Music

Coldplay is Living La Vida (Loca)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:43:07 +0100

Surely it wasn't so long ago that Coldplay's front-man Chris Martin told us that "Coldplay would be going away for a very long time". But it seems he was only teasing, as they are back with their fourth studio album with the catchy title Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.

The Other Side of the River

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:10:39 +0100

Yes, it has finally happened. I couldn’t help myself - a mighty impulse drove me away from my natural habitat. I left my beloved Southbank yesterday and crossed the river into the wild lands of Westminster.

Portishead's Dark Return

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:34:20 +0100

There was a time when Portishead meant a sleepy dormitory town west of Bristol which fronts on to the mud-flats of the Bristol Channel. A poor man's Clevedon, but a step-up from Severn Beach. All that changed in 1994 when Portishead launched their classic debut Dummy to worldwide acclaim.

Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:31:27 +0100

I always found Goldfrapp an intriguing group. Consisting of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, their debut album Felt Mountain had glorious synth-driven soundscapes with sumptuous vocals and an under-current of Marlene Dietrich inspired sultry weirdness.

Popular Hits on Powerpoint

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:03:36 +0100

Normally we'd wait awhile before another 'nothing about anything' tidbit, but this made us fall off our chairs, and for that, we figured it was worth breaking our rule.

The Biggest Music C.ck-Ups

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:00:15 +0000

US music magazine, Blender, has a great feature this month - The 20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of all time. You can read the full article here, or enjoy our abbreviated version.

Adele - 19

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:02:55 +0000

Croydon. More precisely the BRIT Performing Arts School, based in Croydon. What has it done for us? Well it's given us no less than this lot: The Kooks, Kate Nash, Leona Lewis, Morcheeba, Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, and Athlete.

Remember "Come on England"?

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:43:12 +0000

Talk about an elite group: City lawyers who have performed on Top of the Pops. If you held a gathering at a pub, could anyone come? Neil Murray could, and thanks to Mesh, we'd get to be there too (serving drinks, probably).

Dance Diva, Law Partner

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:02:59 +0000

Can you name one law firm partner who has had major-label record deal and a hit single, has written songs for artists as varied as Jeff Beck and New Edition, and now sings opera? She's a member of Mesh, and you're about to meet her.

Music For a Cool Yule

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:57:45 +0000

Without music, you can't fully set an environment. But don't despair! With a few of the right purchases, you can move you beyond the jangle of the high street into some totally cool Christmas music. Music that's as fabulous as you are.

Who Is Jack Penate?

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:02:42 +0000

Lately it seems that there's always an album in the top ten by someone - usually a singer/songwriter - few people have heard of. This happened recently with Jack Penate and his debut album Matinee, which was released in October and went straight in at No. 7.

Law By Day, Hip-Hop by Night

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:43:36 +0000

Nick is a lawyer by day and hip-hop artist Yungun (aka Essa) by night. Wondering how that works? So were we. We were also wondering how he got Guru from Gang Starr on his latest track...

A View into the Life of Siouxsie

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:26:21 +0100

Ah, Siouxsie Sioux. Idolised by many, and surely one of the most influential British singers in history with her unique style and mesmerising performances.

Warning: This Career May Cause Death

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:25:21 +0100

You should've been a rock star. (Forget the fact you make more than most of them.) Life would be so much better. Chicks would drop their knickers, and life would be one big party.

Newton Faulkner & the Album Chart

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:43:08 +0100

HITCitizen Lucho Payne is the perfect UBS employee. He works, he rocks, he works, he writes - right now about Newton Faulkner, who you'll know about soon, if you don't already.

The East End Gets Rough

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:39:54 +0100

Ask anyone who works in the music industry and they'll tell you things have changed. Kids are buying digital (if they're buying music at all), and the demise of the record store is imminent. But clearly Rough Trade has a more optimistic view.

A Beautifully Vulgar Era

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:51:01 +0100

Era Vulgaris, released June 2007, the band's fifth studio album, is a swirling guitar-driven affair inspired by Josh Homme's observations of life's seedier side during his daily journeys through Hollywood.

Sealed With a Kiss (From a Rose)

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:56:56 +0100

Let's celebrate Seal. He's talented, his shows are life-affirming, and he's married to Heidi Klum. We look at his top five moments in song.

Our iTunes Festival

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:25:33 +0100

It's guaranteed. We won't be going to any of the iTunes Festival concerts. (But we love the concept - 60 shows over 31 nights to an winners-only audience of 350.) And so, we create our own iTunes festival.

Bjork Returns to Form with Volta

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:08:36 +0100

After a few years away, Bjork delivers an album that fans and critics adore. HITCitizen Lucho Payne reviews.