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Album Preview – YEEZUS by Kanye West
Before you read on let me introduce you to the author of this post and new Music Court contributor, Jamie Waller. We are excited to have him on board. Jamie will cover the rap and indie rock beat. Keep...
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The Music of Grand Theft Auto
The soundtrack is a crucial part of any film, saying what the actors can’t, yet the use of music has largely been ignored by video games. There is one huge exception to this rule, and that is the...
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Winning to Oasis Break-Up
Every break-up has a winner and a loser. There is always one person who has a sense of relief it is over while the other is consumed by regret. This is as true of bands as relationships. When Noel...
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Let’s Go Safari teach the art of breaking bad news
There’s a saying that you should break bad news with cake. (Or, according the current Internet trend, cute animals.) Even if they are devastated by the news, it is scientifically impossible to stay...
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Album Preview – AM by Arctic Monkeys
Sometimes a band just seizes the moment by the scruff of its neck and everyone knows, for better or worse, that it’s theirs. This is one of those times, and Arctic Monkeys are undeniably that band....
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Carousels and Limousines
One of the big curses of British music is that home-grown bands too often ignore British [influences] and became infatuated by American sounds. It makes commercial sense in an entertainment world...
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“There will always be a place for rock music!”– Carousels and Limousines...
Last week, we brought you Carousels and Limousines, a British rock band with an American heart. This week, their lead singer Sam Gotley tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the band....
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The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
It was announced this week that Arcade Fire have completed work on their forth albums. Details are sadly short on the ground, but it will be the follow-up to The Suburbs, one of the most...
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American Idiot – Gone But Not Forgotten
“Can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mind fuck America.” American Idiot dates very badly. It screams of 2003, when Americans were beginning to question the War on Terror and the...
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Festivals vs. Gigs
We are now well in the middle of the UK festival season. Glastonbury is now a glorious, beer-soaked memory, V Festival is approaching fast while Leeds & Reading is still a couple of weeks away,...
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How Festivals Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hip-Hop
Something strange happened once Eminem completed his recent headline set at the Reading and Leeds festival a couple of weeks ago. As the final rousing chorus of Lose Yourself faded away, hip hop...
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AM – Arctic Monkeys Review
Critically acclaimed debuts can often be a curse for a band. Plenty of bands have combusted under the pressure to repeat it – see the Stone Roses, the Klaxons, the Las and dozens others. However if...
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The Music of GTA 5
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the beauty of the Grand Theft Auto soundtracks. Now that a little game called GTA 5 has been released, it seems like a good time to analyse the music of Rockstar’s...
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Nostalgia
Music is very effective at conjuring up memories; however some songs go further and deliberately evoke nostalgia. It is a powerful emotion than only becomes stronger the older you grow. An obvious...
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Arctic Monkeys Live Review
(Sheffield Motorpoint Arena, 18th November) It would have been understandable if the fans inside the Motorpoint Arena had held reservations about what was to come. After all, when the lead singer’s...
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Ian Watkins and the Protective Power of Fame
The case of Ian Watkins makes uncomfortable reading. His crimes are of course horrific, but the idea that the lead singer of Lostprophets managed to elude justice and continue being a pedophile turns...
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Top Songs of 2013: #9 –“Do I Wanna Know?” by Arctic Monkeys
Do I Wanna Know? is sexy. It’s every word and reverb-filled guitar strum are trying to seduce you. Like an artful lover, it never loses control. The whole song is purposefully restrained – teasing, if...
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Top Songs of 2013: #8 – “Black Skinheads” by Kanye West
“Soon as they like you, make ‘em unlike you,” Kanye rapped on the follow up to this track from Yeezus. It explains a lot really. Right after producing the critically-acclaimed My Beautiful Dark...
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Foo Fighters – Album by Album
This is going to be a new regular feature I’ll be trying out, looking at veteran bands through their albums. Any feedback – positive or negative – would be appreciated! I’ll leave you to your reading...
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Eminem – Album by Album
In this column, we continue looking at established artists by going through their career, album by album. Last time it was Foo Fighters. Today it’s the turn of one of the most widely sold and...
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