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The courteeners -That kiss (Live newcastle 2008)]

Published 7 October 8 9:51 AM | charlotte

The courteeners live at newcastle carling academy 2008.Great band!!! These rowdy Mancunian indie-rockers, led by the charismatic Liam Fray, caused a stir on their local patch with their riotous live shows before being snapped up by Universal. Production was undertaken by the legendary Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Babyshambles) on The Courteeners' debut ST. JUDE (2008), which neatly combined the quartet's rock 'n' roll swagger with well-crafted songwriting reminiscent of The Kinks'...

Filed under: indie, carling academy, liam fray, stephen street, debut st jude, that kiss, the courteeners, universal, live in newcastle 2008

Conor Oberst Live @ Carling Academy - Souled Out

Published 11 September 8 10:10 AM | charlotte

While always capable of being an aural chameleon, Conor Oberst has rarely sounded so much like a modern day Dylan as he does on new single Souled Out. If you can get past the terrible pun, the song holds up against anything he's done in the past, minimal and layered at the same time, deeper than it appears to be while not really saying anything at all - if the lyrics make any sense to you, do please let me know. With guitar solos there for no other reason than to show that he can, there's...

Filed under: souled out, modern day dylan, guitar solo, carling academy, conor oberst