die Hard Mod
Die Hard Mod
Thugs on Film
Thugs on Film
Viva Fitzrovia
Viva Fitzrovia
Art Bin
Art Bin
Alan Pownall
Alan Pownall
Sex and Drugs
Sex and Drugs
Local Natives
Local Natives
Yeongene
Yeongene
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
CD-R culture
CD-R culture
It Might Get Loud
It Might Get Loud
Cloughy
Cloughy
Natty Brooker Exhibition
Natty Brooker Exhibition
A Craze
A Craze
POW
POW
The Fashion of Football
The Fashion of Football
Five Top Albums
Five Top Albums
Alan McGee
Alan McGee
Punk Publishing
Punk Publishing
So Cool
So Cool
Sun Records
Sun Records
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
The Monkees
The Monkees
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Yeti Lane
Yeti Lane
Take It Or Leave It
Take It Or Leave It
The Duke & The King
The Duke & The King
Northern Star Records
Northern Star Records
Fiddlers Elbow
Fiddlers Elbow
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
The Devil
The Devil
Ooh La La
Ooh La La
The Kinks
The Kinks
Polly Scattergood
Polly Scattergood
Newcastle Art ‘n’ Ale
Newcastle  Art ‘n’ Ale
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect
Phoenix
Phoenix
Grammatics
Grammatics
Olympic Studios
Olympic Studios
Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo &  The Bunnymen
Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons
Joe McPhee
 Joe McPhee
Ian Brown
Ian Brown
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable
The Faces – Bovered
The Faces – Bovered
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
A Piece of Tate
A Piece of Tate
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
The Doors
The Doors
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
The La’s
The La’s
The Byrds
The Byrds
John Wayne to Nelson Mandela
John Wayne to Nelson Mandela
Cat Power
Cat Power
The Flies
The Flies
MetalHead
MetalHead
Gilbert & George.
Gilbert & George.
Apocalypse Now.
 Apocalypse Now.
Revolver
Revolver
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Buddy Holly &  the Crickets
A Great Band From US
A Great Band From US
Bar Italia
Bar Italia
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Vespa GS Mid
Vespa GS Mid
Le Père Lachaise Paris
Le Père Lachaise Paris
Oasis
Oasis
Iconic Tee- Shirts
Iconic Tee- Shirts
Madness Album Launch
Madness Album Launch
Siberian Kansk Film Festival
Siberian Kansk Film Festival
The Showdown
The Showdown
Secret Affair
Secret Affair
What A Performance
What A Performance
St Georges Day April 2009
St Georges Day April 2009
Nicola Bright – Thomas
Nicola Bright – Thomas
Secret Affair
Secret Affair
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan
Tracie Young is Back
Tracie Young is Back
Waging War On The Obvious
 Waging War On The Obvious
A Young Man's Blues
A Young Man
The Good Ship Kilburn
The Good Ship Kilburn
The Comeback
The Comeback
Cover Girl Killer
Cover Girl Killer
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday
Pot Of Gold.
Pot Of Gold.
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies
Oasis Of Fear
Oasis Of Fear
A Rare Retrospective
A Rare Retrospective
Return Of The Iron Monkey
Return Of The Iron Monkey
The Influential Factor
The Influential Factor
Prey
Prey
They Call It Acid
They Call It Acid
Dead Set
Dead Set
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies
Lemon Popsicle
Lemon Popsicle
Flashbacks Of A Fool
Flashbacks Of A Fool
B Movie Master Piece
B Movie Master Piece
The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Pete Walker Classic
Pete Walker Classic
Lost Boys
Lost Boys
Old Tory Values
Old Tory Values
THE 13
THE 13
Babylon Revisited
Babylon Revisited
Surfing Armageddon
 Surfing Armageddon
Shout To The Top
Shout To The Top
The Frank Popp Ensemble
The Frank Popp Ensemble
Here Comes The Nice
Here Comes The Nice
Revolver
Revolver
'GOAL'
Morrissey
Morrissey
Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
This is England '86
This is England
Mogwai
Mogwai
Fordham Festival
Fordham Festival
The Vals
The Vals
High Voltage Festival
High Voltage Festival
The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff
The Vaselines
The Vaselines
The Drums
The Drums
Pete McKee
Pete McKee
What Could Have Happened
What Could Have Happened
Kings Road Kaos
Kings Road Kaos
So Cool 8
So Cool 8
Rooney
Rooney
A Must for the World Cup
A Must for the World Cup
Disco Before Death Mix Vol.1
Disco Before Death Mix Vol.1
Repulsion
Repulsion
So Cool 7
So Cool 7
Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson
Seize the Power
Seize the Power
Goodbye Gemini
Goodbye Gemini
Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn
Rowland .S.Howard
 Rowland .S.Howard
Open Party
Open Party
Will.i.am
Will.i.am
Jim Kerr
Jim Kerr
So Cool 6
So Cool 6
Birdsong at the Barbican
Birdsong at the Barbican
So Cool 4
So Cool 4
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Husky Rescue
Husky Rescue
Airship and Pete Lawrie
Airship and Pete Lawrie
So Cool 2
So Cool 2
Mods’ 82
Mods’ 82
Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine
Die Hard Mod
Die Hard Mod
Thugs on Film
Thugs on Film
Viva Fitzrovia
Viva Fitzrovia
Art Bin
Art Bin
Alan Pownall
Alan Pownall
Sex and Drugs
Sex and Drugs
Local Natives
Local Natives
Yeongene
Yeongene
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
CD-R culture
CD-R culture
It Might Get Loud
It Might Get Loud
Cloughy
Cloughy
Natty Brooker Exhibition
Natty Brooker Exhibition
A Craze
A Craze
POW
POW
The Fashion of Football
The Fashion of Football
Five Top Albums
Five Top Albums
Alan McGee
Alan McGee
Punk Publishing
Punk Publishing
So Cool
So Cool
Sun Records
Sun Records
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
The Monkees
The Monkees
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Yeti Lane
Yeti Lane
Take It Or Leave It
Take It Or Leave It
The Duke & The King
The Duke & The King
Northern Star Records
Northern Star Records
Fiddlers Elbow
Fiddlers Elbow
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
The Devil
The Devil
Ooh La La
Ooh La La
The Kinks
The Kinks
Polly Scattergood
Polly Scattergood
Newcastle Art ‘n’ Ale
Newcastle  Art ‘n’ Ale
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect
Phoenix
Phoenix
Grammatics
Grammatics
Olympic Studios
Olympic Studios
Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo &  The Bunnymen
Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons
Joe McPhee
 Joe McPhee
Ian Brown
Ian Brown
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable
The Faces – Bovered
The Faces – Bovered
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
A Piece of Tate
A Piece of Tate
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
The Doors
The Doors
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
The La’s
The La’s
The Byrds
The Byrds
John Wayne to Nelson Mandela
John Wayne to Nelson Mandela
Cat Power
Cat Power
The Flies
The Flies
MetalHead
MetalHead
Gilbert & George.
Gilbert & George.
Apocalypse Now.
 Apocalypse Now.
Revolver
Revolver
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Buddy Holly &  the Crickets
A Great Band From US
A Great Band From US
Bar Italia
Bar Italia
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Vespa GS Mid
Vespa GS Mid
Le Père Lachaise Paris
Le Père Lachaise Paris
Oasis
Oasis
Iconic Tee- Shirts
Iconic Tee- Shirts
Madness Album Launch
Madness Album Launch
Siberian Kansk Film Festival
Siberian Kansk Film Festival
The Showdown
The Showdown
Secret Affair
Secret Affair
What A Performance
What A Performance
St Georges Day April 2009
St Georges Day April 2009
Nicola Bright – Thomas
Nicola Bright – Thomas
Secret Affair
Secret Affair
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan
Tracie Young is Back
Tracie Young is Back
Waging War On The Obvious
 Waging War On The Obvious
A Young Man's Blues
A Young Man
The Good Ship Kilburn
The Good Ship Kilburn
The Comeback
The Comeback
Cover Girl Killer
Cover Girl Killer
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday
Pot Of Gold.
Pot Of Gold.
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies
Oasis Of Fear
Oasis Of Fear
A Rare Retrospective
A Rare Retrospective
Return Of The Iron Monkey
Return Of The Iron Monkey
The Influential Factor
The Influential Factor
Prey
Prey
They Call It Acid
They Call It Acid
Dead Set
Dead Set
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies
Lemon Popsicle
Lemon Popsicle
Flashbacks Of A Fool
Flashbacks Of A Fool
B Movie Master Piece
B Movie Master Piece
The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Pete Walker Classic
Pete Walker Classic
Lost Boys
Lost Boys
Old Tory Values
Old Tory Values
THE 13
THE 13
Babylon Revisited
Babylon Revisited
Surfing Armageddon
 Surfing Armageddon
Shout To The Top
Shout To The Top
The Frank Popp Ensemble
The Frank Popp Ensemble
Here Comes The Nice
Here Comes The Nice
Revolver
Revolver
'GOAL'
Morrissey
Morrissey
Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
This is England '86
This is England
Mogwai
Mogwai
Fordham Festival
Fordham Festival
The Vals
The Vals
High Voltage Festival
High Voltage Festival
The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff
The Vaselines
The Vaselines
The Drums
The Drums
Pete McKee
Pete McKee
What Could Have Happened
What Could Have Happened
Kings Road Kaos
Kings Road Kaos
So Cool 8
So Cool 8
Rooney
Rooney
A Must for the World Cup
A Must for the World Cup
Disco Before Death Mix Vol.1
Disco Before Death Mix Vol.1
Repulsion
Repulsion
So Cool 7
So Cool 7
Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson
Seize the Power
Seize the Power
Goodbye Gemini
Goodbye Gemini
Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn
Rowland .S.Howard
 Rowland .S.Howard
Open Party
Open Party
Will.i.am
Will.i.am
Jim Kerr
Jim Kerr
So Cool 6
So Cool 6
Birdsong at the Barbican
Birdsong at the Barbican
So Cool 4
So Cool 4
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Husky Rescue
Husky Rescue
Airship and Pete Lawrie
Airship and Pete Lawrie
So Cool 2
So Cool 2
Mods’ 82
Mods’ 82
Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine
Die Hard Mod
Die Hard Mod
Thugs on Film
Thugs on Film
Viva Fitzrovia
Viva Fitzrovia
Art Bin
Art Bin
Alan Pownall
Alan Pownall
Sex and Drugs
Sex and Drugs
Local Natives
Local Natives
Yeongene
Yeongene
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
CD-R culture
CD-R culture
It Might Get Loud
It Might Get Loud
Cloughy
Cloughy
Natty Brooker Exhibition
Natty Brooker Exhibition
A Craze
A Craze
POW
POW
The Fashion of Football
The Fashion of Football
Five Top Albums
Five Top Albums
Alan McGee
Alan McGee
Punk Publishing
Punk Publishing
So Cool
So Cool
Sun Records
Sun Records
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
The Monkees
The Monkees
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Yeti Lane
Yeti Lane
Take It Or Leave It
Take It Or Leave It
The Duke & The King
The Duke & The King
Northern Star Records
Northern Star Records
Fiddlers Elbow
Fiddlers Elbow
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
The Devil
The Devil
Ooh La La
Ooh La La
The Kinks
The Kinks
Polly Scattergood
Polly Scattergood
Newcastle Art ‘n’ Ale
Newcastle  Art ‘n’ Ale
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect
Phoenix
Phoenix
Grammatics
Grammatics
Olympic Studios
Olympic Studios
Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo &  The Bunnymen
Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons
Joe McPhee
 Joe McPhee
Ian Brown
Ian Brown
The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable
The Faces – Bovered
The Faces – Bovered
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
A Piece of Tate
A Piece of Tate
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
The Doors
The Doors
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
The La’s
The La’s
The Byrds
The Byrds
John Wayne to Nelson Mandela
John Wayne to Nelson Mandela
Cat Power
Cat Power
The Flies
The Flies
MetalHead
MetalHead
Gilbert & George.
Gilbert & George.
Apocalypse Now.
 Apocalypse Now.
Revolver
Revolver
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Buddy Holly &  the Crickets
A Great Band From US
A Great Band From US
Bar Italia
Bar Italia
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Vespa GS Mid
Vespa GS Mid
Le Père Lachaise Paris
Le Père Lachaise Paris
Oasis
Oasis
Iconic Tee- Shirts
Iconic Tee- Shirts
Madness Album Launch
Madness Album Launch
Siberian Kansk Film Festival
Siberian Kansk Film Festival
The Showdown
The Showdown
Secret Affair
Secret Affair
What A Performance
What A Performance
St Georges Day April 2009
St Georges Day April 2009
Nicola Bright – Thomas
Nicola Bright – Thomas
Secret Affair
Secret Affair
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan
Tracie Young is Back
Tracie Young is Back
Waging War On The Obvious
 Waging War On The Obvious
A Young Man's Blues
A Young Man
The Good Ship Kilburn
The Good Ship Kilburn
The Comeback
The Comeback
Cover Girl Killer
Cover Girl Killer
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday
Pot Of Gold.
Pot Of Gold.
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies
Oasis Of Fear
Oasis Of Fear
A Rare Retrospective
A Rare Retrospective
Return Of The Iron Monkey
Return Of The Iron Monkey
The Influential Factor
The Influential Factor
Prey
Prey
They Call It Acid
They Call It Acid
Dead Set
Dead Set
The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies
Lemon Popsicle
Lemon Popsicle
Flashbacks Of A Fool
Flashbacks Of A Fool
B Movie Master Piece
B Movie Master Piece
The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Pete Walker Classic
Pete Walker Classic
Lost Boys
Lost Boys
Old Tory Values
Old Tory Values
THE 13
THE 13
Babylon Revisited
Babylon Revisited
Surfing Armageddon
 Surfing Armageddon
Shout To The Top
Shout To The Top
The Frank Popp Ensemble
The Frank Popp Ensemble
Here Comes The Nice
Here Comes The Nice
Revolver
Revolver
'GOAL'
Morrissey
Morrissey
Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Ray Davies
Ray Davies

 

 

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March 2010

ZANI – Dig The New Breed

Birds Vs. Planes

For an Indie band to stay clear of the only fit for landfill tag from me they have to meet certain criteria.  BirdsvPlanes have that energy that grabs you and sucks you in.  They are angry, reminding me of all that was good about new wave once it broke free of novelty acts think X-Ray Specs with attitude meets New York grunge.  This five piece from Cumbria will reverb your living room.
 
KGB Slideshow

I am on a new wave tip this week which seems the perfect time to introduce you to KGB Slideshow.  Only formed earlier this year they have already made waves with me.  Having won Alan McGee curated battle of the bands in Ross-on-Wye they just have it.  When you listen to as much new music as I do you just know these things.  Whatever they put in their coffee I want some!!!  It's raw simplistic guitar driven rock with Beti Scot hardly drawing breath, my one wish is that they never become industry polished.
 
Redmanred

Sometimes I am just blown away by a band such is the case with RedManRed who are my band of the week this week for Zani.  They manage to retain a true Indie feel amongst undoubted pop sensibilities never an easy task. Hailing from Brighton and fronted by Madelelina Poncia who delivers a great vocal. They could fall into the indie pop bracket equally, they have that panache that sets them above many bands of the same ilk.  Sometimes I just get a feel about a band, and the melodic hooks on show here are the kind that stay lodged in your brain.  Backing bands like this is what I love about writing and matters much more to me than the next industry hype.

© Words – Mark Thorpe/ZANI


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