Canadian five-piece Black Mountain bought their psychedelic stoner rock to Glastonbury festival today (June 29).
Taking to the stage at 1.10pm (BST) on Glastonbury's Other Stage, although playing the early afternoon slot, the band managed to pull a small-but-keen sleepy mellowed-out crowd.
Starting on 'Stormy High', which saw singer Amber Webber howling and shaking her maracas along to fellow frontman Stephen McBean's bluesy riffs, while the rest of the band gathered round nodding their heads in time, the quintet started as they meant to go on.
Wearing checked shirt and shades McBean and Webber then shared vocals for second track 'We Could Be Together'.
With the track finished drummer Josh Wells said after spotting a Canadian flag in the audience: "Hey, thanks a lot for coming - I know it's only one o'clock and we really appreciate it."
Staying pretty stationary throughout the set, apart from nodding their heads in time to their solid epic rock outs, the band let the music do the talking with tracks including 'Stay Free'.
The crowd had started to grow throughout the set - with a few girls dancing on shoulders down the front left of stage.
It wasn't all rock-outs for the band's debut Glastonbury show though - and the group took the mood down to mellow with lead singer guy bringing out an acoustic guitar for 'Stay Free'.
Towards end of set drummer Wells said: "This is our last song - I just want to say thanks for coming down especially to all your hardcore tenters."
The band then launched into 'Bright Lights' which saw Webber bashing her tambourine with the wind blowing her hair until last notes of guitar, bass and organ sounds ricocheted through the field.
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Monday, 23 June 2008
Lydon blasts "humourless" Coldplay
John Lydon has launched a scathing attack on Coldplay, calling the group "utterly humourless".
Speaking to The Sun, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols also described their music as joyless.
He said: "I pity the poor bastards who have to watch them. They are utterly humourless.
"I met them a few years ago, said hello and realised they were just men in anoraks. They looked like a gang of little poncey masturbators.
"There is no fun, they don't offer joy. Their music has a couple of quite nice tones here and there but it's a box of tosh sold to slightly inadequate, half-baked people."
Lydon, who headlined the Isle of Wight Festival with the Sex Pistols at the weekend, also discussed the group's plans to record a new album.
"There could be a new record. That would be nice," Lydon said. "But I won't do anything in a patronising way. The music, the subject and the attitude all have to be right at the same time. Everything has to be from the heart."
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Speaking to The Sun, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols also described their music as joyless.
He said: "I pity the poor bastards who have to watch them. They are utterly humourless.
"I met them a few years ago, said hello and realised they were just men in anoraks. They looked like a gang of little poncey masturbators.
"There is no fun, they don't offer joy. Their music has a couple of quite nice tones here and there but it's a box of tosh sold to slightly inadequate, half-baked people."
Lydon, who headlined the Isle of Wight Festival with the Sex Pistols at the weekend, also discussed the group's plans to record a new album.
"There could be a new record. That would be nice," Lydon said. "But I won't do anything in a patronising way. The music, the subject and the attitude all have to be right at the same time. Everything has to be from the heart."
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Monday, 16 June 2008
Lockup
Artist: Lockup
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Hate Breeds Suffering
Year: 2002
Tracks: 16
Pleasures Pave Sewers
Year: 1999
Tracks: 13
"Indiana Jones" unearths more gold at box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The massively hyped "Indiana Jones" movie whipped up an impressive $56 million in its first two days of release across North America, its distributor said on Saturday, but will struggle to break industry records during the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend.
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the first film in the adventure series to hit the big screen in 19 years, earned an estimated $31 million on Friday, according to Paramount Pictures.
A day earlier, it opened amid mixed reviews to $25 million -- the fourth highest-grossing Thursday debut on record. The industry, suffering a tepid year so far, is seizing on such benchmarks as early signs of a recovery. The second-day tally ranked more modestly at No. 15 for Friday sales, according to Box Office Mojo, which analyzes movie sales data.
"Indiana Jones," reuniting actor Harrison Ford as the eponymous archeologist, director Steven Spielberg and executive producer George Lucas, also opened in 61 foreign countries on the heels of its glitzy world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last Sunday. Paramount, a unit of Viacom Inc, did not have early foreign returns.
In North America, industry observers expect "Indiana Jones" to earn more than $150 million in its first five days.
Comparisons with the record-holder for the Memorial Day weekend, last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," are a little difficult. The third film in the swashbuckler franchise also opened on a Thursday -- but in the evening, whereas "Indiana Jones" screened for a full day. Ticket prices have also risen since then.
Still, "Pirates" also managed to earn $56 million for the two-day period, on its way to $153 million for the five days through Monday. The five-day record is held by "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith," which opened to $173 million in 2005, a week before the Memorial Day holiday in 2005.
"Indiana Jones" siphoned off some of the audience from last week's leader, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which opened to a disappointing $55 million last weekend.
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the first film in the adventure series to hit the big screen in 19 years, earned an estimated $31 million on Friday, according to Paramount Pictures.
A day earlier, it opened amid mixed reviews to $25 million -- the fourth highest-grossing Thursday debut on record. The industry, suffering a tepid year so far, is seizing on such benchmarks as early signs of a recovery. The second-day tally ranked more modestly at No. 15 for Friday sales, according to Box Office Mojo, which analyzes movie sales data.
"Indiana Jones," reuniting actor Harrison Ford as the eponymous archeologist, director Steven Spielberg and executive producer George Lucas, also opened in 61 foreign countries on the heels of its glitzy world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last Sunday. Paramount, a unit of Viacom Inc, did not have early foreign returns.
In North America, industry observers expect "Indiana Jones" to earn more than $150 million in its first five days.
Comparisons with the record-holder for the Memorial Day weekend, last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," are a little difficult. The third film in the swashbuckler franchise also opened on a Thursday -- but in the evening, whereas "Indiana Jones" screened for a full day. Ticket prices have also risen since then.
Still, "Pirates" also managed to earn $56 million for the two-day period, on its way to $153 million for the five days through Monday. The five-day record is held by "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith," which opened to $173 million in 2005, a week before the Memorial Day holiday in 2005.
"Indiana Jones" siphoned off some of the audience from last week's leader, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which opened to a disappointing $55 million last weekend.
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Erik Norlander
Artist: Erik Norlander
Genre(s):
Rock
Electronic
Discography:
Threshold
Year: 2007
Tracks: 8
Seas Of Orion
Year: 2004
Tracks: 6
Music Machine ( CD2-2)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Music Machine ( CD1-2)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Into The Sunset
Year:
Tracks: 12
Friday, 6 June 2008
Clooney jokes about fight with model
Hollywood star George Clooney has joked about his alleged feud with Italian male model Fabio.
Media reports claimed that the pair exchanged words in a restaurant recently, with Fabio later saying that he could beat Clooney in a physical fight.
In an interview with Esquire magazine, Clooney said of the comments: "Yeah, that's probably true. He's a big guy."
"There is a moment when you are actually in the argument and you're thinking, 'If I do get beaten down by Fabio, that will be far worse than the pain.' I wouldn't shake that."
Media reports claimed that the pair exchanged words in a restaurant recently, with Fabio later saying that he could beat Clooney in a physical fight.
In an interview with Esquire magazine, Clooney said of the comments: "Yeah, that's probably true. He's a big guy."
"There is a moment when you are actually in the argument and you're thinking, 'If I do get beaten down by Fabio, that will be far worse than the pain.' I wouldn't shake that."
World Of Music
Artist: World Of Music
Genre(s):
Instrumental
Discography:
The Andes
Year: 2001
Tracks: 20
Gareth Gates voted off Dancing on Ice
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