Music-Drop Magazine

79.  Murmur - R.E.M Alternative Rock Released: 1983 78.  Easter - Patti Smith Rock/ Punk Rock Released: 1978 77.  Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues Rock Released: 1983 76.  Definitely Maybe  - Oasis Brit-Pop Released: 1994 75.  My Generation - The Who Rock Released: 1965 74.  Boston - Boston Rock/ hard Rock Released: 1976 73.  Rumours -Fleetwood Mac Soft Rock Released: 1977 72.  NeverMind - Nirvana Grunge Released: 1991 71.  Harvest - Neil Young Folk Rock Released : 1972 70.  Mr Fantasy - Traffic Psychedelic Released:  1967

5.  Evil Friends- Portugal. The Man - June 4th 4. KveiKur - Sigur Ros - June 12th 3.   Howlin - Jagwa Ma  - June 10th 2. Don't Forget Who You Are - Miles Kane - 3rd June 1. Like Clockwork.... - Queens Of The Stone Ages - June 3rd

This is where i say i'm sorry for not posting, unfortunately in the memory of rock 'n' roll i refuse to care. Now what have you been up to lately? Oh really, how is your grandma doing nowadays anyway? oh really, sorry to hear. Me? Oh not much really, I ate dinner, watched some telly, listened to some Yes and then went to Hyde park to see (as the daily mail coined them) the living dead (Better known in the music world as the Rolling Stones). Yes, i went to see the Stones, i went on the 6th so.... yeah i'm a bit late at posting, anywho I Went there, joined in on the insane barrier run, in which i'm fairly certain i shortened my life by several years, and managed to get to the barrier. The wait was antagonising, but soon King Charles came on and Sung a series of Mum-Friendly songs for you to listen to on a sunny day. He wasn't bad, and lived up to the (Slightly high) standards  i had set for him. But really? He didn't make my jaw drop. A Hour (Or so) la...

Last night one of the greatest band ever went to one of the greatest festivals ever with them they brought a anticipation to match no other at the festival as well as a seasoned set list of hits to rival none. Despite living roughly 8 miles from  Glastonbury itself i failed to get tickets so i had to cope with (as many of you did) watching them on the TV, so the first moment i got to see them they were mid-way through playing "miss You" and i'll admit to being disappointed in Mick and the boys as they were seemingly not getting the crowd up and dancing how wrong i was. Following this Midnight Rambler gained a almost euphoric feel from the crowd and i was busy contemplate whether the Stones are the best band i've seen on the TV. Mick then launched into the much-unspoken about bardic tale of "2000 years" from their 1967 album Satanic Majesties Request, claiming that "We're not going to do the whole of Satanic Majesties" and making myself a...

Three Yesterdays ago i headed up to the big ol' city of Bristol, why? Well although i find Boring as Fuck boats interesting, i actually went up to see the Strypes. You know the Strypes, the band i go on about for ages like here and here as well . So anyway The Strypes are my second favourite band of these dark damp modern times. So i went up there to see them, I got served (which is always good for a 16 year old male) and i also got right to the front. For the life of me i can't remember what they played though.... "Can't Judge a book", "hometown girls", "Blue collar jane" i remember them.... i don't remember much else, i wasn't even really drunk... However i met them before the gig, they're very irish but nice enough, i spoke to them about the Who  and apparently they share the same manager, i also stole one of their picks after they left the stage, i was going to take the setlist too,  but the guy next to me got hit for try...

So myself being the untimely retro git that i am, bought tickets for what i anticipated as a show with two nearly dead men and two corpse's music being played. Thats right i went to see the Who at the O2 on the 15th of June. So i'll give you a slight overview of what i saw, what went on, and how my rather depressing expectation was proven to be full of shit. I arrived fairly early lingered around the O2 arena and was generally getting hyped for the Who for nearly 2 hours before the barriers opened. I was amongst the first handful of people into the stadium (proudly sneaking in a camera against the O2's rules). The opening act a soulful retro R&B act called Vintage Trouble (more on them in a later post) impressed me enough that i was on the edge of my seat from Block C (the furthest you could get while being on the ground bit, which wasn't actually that far away). As the venue slowly filled, Roger Daltrey came on the stage looking like a old granny, With Pete T...

Miles Kane was (many years ago) a simple poor kid, he used to sit around listening to his parents records of the Beatles or the Who or the Jam, while all his contemporaries sat around listening to the latest boy bands and pop sh*t. Much like me actually. However Miles unlike myself took action and started carving out a career, first in small bands at the age of 16 and gradually into minor known bands like 'the little rascals'. Despite this his name and hence his true brand of music would go unnoticed until 2008. When he and Arctic Monkeys Frontman 'Alex Turner' released a album together called 'Last of the Shadow Puppets', this album became critically acclaimed and gave off the feeling of he first fresh mod feel since Paul Weller had stopped releasing good albums. In 2011 he finally released his critically acclaimed debut album called 'Colour Of The Trap' which gained popularity due to its anthem-like 'Come Closer' and presenting a even more ...

89.  Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart Psychedelic/Avant Garde Released: 1969 88.  Cloud Nine - George Harrison Rock Released: 1987 87.  Ten- Pearl Jam Grunge Released: 1991 86.  Marquee Moon -Television Post Punk Released: 1977 85.  Heroes - David Bowie Art Rock Released: 1977 84.  Moby Grape - Moby Grape Psychedelic Rock Released: 1967 83.  Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles Psychedelic Rock Released: 1967 82.  Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King Blues Rock Released: 1967 81.  Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon Rock Released: 1970 80.  Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones Blues Rock Released: 1971

5. Trouble Will Find Me - The National  - May 20th 4.  Silence Yourself - The Savages - May 5th 3.  Clarietta - Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs - May 27th 2. Once I Was A Eagle - Laura Marling - May 27th 1. Random Access Memories - Daft Punk - May 20th

100.  Tago Mago - Can Psychedelic/Prog-Rock Released: 1971 99.  Low - David Bowie Art Rock Released: 1977 98.  The Clash - The Clash Punk Released: 1977 97.  Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen Heartland Rock Released: 1984 96.  Automatic For The People - R.E.M Alterative Rock Released: 1992 95.  Wildflowers - Tom Petty Folk Rock/Blues Rock Released: 1994 94.  Slowhand - Eric Clapton Blues Rock Released: 1977 93.  In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson Progressive Rock Released: 1969 92.  Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake Folk Released: 1969 91.  Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young Folk Rock Released: 1970 90. American Beauty - Grateful Dead Psychedelic Rock Released: 1970

The Strypes - Hometown Girl The Blues boys returned this month and after a bit of larking about, talking to a few legends and performing alongside Paul Weller. Decided that we mere mortals had been good enough to be graced with this single; ( if you have an consistency with this blog you will know of my adoration of the strypes) Although this single fails to live up to Blue collar Jane it proves they're not just a one trick pony and neither are they a covers band. Temples - Colours To Life Who doesn't want to live like a hippy once in their life? Free Love, Psych, Drugs, Unity. There was everythin everybody would want but unfortunately if you're reading this you either didn't live in that wonderful age or you're a very Tech-Savy 60 year old in which case *High Five*. Temples in this single replicate the sounds of the mid 60s 'Tomorrow Never Knows' Beatles while maintaining a look that Marc Bolan would love. Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs - ...

The Strokes are without a doubt one of my favourite 2000s bands, their 2001 album 'Is this It?' is  my favourite album of the past 20 years. I anticipate that most people kno who they are (A Indie- Garage Rock Band) so i won't bore you with details of their brilliance. All you need to know is that they are genius. The Strokes are a american rock band formed in New York in 1999, with their membership including; Julian Casablancas (Singer), Nick Valensi (Lead Guitarist), Albert Hammond Jr (Guitarist) , Fabrizio Moretti (Drums),  Nikolai Fraiture (Bass). Alongside Detroit Based geniuses The White Stripes they helped usher in a new era of Garage Rock, While their debut album 'Is This It?' was declared the 199th best album ever by rolling stone magazine while i consider it the 65th best album ever. They Have Since Created 4 other albums with their latest 'comedown machine' being the best album of 2013 in my humble opinion VIVA LA STROKES

5. The Terror - Flaming Lips - 1st April 4.  Mosquito - Yeah Yeah Yeahs -  16th April 3.  Overgrown - James Blake - 8th April  2. Itunes Sessions (Yes I know it isn't a studio album) - Gary Clark Jr - 25th April 1. Bankrupt! - Phoenix - 23rd April 

5. Bad Blood - Bastille - 4th March 4. In Love - Peace - 25th March 3. Chronicles Of Marnia - Marnie Stern - 19th March 2.  The Next Day - David Bowie - 12th March 1. Comedown Machine - The Strokes - 26th March 

5. Amok - Atoms For Peace - 25th February 4. 180 - Palma Violets - 25th February  3. Holy Fire - Foals - 11th February 2. Cabinet Of Curiosities - Jacco Gardner - 11th February 1. The Messenger - Johnny Marr - 25th February

5. Arc - Everything Everything - 14th January  4.  Wolf's Law - The Joy Formidable - 21st January  3. True North - Bad Religion - 22nd January  2.  Opposites - Biffy Clyro - 28th January  1. We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic -Foxygen- 22nd January 

1. Upstarts - Johnny Marr 2.  Entertainment - Phoenix 3. Get Lucky - Daft Punk 4. The Stars(Are Out Tonight) - David Bowie 5. San Francisco - Foxygen 6. Immortals - Marnie Stern 7.  Blue Collar Jane - The Strypes 8. 80s Comedown Machine - The Strokes 9. Please Don't Say You Love Me - Gabrielle Aplin 10.  Pompeii - Bastille

I buy NME every week religiously, i sit there, read it, then i proceed to laugh at some of their opinions. I don't openly dismiss their thoughts but.... i've got to say..... NME's top 10 Britpop songs... was terrible this is their top 10. 1. Common People- Pulp 2. Girls & Boys - Blur 3. Cigarettes & alcohol - Oasis 4. Connection - Elastica 5. Yes - Mcalmont & Butler 6. End of a century - Blur 7. Supersonic  - Oasis 8. Reverend Black Grape - Black Grape 9. Animal Nitrate - Suede 10. Sorted for E's & Wizz Now i won't bore you with why it's bad although i could mention a lack of Kula shaker *cough* *cough*. so heres my top 10 1.  Common People - Pulp (Me and NME are in agreement there) 2. Live Forever - Oasis 3. Girls & Boys - Blur (Me and NME Both agree to its brilliance) 4. Bittersweet Sympathy - The Verve 5.  Hush - Kula Shaker (Although it was a cover) 6. Connection - Elastica (OK me and NME also acknowledge t...

Sky Ferreira is very possibly the next pop princess... in a good way, no not like Selena Gomez, not  like Kylie either... or Madonna... ok she's a first, but she's actually pretty good, i mean in the same way that i love Florrie's music, i love Sky's. Her genre is unique, her music style is unique and lets face it she has the face that would make people buy her music if the sounds were that of muffled farts. BUT they're not. As brilliant as this all sounds, i can guarantee you that if you are a solid blues fan , a standard indie fan or someone who sticks strongly to classic rock reader you won't like her, she plays a mix between synth-pop, alternative pop and dance pop, not the cup of tea for our everyday rocker. Her debut album is called "I'm Not Alright" which yes i agree i'm not a fan of, although i prefer abstract title names myself or ones that are puns. This one however.... leaves me with a aftertaste in my mouth which doesn't ...

I wasn't given the honour to be alive in 80s Manchester, as were many of you i'm sure. However two people who also failed to experience it, are trying to recreate the sounds, no they aren't the Gallagher brothers, they're not even from Manchester, or Britain. It's Australia's Jagwar Ma whom are trying to recreate the 'Madchester' sound. Following in the resurrection of retro by the likes of Jacco Gardner , The Strypes , Temples , Peace and Charlie Voyeur and the voyeurs . Jagwar Ma are unique in every sense of the world, they're trying to usher in a second wave of Indie dance, when lets face it the independent market doesn't need it, but perhaps this is what has made them so in demand, the fact that they aren't catering for anyone and are just struggling onwards with passion, 'throwing their hair into the wind' being the expression i'd use.  Think Stone Roses.  Think Happy Mondays. Now stop thinking and dance. ...

Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs are what is known as a retro rock band, with garage rock tendencies, and this causes usual mass confusion about why they're signed up by the 'Heavenly' Label, best known for giving us such psychedelic artists as TOY or Temples , and although this affiliation does them favours (including them in one of the most promising recording scenes) it also doesn't always help them, because people are a lot more likely to ignore them due to their label mates. Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs are also responsible for bringing retro sounds back into the field, and are bringing proper guitar music back alongside NME favourites Palma Violets, while The Strypes bring back blues-rock and Jacco Gardner brings back 60s psychedelica. This resurgence of music is creating a steady stream of music which appears promising and i personally am looking forward to what may come. Their Album "Clarietta" is out at the end of this month, and it looks promi...

Out of every ongoing band which is currently creating the sounds for our ears best known as Psychedelic music, Peace are one of the few acts which openly admits its Psychedelic influences and sounds. With the ongoing creation of so many new, fantastic psych bands (see Tame Impala, Temples , Jacco Gardener , Etc), why should you listen Peace. Well although its impossible to sway your opinion with other peoples opinion it is a well known and established fact that Peace are one of those bands that have nothing dislikable about them, the band members appear happy albeit somewhat crazy and loveable.  Perhaps one of the greatest things about this band is there album name, which i loved, "In Love",  now the album title is not a cheesy Rom-Com about a boy in love, it's actually a play on the old much loved hippy slogan "peace and love", now squint your eyes and imagine a donkey. Now forget the donkey as its not that important. 'Peace n' Love' is ho...