Something for the Sun...

Something Old...

As i write this I'm sat outside with the sun on my back knowing this weekend looks like it’s gonna be a hot one! As soon as the sun pears its head out over England the 1^st thing I so is reach for my Sublime. Hailing from Long beach, California they in my opinion the greatest ska punk band of the modern era bleding reggae with surf rock and hip hop successfully...the perfect recipie for the summer. The band split in 96 after the death of guitar and vocalsist Brad Nowell from a smack OD leaving a legacy of 4 studio albums behind.

Their 1992 debut album ‘40 Oz. to Freedom’ includes the awesome tracks ‘Date Rape’, ‘What Happened?’, ‘Scarlet Begonias’, Bob Marley cover ‘Smoke two joints’ and Toots and the Maytals ‘5442 That’s my number (Ball and Chain)’...genius.For me though it was the bands self-titled 1996 ‘breakthru’ album, ironically released after the band split that includes some of the greatest chill out songs to ever be released namely ‘Santeria’ and my personal favourite ‘What I got (reprise)’, enjoy...

Something New...

This band are one of the best around at the moment, Funeral party are a 4 piece from California. Named after a song by the Cure and meeting at a Mars Volta gig its a classic recipie for sucess! Taken from the album 'The Golden Age of Success' that came out at the end of January, their debut single 'NYC moves to the sound of LA'. Epic use of the cowbell....

Something Borrowed...

The genius singer songwriter that is Ben Folds aka Benjamin Scott Folds, better known as the frontman of alt rock band Ben Folds Five who now performs as a solo artist and in collaborates with other musicians. One of his best tracks has to be his brilliant piano interpretation of the Cure's 'In Between days', taken from his 2005 EP 'Speed graphic' and 2006 album 'Supersunnyspeedgraphic', this great fan made ball skills montage is perfect for a sunny afternoon....

Something Blue...

The legendry Pink Floyd are in my opinion the greatest prog rock band in musical history and most importantly they’re English! Famed for their use of philosophical lyrics, elaborate album art and live shows but mainly for their psychedelic/sonic experimentation which has sold over 200 millions to date worldwide.

The original 1965 line up consisted of university students Roger Waters, Nick Mason and the late Richard Wright and Syd Barret, before Dave Gilmour joined prior to Barret’s departure in 1968 due to ‘mental health issues’. It was this lineup that would achieve worldwide critical and commercial success with 1970’s albums ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Animals’, ‘The Wall’ and ‘Wish you were here’. The title track from the later is essentially written about feelings of alienation, however for me nothing sounds more epic on a hot summers day, trust...