What would you buy the birthday boy who has everything – international rock superstardom, adoring fans by the million, a roomful of guitars, luxury brand sponsorship, an iPad, curls & eyelashes to die for, and ‘a voice to make me cry’? Well, if you happen to have seen #MolkoFourOh and/or Molko, Y’Know? around the internets … Continue reading »
Do you remember your first obsession? Mine was David Bowie. I collected everything about him I could get my hands on, every album/bootleg recording and magazine, nicked books from the library, recorded (on cassette!) snippets of songs and interviews on the radio, stayed up all night watching Rage in the hope that they would play … Continue reading »
New York quartet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart won hearts with their self-titled 2009 debut album of sweet and jangly, shoegazey guitar pop. Two years later, the band released their second album Belong in early 2011. Guided by 90s producer-powerhouses Flood (Smashing Pumpkins, NIN, U2) and Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Placebo, Interpol, The Jesus & … Continue reading »
She has performed, toured, recorded and worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, both commercial and indie, and is also a well-respected writer, producer and orchestral arranger in her own right. Yep, we’re talking about the lovely, gracious Fiona Brice. A classically trained musician (she is a graduate of both Kings … Continue reading »
…about the pretty effin’ fantastic Radio France vinyl record collection – just look at all that luscious, lovely vinyl! The La Blogotheque team filmed him in a jaunty little hat choosing some of his faves, with Laura Leishman as his guide: The Molko’s picks: The Pixies, ‘Bone Machine’/Jessica Harper, ‘Old Souls’/The Grateful Dead, ‘St Stephen’/Can, … Continue reading »
Oh, if only all my concert experiences were like the Placebo gig on Thursday night – the third in a series of short-notice Mercedes A-Class promo shindigs where tix could only be won, not purchased (there was a super secret squirrel identification process involving giving away all your personal details, the life of your first-born child, … Continue reading »
In light of the slew of new gig announcements from the Placebo camp, I thought I’d revisit one of my all-time fave vids – Placebo’s ‘Pure Morning‘, from their 1998 album Without You I’m Nothing: The first time I saw the video I was transfixed by the stark visuals and imagery, and Mr Molko’s signature … Continue reading »
Oh yeah! It’s just been announced that Placebo will play a headline show at the IndigO2 in London, on Saturday 28 April 2012, as part of the Sundance London Film & Music Festival (an off-shoot of the Sundance film festival in Utah, USA), to be held at the O2 Arena, 26-29th April 2012. Ok, this … Continue reading »
Feast your eyes on this, fans: Placebo have just released We Come In Pieces, their second ever live DVD, after their much-loved 2003 live DVD Soulmates Never Die: Live in Paris. Filmed over two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy in September 2010, We Come In Pieces records for posterity the very last shows of the … Continue reading »
F%^$#!! Just my luck, while I am on the other side of the world, Placebo will play their only two shows for 2011 in Germany. Waaah. So, I shall miss the chance to see The Molko and co. this year *sadface*. But rest assured I shall send out sufficient spies to report back with all … Continue reading »
