voiceofthepeople

That's how it works, if you review old stuff a cosmic force prevents you from also reviewing new stuff.

that any shirts back from when I bought band t-shirts will ever fit me now...

Darren Hanlon is another Aussie gem who I think is on Fortuna in the UK. HIs album 'Fingertips and Mountaintops' is consistently brilliant songwriting for those who like a bit of wistful, lyrical songwriting.

What a great band.

Their set at Electric Picnic 2006 is one my favourite gigs ever - and they didn't even play Switching Off.

There is nothing cringeworthy about this article, it just reminded me of back then...

This.

this reminds me of the cringeworthy editorial when the first Bloc Party album came out... they were without question a DiS band then, but are they now?

I think compared to a lot of the DiS readership my tastes are fairly mainstream, and as (in my perception) the site has gotten more indie I visit much less than I used to.

That said, the massive enthusiasm for the likes of The National (and indeed Bloc Party at the time) have led me to great bands I would otherwise have heard of much later, or not at all.

But in all seriousness, what's the point of this article? What in it hasn't been seen or heard a million times before?

Billy Bragg? Check.
Thatcher? Check.
RATM? Check.
The Clash? Check.
Dylan? Check.
Woody Guthrie as father figure? Check.
Bill Hicks? Check.

"It’s not that great a leap to say that much modern socially-conscious music stems from Woody Guthrie."

It's not that great a leap partly because every single article in a similar vein has regurgitated that thought. It might even be true - but I wonder how many people would even recognise a Woody Guthrie song if they heard it - I knew of that received opinion long before I heard any of his stuff.

and then felt bad.

It's clearly meant to sound wacky and zany but it makes them sound like cunts.

It reminds of Colin Hunt off the fast Show.

I like White Ladder too. I don't feel much need to listen to it now, but I liked it at the time.

I tried to get this in both HMV and Virgin and discovered it's not out till next Monday

Did not receive the credit it deserves.

No redeeming ones.

the other night, the songs they did were pretty inoffensive.

They sounded about 12 though - Lamacq asked them about their previous jobs and got 'well I was a paper boy' from one of them.

was a good tune as far as i remember

i'd like to see how mark morriss did in 'county'

The Lucksmiths - I love 'em! Seeing on them has made me rather delighted this afternoon.

However I expect that they would not be favoured by the DiS massive...