tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039517540183830412024-02-08T17:49:21.300+00:00New Adventures in JournalismA collection of articles by freelance journalist Jamie Smith.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-83647374294619175972009-10-13T16:03:00.001+01:002009-10-13T16:04:32.434+01:00Moving to WordPressSick of Blogger's 'quirks' - so now this site will be updated at jambothejourno.wordpress.co.ukPlease update your bookmarks etc accordingly.Cheers,Jamie.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-89989647476899476182009-10-12T23:42:00.001+01:002009-10-12T23:42:54.740+01:00The Twilight Sad: Forget The Night AheadSome albums are easy to write about. Nuances leap out at you, hooks are obvious, lyrics are noteworthy, patterns emerge through the music. But none of that has happened for me with the Twilight Sad’s second album Forget The Night Ahead. After ten listens, I’m still struggling to put my thoughts on the album into words. I think I like it. I think it’s good. But I can’t be sure. It’s so deep, so Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-10468486843988815622009-10-09T13:47:00.000+01:002009-10-09T13:48:14.396+01:00Radiohead ‘will be making an album’Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien claims the band were misquoted when it was reported back in August that they had given up on making albums.O’Brien, speaking to NME, said: “We were misquoted. We will be making an album!”Thom Yorke had told Beliver magazine that “None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long-play record again.” However, the magazine elected to not print Yorke’s justification of Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-20206824192801783522009-10-09T13:35:00.001+01:002009-10-09T13:37:30.708+01:00Guardian part 7: A tale of two interviews<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-3179885496949653552009-10-09T11:47:00.000+01:002009-10-09T11:48:29.340+01:00The Raveonettes - In And Out Of ControlIt’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the Raveonettes fell out of vogue. Back in 2003 they heralded a bright new era in rock, riding the crest of the wave brought about by the Strokes, showing that women could once more front successful yet alternative bands. Blondie are the obvious point of reference, but the Raveonettes were always a bit more sleazy and exciting. But somewhere, undoubtedly, Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-40134756210756664262009-10-08T16:45:00.001+01:002009-10-08T16:45:58.114+01:00Frightened Rabbit announce tour dates and new singleScottish indie-folk heroes Frightened Rabbit have announced details of a November tour in support of a brand new single. Swim Until You Can’t See Land will be the first release from the band’s upcoming third album, and is out November 16 via digital release and 7″ vinyl. Singer Scott Hutchison explains: “Swim Until You Can’t See Land was the title I had in my mind before I even started writing Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-70536632171018776932009-10-08T14:50:00.000+01:002009-10-08T14:52:24.631+01:00The Twilight Sad: Forget The Night AheadSome albums are easy to write about. Nuances leap out at you, hooks are obvious, lyrics are noteworthy, patterns emerge through the music. But none of that has happened for me with the Twilight Sad’s second album Forget The Night Ahead. After ten listens, I’m still struggling to put my thoughts on the album into words. I think I like it. I think it’s good. But I can’t be sure. It’s so deep, so Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-45253774148676085542009-10-08T12:37:00.000+01:002009-10-08T12:38:24.723+01:00Liam confirms ‘Oasis is no longer’Liam Gallagher has confirmed that Oasis will not continue as a band following his brother Noel’s departure. He told the Times: “We’ve always had a lot of fun. That’s why it was never hard work for me. It was a joy and it was always a bit of a bummer when the tour ended. You know, it was great. Obviously you’ve got to get back and see the missus and the kids and all that. Nothing lasts for ever. Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-70178613052947603732009-10-07T10:50:00.000+01:002009-10-07T10:51:15.733+01:00The Xx - Islands‘Islands’ is a brilliant choice of single for The Xx. Most of the tracks on their eponymous debut do not make much sense on their own, but ‘Islands’ makes its breakthrough brilliantly, the girl-boy vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim provide a superb introduction to what the band is all about. It’s short and sharp, with lots going on despite its typically understated charm, and even Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-16408974775659708772009-10-06T10:17:00.000+01:002009-10-06T10:18:11.506+01:00Sergeant: SergeantSo then, the third album from Dundee’s premier pop scamps the View. It’s a typically upbeat, jangly record with nothing to make it stand out from the crowd… hang on, what’s this? It’s not the View? We better start again… OK, so this is actually Sergeant, a four-piece from Fife. They’ve been on my radar for a couple of years – I think I even saw them at Leeds festival back in 2007 – but their Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-51649557569175324742009-10-06T09:48:00.000+01:002009-10-06T09:49:19.428+01:00Cornerstone will be next Monkeys singleArctic Monkeys have announced that the second single to be lifted from their Number One album Humbug will be Cornerstone. It will be released on November 16, and again the band will collaborate with Oxfam for the method of release. Cornerstone was the obvious choice for the band, as lyrically it is the most recognisably Monkeys track on Humbug, their third studio release. It tells the tale of Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-76937734972194948592009-10-06T09:38:00.001+01:002009-10-06T09:38:47.557+01:00Cult With No Name - Careful What You Wish ForA few listens in to this second offering from London duo Erik Stein and Jon Boux, a.k.a. Cult With No Name, I’m still struggling to find anything interesting about the album to tell you. It’s mostly a male voice singing and a piano playing. The two parts are by two different blokes, with Stein singing (sometimes sounding like Robbie Williams, and on the poppier moments more like the Pet Shop BoysJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-63091920728266605522009-10-06T09:35:00.000+01:002009-10-06T09:36:43.808+01:00VV Brown - Game OverI really want to dislike VV Brown. I hate her faux-alternativeness, her desperation to do anything going in her pursuit of success, her hair, her name, pretty much everything about her. She seems to be everywhere, yet somehow I’ve avoided almost all of her music. Until now. So I was all set to deliver a written sucker punch to her flailing career. Kick a woman while she’s down? Why the hell not. Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-36553778950519915142009-10-04T16:53:00.002+01:002009-10-04T16:59:33.532+01:00Burnley 2-1 BirminghamBurnley swept aside a poor Birmingham team to extend their winning streak at Turf Moor to ten matches, after a one-sided match that the Clarets should have won by more than the final score of 2-1. Two early goals in the second half were enough to seal the points, with Birmingham's reply coming from virtually the last kick of the match. Fletcher gave Burnley the lead after an incisive counter Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-16580675706301753092009-10-02T16:08:00.002+01:002009-10-02T16:11:41.975+01:00Burnley v Birmingham match previewBurnley manager Owen Coyle has lots of decisions to make regarding his team selection as he hunts a tenth straight win at Turf Moor. Captain Steven Caldwell is available for the first time this season, and Andre Bikey or Clarke Carlisle could make way to make room for the skipper. Another option for Coyle is to move Bikey into midfield, although he has previously stated that he will use Bikey in Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-37392112574665182342009-09-29T18:37:00.001+01:002009-09-29T18:41:03.767+01:00Charlotte Hatherley on piracygateFormer Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley, now a successful solo artist in her own right, has given TMM her views on the file sharing debate. It’s a particularly vital question to ask Hatherley, who is about to release her third solo album, New Worlds, on her own label, Little Sister Records. “It should have been dealt with a long time ago. Record labels don’t know what the fuck they’re dealing Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-22954852536486960092009-09-29T13:40:00.000+01:002009-09-29T13:41:46.591+01:00Charlotte Hatherley - Alexander (Little Sister Records)Hitting 30 is terrifying for most people. But some revel in growing older and becoming more mature. And it seems that ex-Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley is one of those such people.The revelation from her former bandmates that they asked her to leave, rather than her choosing to quit, will have come as a surprise to many people. But Hatherley was never likely to let a minor thing like Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-88383105474023662922009-09-29T13:38:00.000+01:002009-09-29T13:40:28.160+01:00Thom Yorke puts new band together, announces L.A. showsRadiohead frontman Thom Yorke has announced a pair of shows in Los Angeles and has completed the line-up of his band for the gigs. Yorke has enlisted the services of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, R.E.M. collaborator Joey Waronker and multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco as well as long-term Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. “In the past couple of weeks I’ve been getting a band together for Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-37928704178205015052009-09-28T22:15:00.000+01:002009-09-28T22:16:04.191+01:00Chapman Family epic tour in offingThe hottest band from Middlesbrough since…well…er..anyway, a great new band from Middlesbrough, the Chapman Family, will tour extensively from next month in support of a new single. Virgins will be released on October 19 and the band will support the single with a massive six-week jaunt from the beginning of next month, starting in Stockton-on-Tees, working all the way around the country, before Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-68468163884249277862009-09-28T22:14:00.000+01:002009-09-28T22:15:02.728+01:00Lily and Dizzee to share arena showsThe other day we ran a story suggesting Lily Allen was about to quit music and this morning the Smile singer has announced a pair of joint-headline arena gigs with Dizzee Rascal in the Spring. Whether the two shows are a final ‘Goodbye’ from Allen to her fans or not remains to be seen, while they represent an epochal moment in the stratospheric rise of Dizzee Rascal into the mainstream. Lily and Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-91316985393000755652009-09-27T14:51:00.000+01:002009-09-27T14:52:37.258+01:00Spurs 5-0 BurnleyFour goals from Robbie Keane condemned Burnley to a fourth straight away defeat of the season, with Tottenham Hotspur running out clear and deserved 5-0 winners at White Hart Lane. All the pre-match talk focussed on the renewed match-up between David Nugent and Harry Redknapp, but the former Portsmouth striker was reduced to feeding off scraps for the entire afternoon as Spurs' attackers ran riotJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-79841250266993762312009-09-27T14:34:00.000+01:002009-09-27T14:35:26.811+01:00Jambothejourno seeks work: Part 6It's only taken four months since finishing uni — but I've got an interview. It's for a trainee reporter job at the wonderfully named Congleton Chronicle. After the despondence of my last entry, I really feel like I've made positive progress in the past couple of weeks and this is my reward for my hard work.The interview is next Wednesday morning and I'm already swotting up on Congleton and its Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-36146723096966966662009-09-25T14:57:00.000+01:002009-09-25T14:58:23.181+01:00Spurs v Burnley match previewBurnley travel to the scene of their Carling Cup semi-final capitulation still looking for their first goals and points on the road this season to face a Spurs team that have made an impressive start to the campaign. The Clarets have been rocked by the news that both Chris McCann and Martin Paterson will miss three months of action through knee injuries, but are boosted by Brian Jensen's dead legJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-36177735355062564642009-09-25T13:05:00.000+01:002009-09-25T13:06:18.472+01:00Injuries take gloss off Sunderland winAlthough a third successive home win in the Premier League arrived on Saturday when two David Nugent goals sealed a 3-1 win over Sunderland, it’s not been a good week for Burnley FC.First we learned that Chris McCann would miss three months of action after damaging knee ligaments during the game, then we crashed out of the Carling Cup at Oakwell, where we haven’t won in over 75 years, and Martin Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003951754018383041.post-77259891179808857322009-09-24T14:07:00.000+01:002009-09-24T14:08:00.574+01:00Lily Allen to quit music?Lily Allen has threatened to quit music. In news that will please anyone forced to listen to Radio One all day, the pop princess says that she has “no plans to make another album” when her contract with EMI comes to an end. Both of the singer’s albums so far have gone to Number One. On a blog post that has now been taken down, Allen added: “I don’t (at this point) stand to profit from legislationJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328621751083012662noreply@blogger.com1