A blog about popular song by Mark Higgins.
Are you the sort of person that likes music? Specifically, the sort of music nominated for the 2011 Mercury Music Prize?
If you are that sort of person then you’re in the right place, as for the 16th and therefore most recent edition of Bitter Fingers Radio I done a show in which I play tracks [...]
Announcing them in a couple of weeks, in fact:
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize ‘2011 Albums of the Year’ will be revealed at 11.30am on Tuesday 19 July 2011. The announcement will be made by presenter and broadcaster Lauren Laverne and will be hosted by The Hospital Club in Covent Garden.
I’ve been to the Hospital Club. It’s [...]
In: Uncategorized
3 Jan 2011After writing up my Festive Ten for this year, I felt that mere Spotify and YouTube playlists weren’t enough to convey just how amazing a year it’s been in music. So, in a first for Bitter Fingers Radio, I’ve recorded a special two-part show playing out in full both mine and Mr. Matthew Sheret’s Festive [...]
In: Music Video
24 Dec 2010It’s that time of year again. The time of year I pick out my favourite tunes of 2010 and put them on here for you to disagree with. That’s what making a year end list is all about, right?
Of course, I’m referring to the Festive Ten 2010, which I did online last year and have [...]
So then, to a review of what for me is the most anticipated album of 2010.
Ever since grabbing my attention with Photoshop Handsome all the way back towards the beginning of last year, I’ve been keeping close tabs on the progress of the Newcastle/Channel Islands/Kent originating but Manchester based popular beat combo Everything Everything, and [...]
Another Friday means another piece of free music. Well, apart from last Friday. But I was busy. And this one more than makes up for it.
You might have heard of the popular new beat combo Everything Everything. If you haven’t, you should have seeing as they are without any doubt in my mind the finest [...]
In: Live Music
5 Nov 2009Last night I popped along to the ICA in London, one of my favourite venues, to see Everything Everything live in concert. I was rather excited, having got a ticket last minute. I’ve written about them twice before, given that they’re one of the stand-out bands of the year for me.
First on the bill however [...]
Everything Everything – My Keys, Your Boyfriend (Youtube)
I last featured Everything Everything on this blog back in May, when they released the excellent Photoshop Handsome. Four months on, they’ve trawled the festival circuit and are to begin a headline tour this Autumn. Moving pretty fast for these boys, and that’s on the basis of great [...]
In: Music Video
13 May 2009Everything Everything – Photoshop Handsome (Vimeo)
Some of the best music I get into comes from recommendations from friends. This little box of tricks from Everything Everything, a new band out of Manchester here in the UK, was shoved in my face by my good friend Frankie Jetson. And boy, am I glad that it was [...]
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