Archive for January, 2008
News of the ‘World
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Even if they didn’t sound like they do, there’s no way in hell you could call your band ROYWORLD and expect to earn any street cred.
Not that these four guys could care less. While the cool kids will turn their nose up at the fact the Londoners are most easily compared to The Feeling, you can be sure Royworld won’t have any trouble sleeping at night in their soft rock beds when their debut album inevitably racks up seven-figure sales too.
OK, so you’ve decided you’ll never be seen dead walking around town in a T-shirt emblazened with a Royworld logo, but who’s going to know if you download their single Elasticity (which sounds exactly like Dogs Die In Hot Cars incidentally). Just consider it a guilty pleasure.
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The Popup pin-up: is this the prettiest girl in rock?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Scottish bands can lay claim to raising the bar in many areas of music, but how about producing the most aesthetically pleasing girl in rock?
Her name is Adrienne Giudici and she bangs the drums for POPUP, a Glasgow band whose tunes are none too shabby either we’ll have you know.
But fair play to Popup for using their star attraction to their advantage – photos of the 23-year-old Strathclyde Uni student adorn the group’s MySpace page and if it leads to drooling lads falling for their cultured indie songs as well as their drummer then everyone’s a winner.
If that’s whetted your appetite get yourself to Oran Mor on February 15, when £5 will get you a post-Valentines date with Adrienne and Co, as well as the awesome We Were Promised Jetpacks and Jungle Bandits, the latter being Frightened Rabbit’s secret pseudonym. Make that former secret pseudonym.
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Kick out the jams
Monday, January 28th, 2008
While stuck in heavy traffic yesterday, The Pop Cop observed a remarkable motoring practice that is becoming increasingly popular: the anti-queue jump driver. This admirably egalitarian trend of deliberately crawling on the outside lane to prevent cheating motorists skipping ahead during a tailback (i.e. when vehicles must merge into single file) is proof positive of the power of one.
Somehow we get the impression Edinburgh musician Mike Baillie would share that ethos. The 24-year-old clearly isn’t afraid to do things on his terms for the benefit of others, having made a solo album while still in his teens before playing his part in well-loved Scottish bands such as Degrassi and Our Lunar Activities.
Now, he is enjoying the rewards of being in a group that is very much in his own image, BAILLIE & THE FAULT.
The quartet are your honest sort of rock heroes – no gimmicks, just an appreciation of melody and unpretentious songwriting in a Sebadoh meets Goo Goo Dolls kind of way. And when we caught them at King Tut’s earlier this month we heard plenty of driving anthems worthy of a place in any car stereo.
b January 29, Barfly, Glasgow (tickets)
b February 28, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Glasgow
b March 9, Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh
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