Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk Pennyblackmusic online magazine: Current edition: Including interviews, features, live reviews, profiles and more en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6327 Jimmy Webb speaks to Lisa Torem about songs such as 'Wichita Lineman', 'Galveston', 'The Highwayman and 'MacArthur Park', his many musical collaborations and what makes good songwriting Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6325 Peter Fij was the front man in Adorable and Polak, and Terry Bickers the guitarist in the House of Love and Levitation. The new duo, who will be playing the next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night, reflect on their years on Creation Records and forthcoming debut album, 'Broken Hearted Surgery' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6326 Peter Allison talks to Larry from Alabama 3 about his band's hip hop and sample-infused latest album, 'Shoplifting 4 Jesus', and which finds them reflecting angrily on the global economy, digital piracy and the London riots. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6320 Mary Lorson, the former front woman with Madder Rose and Saint Low, speaks to John Clarkson about 'BurnBabyBurn', her debut album with her new band the Soubrettes, which examines the life of outlandish early vaudeville star, Eva Tanguay Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6324 Marie Hazelwood chats to Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Eva Petersen about her infamous former band the Little Flames, and forthcoming debut solo album which she was written and recorded with Echo and the Bunnymen's Will Sergeant Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6323 In the second part of his interview with Strangelove's Patrick Duff, Denzil Watson speaks to him about the hard times he suffered after the break-up of his short-lived band Moon, and his now successful solo career Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6322 In our fourth interview with them, John Clarkson talks to Kev Craig, the front man with Manchester alternative rock collective Last Harbour, who will be playing our next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night', about their new album, 'Your Heart, It Carries the Sound', which was recorded in a church Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6321 Lisa Treom speaks to Chicago-based musician and singer-songwriter Ralph Covert about his band, the Bad Examples, and long solo career Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6319 Herbie Armstrong is the former guitarist for Van Morrison, and was in the 70's bands Fox and Yellow Dog. He speaks to John Clarkson about his comeback on 'Britain's Got Talent', and 'Real, Real Gone', a new compilation of his solo recordings Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6318 Malcolm Carter talks to Sheffield-based singer-songwriter John Reilly about his acclaimed band Boy on a Dolphin and his just released solo album, 'Zebulon' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6317 Adrian Huggins chats to Dick Venom from the band the Terrortones' about his group's double A-sided debut single, shoe wear and the current state of his beloved rockabilly genre Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6313 Malcolm Cater speaks to New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Ben de la Cour about his former doom-metal band Dead Man's Root, and his captivating and Americana-influenced second album, 'To the River Rise' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6316 John Clarkson speaks to Steven Collins about his folk rock seven-piece band the Owl Service, who will be playing the Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night on the 24th March, and why they have decided to make this their last show Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6314 At their first gig in their native Leicester, Anthony Strutt talks to 60's pop-influenced group, the Silver Factory, about their musical influences and debut EP, 'The Sun Shines Over You' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6315 John Clarkson speaks to Terry Banks, the front man and guitarist with Washington DC punk band about 'Spark>Flame>Ember>Ash', their debut album Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6281 In the first part of a two part interview, Bristol-band singer-songwriter Patrick Duff talks about to Denzil Watson about his tormented, but seminal 1990's alternative rock act, Strangelove Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6312 Andrew Carver looks at the career of under-rated 70's rock outfit, who have a new compilation out, 'That's the Way the Wind Blows', and who have also released their first album in thirty four years, 'Unfinished Business' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6310 Lisa Torem visits Cuba and examines its music and some of its often surprising influences Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6311 In the second part of his series, and wth all of their studio albums having been recently reissued in double CD editions, Anthony Strutt reflects upon the Jesus and Mary Chain's 1989 third album, 'Automatic' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6309 Spencer Robertshaw enjoys George Case's fact-packed new book about Led Zeppelin Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6308 Lisa Torem is impressed by Brcue Pollock's encyclopaedic new book on the Beatles and the bands and other artists theat they in turn influenced Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6307 Sarah Johnson watches American singer-songwriter and feminist Ani DiFranco play an energetic and immensely enjoyable set at the Union Chapel in London Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6306 Anthony Dhanendran sees unlikely eight-piece indie pop band Butcher Boy perform an excellent show at the Cecil Sharp House in London Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6305 John Clarkson finds Scottish cult act the Big Dish's songs have lost none of their quality, but the Airdrie group lacking some faith in themselves in their first show in twenty years at the ABC in Glasgow Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6287 Anthony Strutt at The Firebug in Leicester watches 60's-influenced pop outfit the Silver Factory play an excellent show at their debut gig Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6304 At the Fillmore in Detroit, Carl Bookstein watches Wilco, with acclaimed singer-songwriter Nick Lowe as their support act, play an energetic set Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6302 Lisa Torem watches pop/rock outfit Aaron Fox & the Reliables play a forceful set of their harmonic indie rock in their native Chicago Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6303 Anthony Strutt finds the Cure to be on fantastic form at the Royal Albert Hall, in the only British date of their short 'Reflections' tuor, which saw them perform their first three albums, 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds' and 'Faith', in thei entirety Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6328 Marie Hazelwood photographs alternative/rock band Sound of Guns at a rare acoustic gig in their native Liverpool, at which they previewed songs ffrom their forthcoming second album, 'Angels and Enemies' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6298 Darren Aston photographs controversial alternative act the Horrors at a gig which ended in violence at the Kazimier in Liverpool Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6301 In the first of three photo shoots of unsigned Liverpool bands, Marie Hazelwood photographs young indie act Freq at a Battle of the Bands contest Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6300 Marie Hazelwood photographs teenage grunge rock trio Mojo Pin in their native Liverpool Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6299 Marie Hazelwood photographs enigmatic Liverpool-based band Fonetiks, who put an emphasis in their shows on visuals, at one of their gigs Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6297 In a two part photographic feature on Liverpool Music Week, which took place at the end of last year, Marie Hazelwood takes photographs of indie bands Big Deal, the Duke Spirit and Echo Lake... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6296 ...while in the second part shows she takes photos of Fly With Vampires, the Rialto Burns and Stealing Sheep Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6259 Richard Lewis watches the Arctic Monkeys play a fiery and crowd-pleasing show at the Liverpool Echo Arena Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6263 At indie pop label Fortuna POP's fifteenth birthday celebrations, Anthony Strutt enjoys sets from among others Bearsuit, the Primitives, Tender Trap, Darren Hayman and Allo' Darlin' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6286 In our 'Re:view' section, in which our writers reflect upon albums from the past, Jon Rogers examines Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 masterpiece 'L'Historie de Melodie Nelson', which has just been re-released in an expanded edition Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6285 Malcolm Carter reflects upon Genesis's 1969 debut album, 'From Genesis to Revelation', which has just been reissued in a remastered edition Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6284 Tommy Gunnarsson looks at acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan's recently reissued second album, 'Back to Front' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6294 We profile our next Pennyblackmusic Bands' night which will take place at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London on the 24th March and will feature sets from Pete Fij/Terry Bickers, Last Harbour, the Owl Service and Roshi Pars Radio Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6291 'Gig of a Lifetime' is a new column in which a different Pennyblackmusic writer each month will be reflecting upon a stand-out gig in their life. Andy Cassidy starts things off by writing about seeing Roger Waters perform 'The Wall' in Dublin Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6292 In his 'Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll' column, Ben Howarth reflects upon the continued declining fortunes of HMV, and asks if anything can be done to save it Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6289 In his 'Rock 101' column, Mark Rowland reflects upon the often maligned genre of heavy meatl and asks if it can ever become cool Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6290 In his 'Evidently Spencertown' poetry column, Spencer Robertshaw looks at the influence of poets past and present on society Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6288 In 'AC's A-Z Of Music', Andy Cassidy looks alphabetically at a different subject in music each month, and, having reached the letter 'D', looks at the surprising role of dogs in music Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6293 In our competition, we have fifteen copies of Washington DC's post punk pop band Dot Dash's debut album',Spark>Flame>Ember>Ash',to give away Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6283 Our Website of the Month is Electrocutie, an electro blog that is written from a female point-of-view Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=6329 Hello and welcome to the February edition of the Pennyblackmusic magazine, and what is, after the break over Christmas and New Year, our first edition of this year.We are starting the year off by launching our next Bands Night