(Brit) Pop Alt Rock #8

We're now technically just rolling into Pop Alt Rock for the next few days, as I had a few other bands that I felt would dovetail nicely to finish off the series. Kings of Leon fit the bill and were one of the many bands that would still…

(Brit) Pop Alt Rock #7

Less Brit. More US. Somewhat Pop Alt Rock (although often defies categorisation!) I picked this song from The White Stripes purely because it seemed to match the vibe and tempo of the UK exploration. Plus, its film clip was made using stop-motion LEGO, and being the engineer / geek that I…

Brit Pop Alt Rock #6

Rounding out the UK contingent, and probably the 'Brit' aspect of this little exploration, we have the Arctic Monkeys. A colleague of mine once found it quite strange when they found out I was a fan. Admittedly, we hadn't previously discussed more than my Metal affliction,…

Brit Pop Alt Rock #5

Day 5. UK's Kasabian today. When I think of them, I think of 'Shoot The Runner' and its film clip. That feels like it was the bigger single here in Aus (note: based on absolutely no research or factual basis whatsoever). So, I picked Empire instead…

Brit Pop Alt Rock #4

Day 4. Back to the UK with the Kaiser Chiefs. Were they 20 years too early?…

Brit Pop Alt Rock #3

Day 3. We're not even in the right hemisphere at this point. The Vines however proved that they too could churn out gravelly, ear wormy, fuzz-soaked alt rock pop goodness like the rest of the world was doing at the time.…

Brit Pop Alt Rock #2

Day 2's offering. A little bit north. A little bit east. Sweden's The Hives with their ear worm, radio friendly form of brit pop punk.…

Brit Pop Alt Rock Adventure

Today kicks off a Brit Pop Alt Rock adventure which should dial things back a bit from our 'lil Thrash Metal Sepultura appreciation bent over the last week. Now, I say Brit Pop Alt Rock, but in reality, most of the bands that will be featured are actually not…