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