Fall Out Boy (Yes thats right.. Fall Out Boy)

What with my Panic! At the Disco love getting greater every day despite them becoming more and more mainstream with every passing minute, I might aswell just come out and say how damn fantastic I think this acoustic version of Sugar We're going Down is. Thanks to Binky the Doormat for providing the mp3. If you haven't heard this yet and even if you are usually one to hate anything emo-shaped, seriously give this a go. Its really just Patrick from the band live on Radio 1 but its one of the best things I've heard in weeks.

Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Going Down (Acoustic)

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Recent Gigs

On Sunday night I went to see a superb line up for only £5 at Cabaret Voltaire which had Emmy the Great (very pretty, may well post on in the future), Semifinalists (see previous post and who were really great) and which had Tilly and the Wall headlining. I had come across a few songs by this band over time but it was when I first heard Nights of the Living Dead on the Moshi Moshi compilation (which also featured the Grates who I have posted on at Come Pick Me Up) that I became really interested. I loved this song straight away but I had no idea who much fun this band would be live. Visually they are quite different not least because they have three women standing centre stage, one of whom is tapdancing instead of the band having a drummer. The band were really good fun and I warmed to them greatly. One track stuck in my mind though and I think this is a lovely Americana-tinged love song.

Tilly and the Wall - Pictures of Houses

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Guillemots may well have been blogged to death, and quite rightly so, since the release of the fabulous Trains to Brazil, but Friday night was the first time I had seen them live. Strangely the upper floor of the usually brilliant Liquid Room in Edinburgh was closed which straigh away cut down on the atmosphere but beside that I just think this was a poor crowd. The first half of the gig suffered a little from this but from Made Up Lovesong 43 onwards things picked up and towards the end the band really got in their rhythm and it was great. The high point however was when Fyfe Dangerfield took centre stage with only a tiny keyboard, no amp and no mic to sing Blue would still be Blue, everyone was won over. Good gig but I would love to see them with a better audience.

Guillemots - Blue would Still be Blue

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Although I haven't seen this band live yet, I was sent a promo of Waxplanet's new single which is pretty awesome. I have to agree with the NME who said there was a touch of the Pixies about this band but I think its the vocals which sound much like Frank Black during his quieter moments. The new single Streets on Fire is particularly good but as I would rather you guys went out and bought your own copy, I highly suggest this older track to see you by until you buy it.

Waxplanet - Turn Me Up

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It would probably be difficult to blog much less

I tend to go to gigs at least one a week, often more and I often come out saying how awesome I've thought a gig has been. Usually I realise within a couple of days that it was good but little more. Over two weeks on, I'm still ranting about how good Primal Scream were at One Big Weekend in Dundee. Phenomenal. So stunningly brilliant. A pure rock n roll set. Rocks, Jailbird, Country Girl and Movin' on Up were some of the highlights but it never let up; it was sensational from start to finish. Even the "this is a new song, join in if you want" didn't stop things. Usually this gets a bit of a groan. When Bobby Gillespie says do it, you sing. And everyone did, and everyone loved the song. So here it is.

Primal Scream - Dolls

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Ok so it doesn't take much of a reason for me to post that picutre of Be Your Own Pet with Jemina Pearl looking unbelievably hot at the front, but right now I have a reason.Having bought the album a good few weeks ago I have had a good few listens to it but the problem is that I rarely get past this track. Its so good yet a little frustratingly short. Superb though and reason enough to catch them live any time soon, I highly recommend them.

Be Your Own Pet - Wildcat

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Get Cape Wear Cape Fly. Yeah the name doesn't do much for me either but this music is pretty damn good. Maybe not what the average Tommy Shots track is like. Nothing to get up and dance to but this is really good and does definitly not sound like the product of Essex. A little digital touch to an emo-ish acoustic track, I can;t describe it but its really pretty good. Have a go.

Get Cape Wear Cape Fly - Whitewash is Brainwash

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Two pretty girls in one post? Yeah why not. The Ropes got in touch with me suggesting I gave their stuff a listen. So I did. And I liked. Not quite sure how to put it but there is a digitial sound going on and I hope they don't take offence but on a couple of tracks I hear Blink 182 type sound going on at the chorus. I'm pretty sure I'm on my own with that. Either way, nice stuff.

The Ropes - Kill her Off

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I just wanna go home, and listen to the Ramones!

The Hourly Radio came to my attention when I saw them supporting Stellastarr* in Dundee which was a most excellent gig not only because the starr* still rock despite some scathing reviews of their latest album, but because the unadvvertised Hourly Radio were fantastic. Although it was a small venue I didn't get a chance to talk to the band but after struggling to find any mp3s to post I emailed them asking if I could get some tunes, and they very kindly provided me with some. Since then I 've picked up a few more which have all been excellent and there are several more on their myspace. All the tracks are pretty brilliant but this one in particular has held my attention and been on most constant play. There is definitly a Stellastarr* element to the guitar, maybe even a U2 thing going on there. They also come recommended by Clap You Hands Say Yeah so I don't think I need say much more than you should really give this track a go.

The Hourly Radio - Lost and Found
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Dustin's Bar Mitzvah have been kicking about for a while without doing anything of much importance. Then, like many a band lately, they released something that made me suddenly sit up and take note. If like me you are currently spending your whole day doing something you hate, studying for me, then this is the perfect tune for releasing some steam and jumping around at the end of the day. Great catchy tune which everyone can relate to, have a listen, you'll definitly enjoy this one.

Dustin's Bar Mitzvah - To the Ramones

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The Semifinalists recently put out their debut album on V2 to, sadly, very little promotion or press coverage. This being a real shame because on what is a pretty good album, there are some stunning moments. On the quiet moments they are a little like Soft Bulletin-era flaming lips whilst other times they go orchestral and a little Broken Social Scene. This stunning track falls somewhere in between. This track has within 3 weeks crept into the top 25 most played tracks on my i-pod and I put this down to what goes on at 2 mins 40 secons in when everything that has been threatening to happen comes together and its incredible, a real treat if you have liked anything such as My Latest Novel over the past few months.

Semifinalists - You Said [Highly Recommended]

and, if anyone cares, I got this leaked line up, stage times etc for the Radio 1 Big Weekend in Dundee, my home town. It cannot be overstated how much of a big deal it is for a gig like this to come to Dundee, hopefully someone who reads this site will find this useful. It is too large to post this pic so it would be readable so I recommend saving it and zooming in.

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