Music Reviews / Previews
When we told someone we were going to see the Flaming Lips play the Royal Albert Hall, they remarked “Wow, that’s a lot of balloons.” Damn right it was. And the view from up in the circle, where we sat like a joyously rapt little kid - was nothing short of magical. There’s not many shows where you find yourself saying things like "I hope he brings out the nun puppet for the sing along again..."
Goldfrapp
Mute
Aloof, not afraid of a bit of glitter, resolutely unwilling to talk about her age: Alison Goldfrapp is a fantastic popstar (much as she professes to hate that term). And last year’s thrilling Supernature album should have been enough to turn her into a chart-hogging, unit-flogging pop colossus. But, in spite of the T Mobile ad ‘success’ of lead single Ooh La La, household name status still eludes her. Fly Me Away, the fourth single from the album, lacks the grab-you-by-the-balls impact of its predecessors, but it’s still a sexy, uber-melodic mid-tempo pop song. And Alison’s seductive vocals really set off its mellow electro groove. What more can the ‘spray say? Maybe women called Alison just aren’t meant to be superstars.
You like reading singles reviews, don't you? Specifically ones by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Laura Michelle Kelly, Captain, Beatfreakz and Kubb? Why, that's exactly what we've got after the jump, you lucky bleeders...
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We're back with another set of Eurovision Song Contest 2006 betting odds for you. Two more singers, two more songs, 115 more instances of rhyming "fire" with "desire" over tacky Eurodisco music.
Betting on Eurovision is such an easy thing to do - it's simple and fun and it eases the pain of sitting through a million hours of watching singers bleat about how love is like a pair of wings over and over again. And that's got to be worth something, hasn't it?
Here are the latest Eurovision betting odds for Estonia and Finland, with help from PaddyPower.com...
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It's the end of our first week of Eurovision 2006 betting odds, and what fun we've had so far - learning that most other countries are banking on songs just as bad as ours.
Betting on Eurovision can have its ups and downs - as anyone who witnessed our shitty fit when berserk Norwegian rockers Wig Wam didn't win last year can testify - but at least it gives you a real reason to watch Eurovision, other than to grumble about how political it all is these days.
Here are the latest Eurovision betting odds for Cyprus and Denmark, with help from PaddyPower...
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Here's another installment in our 2006 Eurovision Song Contest betting odds, where we look forward to the day when all of Europe comes together to laugh at Albania.
Today we're looking at two countries who have given the world several things, including our old Geography teacher and, um, probably loads of other stuff. Hooray for Eurovision!
Here are the latest Eurovision betting odds for Bulgaria and Croatia, with help from PaddyPower.com...
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Time for some more Eurovision Song Contest 2006 betting odds, where we talk about mediocre singers wailing broken English from countries you've never even heard of.
There are only a few words to describe to you how much we love Eurovision here at hecklerspray. Some of those words include 'slightly', 'moderately' and 'grudgingly'. But is that going to stop us from placing bets all over the Eurovision Song Contest this year? No flipping way is it.
Here are the latest Eurovision betting odds for Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina, with help from PaddyPower.com...
After seemingly disappearing off the radar for the last few years, Hope Of The States have finally returned to promote their eagerly anticipated second album Left.
It was only a month ago that we were all grinning like monkeys after hearing vinyl-only Hope Of The States EP The Blood Meridian. The four track record showed that the band haven’t changed too much from their debut album The Lost Riots and stick to the formula of projecting out feelgood atmospheric indie.
A low key venue tour was the decision taken by the band to promote material for this record, and just after the doors opened for the show it was quickly filled to capacity. Quickly emerging on to the stage were Devics, a band shipped over America to keep us all happy.
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It's day two of our look at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest betting odds, where we at least pretend that the voting is based on talent and not long-simmering international tensions.
Yesterday we looked at the Eurovision betting odds of Albania and Andorra. That's not because they are the two worst countries competing in Eurovision 2006, but because they come first alphabetically. The fact that both the songs were unutterably crap was completely coincidental.
Here are the latest Eurovision betting odds for Armenia and Belarus, with help from PaddyPower.com...
