... on you go ...

Glee was being discussed ... FWIW I have never seen it

Do you really think that anyone will look up the Fleetwood Mac back catalogue on the success of a crap cover version of one track? They'll pick up one album, go "Ick, sounds nothing like Glee" and beggar back off to Glee-land with it's insipid covers.

As for the right-wing shock jock, is it not possible he was just making an outlandish statement to get some attention, what with him being a shock-jock and all that?


Glee = worthwhile music? Do me a favour.....

Glee and shows of that ilk unquestionably do help sales of terrible old bands. X-Factor in this country is the main one, but it's without question that every record company exec is whoring their back catalogues round all these shows in order to get their music on the show. If you look at the charts the week after X-Factor, there is always a terrible old song they sung on the show in the top 10.

Anyhow, Rihanna? California King Bed? Awesome.

... and it only took 3 posts

[size=120Fleetwood Mac [/sizehave been mentioned, the only other one that springs immediately to my mind is [size=120Journey[/size (but then I don't watch any of these shows) ...

Are these the 'terrible old bands' to which you refer?

Anyone see Explosions in the Sky in Manchester last night? Stunning performance.

Didn't go to that one but have seen them a couple of times - definitely didn't disappoint live!

Did they play much from the new album?

Glee is what it is - High School Musical with storylines more suited to post watershed viewing.

The performance elements of it are well put together even if they are nothing new.

I don't like Fleetwood Mac, Journey are okay if you are in a very cheesy mood. I meant in general though rather than attacking any specific bands.

They played two tracks from the new one from what I remember (Edit: Was actually about 4, but I'm not as familiar with the new one as I am with the old albums) . There was a good mix from all the albums bar their debut. Really enjoyed it and it also felt pretty poignant being that I'd been to a funeral during the day.

I did have tickets to see them a few years ago, but there was a storm in the US which meant they had to cancel as they couldn't get over here, so I've been waiting to see them for quite a while.

Pah! Katy Perry, ET. Hard core.

No, I introduced the names as they were the only ones I could bring to mind. Neither are big favourites of mine but have both done stuff I do rate.

Looks like Sonic Boom Six are about ready to go into the studio, judging from Laila's FaceBook page, excellent stuff.

I've been having a day listening to The Specials first album today, for a retrospective piece I'm writing. I doubt I've listened to it more than twice in the last five years, but it still seems as sharp as it ever did.

Top stuff.

Anyone got any experience (good or bad) re. rolling up to the MEN Arena (or similar) and buying a ticket off a tout?

I'm thinking that if a gig isn't sold out, there might be a good possibility of less than face value tickets?

I know there's always the risk of said ticket not guaranteeing entry...

Are they any good? I'll be seeing them at Kendal Calling. I've not heard any of their stuff but the look put me off a bit (I know, don't judge a book ...). They looked a bit like Westworld to my mind (if anyone remembers them!).

Well worth a listen mate.

Cheers BG - I'll give them a go.

New Arctic Monkeys album is actually very good!

Can't really lose, every time a new band gets mentioned here I'll go off and have a listen, some good some bloody terrible but I'd never find out if I didn't.

Very true. That's how I worked last year at the festival and I found some cracking bands. Always good to have a recommendation though, to help me prioritise which performance tent to go to

Oh no, I want to tear my ears off, stamp on them and then throw them onto the fire.

They've been subjected to Sharon Corr's BUTCHERY of The Blue Nile classic 'Tinseltown In The Rain'.

It's sung with all the emotion of someone reading out a chinese takeaway menu, and the 'music' behind this dirge is TRASH.

There should be a law against this kind of stuff.

Been listening to Young The Giant this week along with Chapel Club

Any links you can throw out?

PM if you prefer.

This week I have been mostly listening to Kraftwerk. Hard to believe that the really good stuff is almost 40 years old. Still sounds fresh today

This week I've been mostly listening to Daft Punk, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, music from the Anjunabeats label, Wolfgang & Two Door Cinema Club