Stornoway is a burgh in the Outer Hebrides and Stornoway the band do bear some Celtic-folk influences but they don’t come from Scotland, they’re actually from Oxford. On hearing Oxford, my immediate thought was that they had something to do with the University, and that was true to a degree (no pun intended). One of…
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BBC Sound of 2010 Insight Part 15 – Stornoway
Submitted by Mark / 15 years ago / New Singles, New Songs
BBC Sound of 2010 Insight Part 14 – Rox
Miss Tataei’s youth wasn’t misspent (like most of us); Saturdays were for Church, for singing, from 9am to 5pm, every week from the age of five to ten. It was here that her voice, love of performance and work ethic took shape. However, in Rox’s own words “It wasn’t long before all that Jazz-Hands stuff…
BBC Sound of 2010 Insight Part 13 – Daisy Dares You
Submitted by Mark / 15 years ago / New Singles, New Songs
Daisy Coburn, who goes by the name of Daisy Dares You (it seems she was a fan of ZZZap!), hasn’t got a record deal yet, but the scramble to acquire her autograph is as fierce as has been seen in recent times. “We’ve never experienced anything this quick,” said a spokeswoman from her management company,…
Dizzee Rascal vs Nirvana – Stand Up Tall (Video)
Submitted by Mark / 15 years ago / Music Videos, New Songs
Another interesting mashup, this time a live performance from Dizzee Rascal on Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny 2009. His live band perform a half-decent version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” while he overlays the lyrics from his 2004 single “Stand Up Tall”. Take a look for yourselves! Jools’s Annual Hootenanny
New Year Mashups
“Best of Bootie 2009” is a compilation CD hosting the best mashups of 2009, mixed by DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D. It’s a great listen and is freely available for download here either track by track or as a whole. Take a listen to a few of my favourites: A Plus D – Don’t…
BBC Sound of 2010 Insight Part 12 – Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club: a young Irish three-piece making brilliantly hooky, melodic guitar pop. Together for two years, but old chums from school, Two Door Cinema Club released their first EP in 2008, entitled ‘Four Words To Stand On’, available only in Ireland and selling out straight away, alluding to greater things beyond their Irish…