The Worst Albums of 2010

Let me start by saying this: I could have taken the easy way out. I could have claimed that My Chemical Bromance or 30 Seconds To Mars or the Bieb had the worst albums of the year.

But that’s a cop out.

Instead I’m rating the albums that I had the most faith in and left dissapointed. Albums from established artists whose earlier stuff clearly impressed me more. It doesn’t mean I hate these bands. After anticipating so much I listened to the albums, really listened to them and thought, ‘That’s it?‘.

So perhaps this article should be renamed to The Ten Biggest Dissapointments of 2010. But it’s not.
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Interview: The Mint Chicks

Ruban Nielson from The Mint Chicks answers some questions. Continue reading »

South By Southwest 2010 – Part 3

Herbie hits his stride.
Friday 19th March
Surfer Blood and mornings didn’t seem like they liked each other for a while. The band that confessed to ‘forgetting to sleep’ can probably be forgiven because of their hectic SXSW schedule. They played a total of 10 shows over the 5 days. Continue reading »

South by Southwest 2010 – Part 2

Herbie starts to make sense of it all.

Thursday 18th March
A band we’d befriended in a local watering hole the night before was The Demon Beat from West Virginia. They reckon that they were just about the only band from West Virginia and had taken on a lengthy road trip to be with us. So it was only fair that we headed off the well trodden path to the Hole In The Wall on 27th Street. Hammer No More The Fingers were first up, having just completed a UK tour. Continue reading »

South by Southwest – Part 1

South by Southwest, or SXSW as it’s commonly known, is one of the largest festivals in the States and it encompasses all things music, film and interactive. This year the event went for 9 days and saw a few hundred performers. But really, if you want to know more just check out the website.

Nothing is more romantic then seeing a few hundred bands for your honeymoon. At least that’s my idea of a perfect honeymoon. And fortunately I’m not alone. A friend went to Austin to see what SXSW had to offer. Here’s what Herbie had to say about it… Continue reading »