This week, my Tuesday Ten series hits number 150. There was going to be a special “awards” one this week, but time constraints have put paid to it (It has been shelved for now). In the meantime let’s look at the awesome tracks you should hear from this month.

Playlist: Spotify

Track of the Month:

Lowe
Mirage
Evolver
See, this is why I always pick up label compilations when I get the chance. There is always something, even if it is just one song, that grabs your attention and allows the discovery of another new band. So a big hand…

My take on Artrocker presents The Energy Sessions featuring Atari Teenage Riot, run,WALK! and Gum Takes Tooth: here.

My take on last Friday's extraordinary gig at the O2, featuring Rammstein and Deathstars: here

My take on last week's gig featuring Hold Kiss Kill, Blindness and We Walk on Ice can be found here.

In this era of downloads, the B-side has almost become a dead art. And what a shame, when you consider some of the astonishing tracks hidden away on the flipside of a single over the years. Not to mention that a number of B-sides have become accepted as some bands greatest songs, or have become live favourites, or both. Back when it was still of use, it was a good place for bands to experiment, or simply to continue releasing material without the pressure of a full album. Or in some cases, simply fill up B-side space with endless remixes,…

My take on this gig, featuring Blindness, Thee Faction and The Nuns, can be found here. Photos are here.

My take on this gig from last Tuesday can be found here.

(Once again, this was posted a bit late here. All appear on my Blog on Tuesdays, on time!)

The first new music coverage of 2012 from me (the best of the past month or two, anyway). So new stuff, and a dusting of the old, too.

Playlists: Spotify | YouTube

Track of the Month:

Mind.In.A.Box
Control
Revelations
The star track from the stellar new album, a glorious, glittering ballad in the same realms as Fear. Yes, that good, and it has a chorus to match. A yearning, pretty song that like all of this bands greatest tracks, takes it’s…

My girlfriend set me a challenge for two Tuesday Tens the other week, and it seemed like an interesting idea. Last week included the shortest Spotify Playlist I will ever post, and this week goes to the other extreme.

So this week is long songs – agreed to be more than ten minutes in duration, and also to be actual songs (as opposed to including secret tracks or silence). Which did, admittedly cut down my choice from the 447 tracks of 10:00 or more in duration by an a fair bit, and also reduced the number of genres involved. There…

(Note: apologies for this being posted here a week later than it was posted on my blog. Life has got rather busy of late)

So, a return to my traditional Tuesday Tens after the end of year break for rounding up 2011. My girlfriend set me a challenge for two Tuesday Tens last week, and it seemed like an interesting idea. So here is the first part of it, and it will likely be the shortest Spotify Playlist I will ever post.

Oh yes. So this week is short songs – agreed to be less than one minute…