Archive for October, 2010

Album Review – Messy Little Raindrops by Cheryl Cole

With her divorce from a cheating husband and battle with malaria taking up many a headline over the last 12 months, Cheryl Cole (the only woman on earth who actually cry’s angel’s tears) has had plenty to be upset about. However with none of the lyrics having been written by Cole herself, we were unlikely [ READ MORE ]

Track Review – Heart Vacancy by The Wanted

For those unaware, The Wanted are a five piece boy band signed to the Geffen record label. Between the ages of 17 and 22, the boys fit the boy band mold perfectly, ie. they’re young, attractive, and can look into the distance with a serious face. Their new single, ‘Heart Vacancy’, released a week before [ READ MORE ]

The Gully Gallery Update

The Gully Gallery has yet again updated its wall space, this time to celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday[ READ MORE ]

Track Review – Healing Hands by Crispian Mills

Following phenomenal success in the late 90′s with Kula Shaker, lead singer Crispian Mills set out to record a solo album. Unfortunately the album was never finished and no tracks were released, until now. Ho Hum Records have managed to get their hands on two of the tracks Mills recorded with Mark Pritchard and are [ READ MORE ]

Album Review – Come Around Sundown by Kings Of Leon

The first three tracks on Youth & Young Manhood included ‘Wasted Time’ and ‘Happy Alone’, Aha Shake Heartbreak included ‘King Of The Radio’ and ‘Taper Jean Girl’, Because Of The Times had both ‘Charmer’ and ‘On Call’ while the mighty Only By The Night opened with ‘Closer’, ‘Crawl’, and ‘Sex On Fire’. All are fan [ READ MORE ]

My X Factor Party

  • October 12th, 2010
  • Posted in Blog

I found myself slap-bang in the middle of an accidental X Factor party on Saturday night, during a family trip to Center Parcs. After a long day spent mostly on the water-rapids at the swimming plaza, all nine of us settled down to watch the first live show. We faced problems from the outset when [ READ MORE ]

Album Review – Red Brick Heart by Performance

A quick look through Performance’s history suggests that this is a band that shouldn’t even exist. School friends Joe Stretch, Laura Marsden and Joe Cross formed the band in 2003 and quickly became well known on Manchester’s live scene. A deal with Polydor records followed in 2005 but was scuppered by various bouts of romance [ READ MORE ]

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