This week has been abit mental; AltSounds has grown to a new height and our reviews are being shat out by our wonderful team of writers. Jump over to the review section of the site to have a read through the gazzilion reviews we have up to find out whats shit and whats hot as shit. Below is our Cream Of The Crop.
On another note - Did anyone watch the Brit Awards 2011? We have a tasty feature on AltSounds.com to guide you through what happened. Scroll below to have a cheeky glance and leave your comments on what you thought of it...
White Lies at HMV Institute Birmingham
14th February 2011 | 80%
If I had to compare White Lies with anything, it would have to be the German national football team. Never emphatic and always solid, you know exactly what to expect, and you know that the fans will invariably be left feeling happy at the end of 90 minutes.
READ HERE
Botany - Feeling Today
Western Vinyl | 83%
It might seem harsh to relegate this as background music as if to say it doesn’t require close attention but, Feeling Today works better when it creeps up on you in unexpected ways and slowly feeds in and out of your conscious mind.
READ HERE
Elephant - Ants
Memphis Industries | 80%
It contains the right amount of strings to make it tropical friendly (also some rattles helped with that mood too) and a pinch of very mild, chill out drums that will put your mind right in a hammock between the palm trees on a desert island.
READ HERE
Timo Tolkki - Saana Warriror of Light Part 1
Scarlet Records | 90%
Timo Tolkki is probably best known as the guitarist, song writer and producer of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. His style started out as very darkly progressive and gradually has become more accessible.
READ HERE
This Is Blues - Volume 01-04
Black culture arguably pioneered every major musical genre in the United States, with the blues as one of the most important because it impacts on so many others: its knock-on effect can neither be understated nor undermined.
Volume 01 | Volume 02 | Volume 03 | Volume 04
Every Avenue - Picture Perfect
Fearless Records | 87%
Every Avenue have a unique musical style that combines your standard American pop-punk with jolts of, almost Bon Jovi like, classic rock! Being a fan of both pop-punk and Bon Jovi, Every Avenue blew me away with songs such as ‘Saying Goodbye,’ ‘Girl Like That’ and the title track ‘Picture Perfect’.
READ HERE
Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2011
Manchester Academy 15/02/2011 | 87%
If there’s one tour sure to lure out the Converse wearing skater-punks from the warmth of winter hibernation it’s this annual Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour! Last year featured a smörgåsbord of up and coming great British talents including My Passion, Young Guns and the always excellent Welsh boyos The Blackout.
Read Here
The Sounds - Something To Die For
SideOneDummy / Arnioki Records | 84%
The summer of 2010 found The Sounds featured at over 25 European music festivals! In the Foo Fighters’ 2003 video for “Times Like These,” frontman Dave Grohl was filmed wearing a The Sounds tee shirt. First single or not, the band clearly has an established platform on which to stand.
READ HERE
Virtual Boy - Symphony No. None
Alpha Pup Records | 88%
Virtual Boy explore the emotions well to create an EP that is truly breathtaking. It takes a while for their innovative ideas to catch on but when they do there are few artists that come close to their unique sound. It's just a shame that some people will likely write this off after just one listen.
READ HERE
The AltSounds Outlook - The Brit Awards 2011
So what did this years Brit Awards have in store for us?
A few things The Brit Awards 2011 has taught us is that grime is on the rise and in order to be a breakthrough female act you have to dance around seductively and sing about sex. Oh, and Justin Beiber is a little bitch, end.
READ HERE
Build a Band - Issue 4: The Lead Vocalist
Who would you pick to be in your greatest band ever?
Maybe it’s the fact that the previous performers are still alive and kicking. Perhaps it’s the old adage ‘die before I get old’ excuse is the reason this lead singer was chosen. It might even be because he didn’t die in the ‘usual’ alcohol and drugs routine. This man’s prowess on-stage outclasses any single performer, his range is unparalleled and if it wasn’t his untimely death it is a very real possibility that he may still be performing with the third greatest rock group of all time.
READ HERE
The Vault - Radiohead Issue
Famous and Infamous Live Performances (of Radiohead)
In honour of Radiohead's The King Of Limbs sudden and recent release, this week's Vault (as well as the next three weeks') will be devoted to the greatest, most ambitious and least predictable band of the last twenty years.
READ HERE
The Lowdown: Mike Badger
‘I look back now and I see the Stone Roses and the ecstasy and all that was happening, and we were playing Hank Williams.’
READ HERE
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If I had to compare White Lies with anything, it would have to be the German national football team. Never emphatic and always solid, you know exactly what to expect, and you know that the fans will invariably be left feeling happy at the end of 90 minutes.
READ HERE
Botany - Feeling Today
Western Vinyl | 83%
It might seem harsh to relegate this as background music as if to say it doesn’t require close attention but, Feeling Today works better when it creeps up on you in unexpected ways and slowly feeds in and out of your conscious mind.
READ HERE
Elephant - Ants
Memphis Industries | 80%
It contains the right amount of strings to make it tropical friendly (also some rattles helped with that mood too) and a pinch of very mild, chill out drums that will put your mind right in a hammock between the palm trees on a desert island.
READ HERE
Timo Tolkki - Saana Warriror of Light Part 1
Scarlet Records | 90%
Timo Tolkki is probably best known as the guitarist, song writer and producer of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. His style started out as very darkly progressive and gradually has become more accessible.
READ HERE
This Is Blues - Volume 01-04
Black culture arguably pioneered every major musical genre in the United States, with the blues as one of the most important because it impacts on so many others: its knock-on effect can neither be understated nor undermined.
Volume 01 | Volume 02 | Volume 03 | Volume 04
Every Avenue - Picture Perfect
Fearless Records | 87%
Every Avenue have a unique musical style that combines your standard American pop-punk with jolts of, almost Bon Jovi like, classic rock! Being a fan of both pop-punk and Bon Jovi, Every Avenue blew me away with songs such as ‘Saying Goodbye,’ ‘Girl Like That’ and the title track ‘Picture Perfect’.
READ HERE
Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2011
Manchester Academy 15/02/2011 | 87%
If there’s one tour sure to lure out the Converse wearing skater-punks from the warmth of winter hibernation it’s this annual Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour! Last year featured a smörgåsbord of up and coming great British talents including My Passion, Young Guns and the always excellent Welsh boyos The Blackout.
Read Here
The Sounds - Something To Die For
SideOneDummy / Arnioki Records | 84%
The summer of 2010 found The Sounds featured at over 25 European music festivals! In the Foo Fighters’ 2003 video for “Times Like These,” frontman Dave Grohl was filmed wearing a The Sounds tee shirt. First single or not, the band clearly has an established platform on which to stand.
READ HERE
Virtual Boy - Symphony No. None
Alpha Pup Records | 88%
Virtual Boy explore the emotions well to create an EP that is truly breathtaking. It takes a while for their innovative ideas to catch on but when they do there are few artists that come close to their unique sound. It's just a shame that some people will likely write this off after just one listen.
READ HERE
The AltSounds Outlook - The Brit Awards 2011
So what did this years Brit Awards have in store for us?
A few things The Brit Awards 2011 has taught us is that grime is on the rise and in order to be a breakthrough female act you have to dance around seductively and sing about sex. Oh, and Justin Beiber is a little bitch, end.
READ HERE
Build a Band - Issue 4: The Lead Vocalist
Who would you pick to be in your greatest band ever?
Maybe it’s the fact that the previous performers are still alive and kicking. Perhaps it’s the old adage ‘die before I get old’ excuse is the reason this lead singer was chosen. It might even be because he didn’t die in the ‘usual’ alcohol and drugs routine. This man’s prowess on-stage outclasses any single performer, his range is unparalleled and if it wasn’t his untimely death it is a very real possibility that he may still be performing with the third greatest rock group of all time.
READ HERE
The Vault - Radiohead Issue
Famous and Infamous Live Performances (of Radiohead)
In honour of Radiohead's The King Of Limbs sudden and recent release, this week's Vault (as well as the next three weeks') will be devoted to the greatest, most ambitious and least predictable band of the last twenty years.
READ HERE
The Lowdown: Mike Badger
‘I look back now and I see the Stone Roses and the ecstasy and all that was happening, and we were playing Hank Williams.’
READ HERE
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