http://thedailygrowl.co.uk New Music. Old Music. Live Music. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:53:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it's time for the lo-fi indie pop Olympics this year, it looks like the Americans are the early favourites. They're already got the established big litters like Pains of Being Pure at Heart and the Vivian Girls strutting around like the medals are theirs already. The new blood is ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/03/09/fall-down-dead/ There are loads of ways to reinvent a band, but surely the easiest is to just change the name. It worked for the  Kaiser Chiefs. It may well work for Ex Lion Tamers who obviously thought a new name would suit them better, so called themselves Wild Palms. Good move.  ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/03/06/name-game/ Drivetime. The time to leave work, get into the car and turn on the radio. There a DJ will keep you lightly entertained with smooth MOR tunes and some inane chat all the way home. I like to think there's another reality where people will slide in a Mat Riviere ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/03/04/dark-knight/ So it’s official. The rumours were true. The BBC wants to kill 6 Music. No surprise after last Friday’s leaked story, but it’s been interesting to actually see the report that recommends the closure, and infuriating to see Mark Thomson trying to justify it on TV today. The problem with ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/03/04/save-bbc-6-music/ Not Squares seem like regular kinda guys. The sort of guys you might expect to find in a regular Belfast pub. They don't look like posers. They're the sort of guys who'll just pop their hoods up and get on with business. Which is just fine, because then you can ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/02/26/not-squares/ It seems like another age now, but back in early January I spent a very pleasant half hour one lunchtime at Pure Groove watching Tristram play a sparkling lunchtime set. My memory is a little clouded, but through the sleepless haze I can remember the place being unusually full for ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/02/24/tristram/ I had heard good things about Caitlin Rose before, but my first live encounter was still startling. Sandwiched between two Local stalwarts at their Christmas bash in December, her voice stood out starkly - pure, clear and strong, singing her fine songs and a few choice covers, all with a ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/02/19/caitlin-rose-interview/ Given my total absence from this blog over the past three weeks, I don't suppose it'll be any surprise to hear that I didn't have time to contribute to this month's MAP either. So for the second month in a row, my England contribution comes ghostwritten by MAP organiser Jason ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/02/18/map-february-2/ Hello. I'm back from my self-imposed exile from blogging. My paternity leave ended this week, so now my life has become a whole lot easier, hence my return to here. It's been a funny old three weeks, but I'll not bore you with all the baby stuff. Suffice to say ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/02/18/baby-im-back/ I've not been very busy on here recently. Some of you may even have wondered where I've been. The picture above may provide some clues. I had so much stuff to post last week, but it never happened. But I make no apologies for further absence, I'm happy with the ... http://thedailygrowl.co.uk/2010/02/01/baby-youre-my-light/