Now that the New Year hangover is definitely over the accepted thing for any self-respecting blog is to have a best of the year post around this time and so for the past few weeks I have been contemplating my version. It has to be said that the band Included did not necessarily released anything new in the past 12 months but you don’t have a new “product” out to be relevant. Here we go:
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Sometime last Christmas, between roast dinners, numerous presents and copious amounts of alcohol, I decided to watch every Flight Of The Conchords episode during a 3 day marathon. Needless to say, I loved Bret and Jermaine‘s awkward adventures and crazy humour. After a bit of research I uncovered the original BBC radio series that launched the “4th most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo” on a global scale . I adored the original British twist the boys gave to their instantly quotable gags. I think its safe to say season 2 is eagerly awaited.
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There is no arguing that 2008 was the year Kings Of Leon came out swinging. I was spinning the brilliant Because Of The Times night and day when the band dropped Only By The Night and added a string of shows that established them as live favourites. It has already been discussed on these pages how the new release was slightly disappointing given the expectations set. Despite all that tracks like ‘Closer‘, ‘Manhattan‘ and ‘Sex Is On Fire’ (-by the way Caleb, i’m pretty sure there is a cream for that-) still packed enough punch to appeal to the masses and musos alike. If all else fails I can still spin ‘My Party’ on repeat to remind me of how great the band can be when they hit top form.
