The News Review:
- Feature: Johnny Sharp on pop-chart obsessives | The Guide | guardian.c…
- Pitchfork Music Festival / July 29-30 2006 / Chicago (Union Park)
- Music – Interview – The KBC – Digital Spy
Feature: Johnny Sharp on pop-chart obsessives | The Guide | guardian.c…
guardian.co.uk – Jul 29, 2006
I look at that book every night before I go to bed. “How does your wife feel about this?”She’s K she likes music too. We called our son Lennon – he’s one year old and he already loves Beatles songs. “Such obsession may seem all the more eccentric because until recently the singles charts were less interesting than ever. Not so long ago the charts really seemed to matter… “That means their charts are decided by radio controllers – blokes in suits who stick to the tried and trusted. In contrast our sales-based chart dictates what gets played on the radio. Major musical revolutions like punk or hip-hop or acid house would never have grown so big so quickly under the American system because the records wouldn’t have been played. That’s one reason why so much new music is discovered here first. “Does chart analysis make for refined musical tastes? That’s debatable. Elliot Costi’s favourite No 1 is 2 Unlimited’s epically daft No Limit. Matt White’s is Sadness By Enigma.
Pitchfork Music Festival / July 29-30 2006 / Chicago (Union Park)
billboard.com – Jul 29, 2006
If all the media hype that’s followed Pitchfork is to be believed the publication is a barometer and a forecaster of everything that’s hip in music. Applying that assumption to the second day of the bash the future of indie rock is going to look a lot like its past. n a day loaded with plenty of worthwhile music it was the well-aged punk of Mission f Burma the reunited Brazilian psychedelia of s Mutantes and indie stalwarts Spoon and Yo La Tengo that carried the show. Pitchfork may be considered a chronicle of the cutting-edge by some but many of its championed artists couldn’t match the intensity of the already-established indie stars. In the end it was the reunited s Mutantes who brought the Pitchfork fest to a close ending the heated affair with a flurry of rhythm and mesmerizing harmonies — all while leading the crowd in a jumping-jacks session. Sunday’s line-up was slightly stronger and more eclectic than that of Saturday’s as it featured some main stage hip-hop from Aesop Rock and Mr. Lif notable rock newcomers Tapes ‘N Tapes and the aforementioned s Mutantes.
Music – Interview – The KBC – Digital Spy
Digital Spy – Jul 29, 2006
I suppose you could say we are a guitar band but with sort of dancey elements to it. What are your influences?Michael: It’s a bit weird really. We all like the Beatles we all like guitar bands and old dance music like Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers and that kind of music. Bit of everything really. Dance music’s a bit more catchy. Do you think that impacts on the way you create your music? Can you tell when you’re utilising your influences?James: Definitely especially live. The dance element pricks up someone’s ears.