http://musictowers.co.uk This is a beta test page for Music Towers CMS Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While we’re sitting down at one of the many tables in the guest area, Music Towers’ interview with Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip keeps getting interrupted by a seeming never-ending stream of small children asking Scroobius Pip to pose for photos. Perhaps it is his – ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/07/interview-dan-le-sac-scroobius-pip-take-on-the-uk-2/ “Back then we were very piano-orientated. We’re now more bass-and-drum-orientated,” says Rosie Vanier, she of the band’s name. She’s talking about when Music Towers first encountered her band, when they were the only real shining star at a lamentable corporate battle of the bands-type affair, where Music Towers described their ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/07/interview-rosie-the-goldbug-the-dark-side-of-pop-music/ CDs build up on the kitchen table until I can find a time to ignore all those people who pay me to work. In a desperate attempt to find something new and exciting for Beef Warehouse’s set at Latitude here are the kitchen table files. Nelson – You Can’t Stop Saw these ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/07/all-those-singles-that-are-piling-up-on-the-kitchen-table/ “I saw a few reviews of the records that were all ‘after all the hype …blah blah blah’ – what?” James Ford splurts incredulously. “The press created the fucking hype themselves!” Ford is talking about The Age of the Understatement, debut record from The Last Shadow ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/07/interview-simian-mobile-disco-a-duo-in-demand-2/ Lets take stock of the 5 days in that Beavis’ guys field this week: Found Some new friends One orange torch One big smelly but well fitting coat A Tent (there were a few available) Someone called Shuan gave me £60 to buy/steal my megaphone then buggered off without it. Someone gave me £50 for helping them ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/06/taking-stock-of-glastonbury-2/ The days of that yellow-toothed bloke shouting ‘BUY AND SELL TICKETS!’ outside gigs haven’t gone yet, but there is a lot more profitable way to do it these days. The last two years have seen the growth of a tout market that has become so big, it is considerably larger ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/05/seconday-ticketing-touts-gone-wild/ Khan Morbee – it’s the kinda name that makes me think of men in animal furs and war paint, swinging fake weapons about and hollering ‘BATTLE METAL!” at each other. Calm down though – Khan Morbee is actually the frontman of South African indie-rock-types, The Parlotones. There’s not a Lordi-esque ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/05/interview-the-parlotones-rocknroll-south-african-style/ The Cure have a great back catalogue. At their shows earlier in the year they literally excited Music Towers so much we forgot to write a review. Now they've decided it's about time they add to their already-stupidly-impressive songsheet with a new album, due out on September 13. Did ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/05/news-story-7/ So you have written some bitchin’ songs, made a MySpace page, and maybe even bought a domain name. You’ve had a few local gigs – but what now? Well, it’s going to cost you a bit of money, and a lot of time. Web Presence 1. Organise your mailing – even ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/05/this-is-a-post-for-the-front-page/ Most of us here at Music Towers are like the Wicked Witch of the West – the prospect of going out in the rain makes us curl up and melt. So when the weathermen predicted dark clouds over London last Sunday, step forward our new guy, Tom Gibbons, for the ... http://musictowers.co.uk/2008/05/some-review-news-2/