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'Rubber Lover's Marmarduke Duke.. Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil & JP Reid of Sucioperro - here it on YouTube here

Mike's Mad4these w/c 6 Apr 09
Choice new CD's - Click below for the latest on each artist
1 2 MARMADUKE DUKE Rubber Lover new single from the 'Duke Pandemonium' album due 4 May
2 5 STAR PILOTS In The Heat Of The Night new single 20 April video
3 1 IN THIS MOMENT Forever new single 6 April
4 - INNERPARTYSYSTEM Heart Of Fire new single 4 May
5 8 MORRISSEY Something Is Squeezing My Skull new single 27 April
 6 - BAT FOR LASHES Daniel new single 7 April
7 - DELTA SPIRIT People C'mon new single 20 April
8 - LITTLE BOOTS New In Town new single 25 May
9 12 ESSER Headlock new single 27 April
10 3 VINNY PECULIAR Welfare State / Uniform from the 'Sometimes I Feel Like A King' album 26 May
11 10 MAXIMO PARK The Kids Are Sick Again new single 4 May
12 - VERSAEMERGE Theatrics / The Hider from the VersaEmerge EP
12 4 YEAH YEAH YEAHS Zero new single 6 April
12 9 RED LIGHT COMPANY Meccano re-released single 27 April
 ohell anagram Welcome to the internet home for Mike TreVelyan and Mad4it - a weekly and sometimes mobile club night. We like to raise the roof with the biggest indie & alternative hits ever and take in some mainstream & some unusual requests - click here for a recent setlist. Here's Cardiff Barfly's upcoming Friday live line-up :- on Good Friday 10th April it's Jo Wiley favourites Hereford homeboys and girl The Anomalies with odes to farming among their fayre, their masterclass freestyle mc'ing has to be seen to believed
23 years ago... Sunday 6 April 1986 - The Secret Policeman's Ball spawned the idea for Comic Relief and a single to help and promote the event. Written by Lionel Bart 'Living Doll' was recorded in 1959 by Cliff Richard and the Drifters a million selling No.1 for six weeks from July 1959. Featured in the film 'Serious Charge', the song won Bart an Ivor Novello Award for best song and became Cliff's first US hit single reaching 30 on the Hot 100. In 1986 The Young Ones, who took their name from another Cliff hit approached him to record a comic version of "Living Doll" for Comic Relief. Surprisingly bearing in mind the contrast between the anarchic comedians and the clean cut Richard he agreed and their version again topped the UK singles chart, for another three weeks.
Cliff enjoys comic relief with The Youngs

this week's post ...

Ash
'Untitled' new white label sampler
Ash are back as raw and edgy as ever, this untitled track has a filthy sounding Stranglers bass sound and powers along around 125bpm, a fine appetizer for their new album due soon.

Death Cigarettes
Bleed You Dry / Tear Me Apart new single 11 May
YYY's / Siouxsie styled Maya and her Hull spawned band are now living in London creating a buzz with a live show full of energy and an unpredictability that sometimes see's only drummer Brian remaining on stage as they continue to play from the pit! The 156bpm 'Bleed You Dry' should consolidate their progress and attract indie airplay easily enough.

Gary Go
Open Arms new single 11 May
"Whatever happened to truth, lost without a trace, whatever happened to the mirror that showed me a happy face..." Gary Go returns with another great pop song, the follow-up to his top forty hit 'Wonderful'. The 132bpm 'Open Arms' on the revived Decca imprint label that forty years back gave us Tom Jones, Engelbert humperdink and Gilbert O'Sullivan continues this tradition of fine solo artist/performers. Gary's just toured with Take That and has his debut album 'Gary go' released on 25 May. Top pop, another top forty hit.

Glass Youth
Bottle After Bottle new free download single 27 April
The debut single from Barnsley based five piece Glass Youth , "You drink, you like to drink your life away, you like to drink your life away, yes you drink, you keep your demons right at bay, you know how to ruin your life, you got a real nice kid and a beautiful wife... " hmmm food or drink for thought eh? Glass Youth were previously known as The Headliners, they've supported Wombats, Subways, Holloways and Mark Ronson so maybe this jaunty 150bpm 3minute 20second tune will capture the spirit of the slowly emerging 'prohibitionists'. Nice tune.

Metro Station
Metro Station new album 6 April
Right from the opening track 'Seventeen Forever' you are struck by the pop quality of this offering. 'Shake It', a UK number six hit and the previous single 'Control' now surely due for a re-release give a good idea of the Metro Station sound and this album is packed with potential singles. The Cyrus family, from it's 'Achy Breaky Heart' days through to Miley's success and now Troy... wey hey hey it's Bobby McVay, where is he? He'd love this.

Passion Pit
The Reeling new single
Wow, a great stand-out intro in it's 3'30" radio edit and slow build full album version leads into a tasty solid Phil Collins style beat and frenetic yet controlled impassioned vocalising as you may expect from the band's name. Passion Pit's 112bpm single 'The Reeling' is a catchy melody, interesting vocals, an all together joyful affair and deserving of some success.

Patrick Wolf
Vultures new single 20 April
'Magic Position' man Patrick Wolf is back with another electro pop gem. 'The 138bpm 'Vultures' continues with the trademark sound he's created and justice be done should find help the Wolf man find his way into the top forty

Rumble Strips
London new free download single 20 April
London free download track
This is another fine new track from The Rumble Strips, a catchy tune which on the back of the ever popular 'Girls & Boys' could see them make a major chart inroad. V Good

Sugar Crisis
We Are Here To Save You new single 25 May
More electro here with Sugar Crisis, oft' compared to Tilly & The Wall. Sugary sweet female vocals disguise somewhat wry social commentary "we are here to save you, so take a chance". "We'll have a ball, drink alcohol, drink alcohol, drink alcohol, drink alcohol ....". Perhaps they should be on the same bill as the alcohol negative Glass Youth. 'Save us?', and there being an election soon too ... nice.

The Veronicas
Untouched new single 25 May
Two sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso - The Veronicas release their album 'Hook Me Up' on 8 june, from it their UK debut with 'Untouched' arrives a couple of weeks earlier. Already big names in their Australian homeland with a chart-topper and four follow-up hits these gals are now based in Los Angeles where 1.4 million Americans have already downloaded this track. The 176bpm 'Untouched' sounds great alongside Metro Station's 'Shake It' so look out The Veronica's are heading our way!

new cd's
our weekly a to z of new cd review's is listed below

this week
Ash
Death Cigarettes 11/5
Gary Go
Glass Youth 27/4
Metro Station LP
Passion Pit
Patrick Wolf 20/4
Rumble Strips
Sugar Crisis
Veronicas 11/5

30 Mar
BatForLashes 6/4
Billy Boy On Poison 27/4
Delta Spirit 20/4
Hollywood Undead 4/5
InnerPartySystem 4/5
Little Boots 25/5
PJ Harvey 30/3
Versaemerge EP

23 Mar
Esser 27/4
Maximo Park
Morrissey 27/4
Papercuts
Red Light Company
Team waterpolo
White Light Parade

16 Mar
Black Lips
Brakes
Depeche Mode Remixes 6/4
Just Jack Remixes 30/3
Kevin Rudolph & Kid Cudi
Maccabees 27/4
Marmarduke Duke
Operahouse Remixes 30/3
PJ Harvey & John Parish 6/4
Silversun Pickups
U2 4/5
U2 LP 2/3
Vinny Peculiar LP
Wintersleep

9 Mar
Chris Cornell LP 9/3
The Hours LP 20/4
Kid British 20/4
The King Blues 4/5
Kleerup & Tityo 20/4
Maximo Park
Rochelle 13/4
Vinny Peculiar LP 26/5
The Virgins

2 Mar
Asher Roth 20/4
Billy Boy On Poison
Frankmusik 13/4
Depeche Mode 6/4
The Gaslight Anthem 23/3
Lady GaGa Remixes 13/4
Star Pilots 20/4

23 Feb
Basshunter Remixes 30/3
Bombay Bicycle Club
Detroit Social Club
Dinosaur Pile-Up 30/3
Franz Ferdinand 13/4
frYars
Hockey
Ladytron 2/3
Operahouse 6/4
Robin S, Steve Angello & Laidback Luke 23/3
Tommy Sparks 4/5
The View 13/4
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 6/4

16 Feb
Basshunter 30/3
Dananana-naykroyd 23/3
Doves
Freeland 30/3
Howling Bells 2/3
Just Jack 29/3
Kid British LP Sampler
The Kills
La Roux Remixes 16/3
Metric
Morrissey LP 16/2
Operahouse 30/3
Polly Scattergood 23/2
Prodigy LP 23/2
White Lies Remix

9 Feb
Animal Collective
Chris Cornell 9/3
Eugene McGuinness 23/2
In This Moment 6/4
La Roux 16/3
Maccabees 5/5
Red Light Company Vid 2/3
Saint Ettienne LP 16/2
The View 2/2
White Lies 23/3

2 Feb
General Fiasco 2/3
The Hours 30/3
InnerPartySystem Remix
Keane 16/3
King Blues 16/2
Lucien Caine 2/3
Me My Head 2/3
Noisettes Remix 23/3
Snowbyrds 9/3
Tigers That Talked

26 Jan
Ida Maria LP 9/2
Ladyhawke 2/3
Metro Station 23/3
My Chemical Romance 9/2
Prodigy Mixes 16/2
Rise Against 2/3
Saint ettienne 9/2
Snow Patrol 9/3
Veto 16/3
VV Brown 2/3

This week's Top 40 ...

Top 40 Sun 5 Apr 09

Lady GaGa's 'Poker Face' is now top in the UK and USA.

Miley's bro and his Metro Station band climb to 6, Ellie 'La Roux' rises to 7.

New entries from Just Jack, Jack Penate, Doves, Pink, Flo Rida and Lady Sov - who's internet bullying of fans to make a purchase pays off with 'So Human' a new entry at 37

6 new entries – 11 up, 17 down, 6 non-movers

This Week ... Last Week ... Weeks In ... Artist ... Title

1 1 12 LADY GAGA Poker Face

2 2 2 NOISETTES Don't Upset The Rhythm

3 5 3 AR RAHMAN & PUSSYCAT DOLLS Jai Ho

4 3 5 FLO RIDA & KESHA Right Round

5 4 5 BEYONCE Halo

6 9 4 METRO STATION Shake It

7 11 3 LA ROUX In For The Kill

8 6 7 TAYLOR SWIFT Love Story

9 8 6 AKON Beautiful

10 7 8 T.I. & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Dead & Gone

 

11 12 2 ROBIN S, ANGELLO & LUKE Show Me Love

12 16 2 LILY ALLEN Not Fair

13 13 14 LADY GAGA & COLBY O'DONNIS Just Dance

14 10 5 KELLY CLARKSON Life Would Suck Without You

15 15 26 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody

16 20 3 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & CIARA Takin' Back My Love

17 new 1 JUST JACK Embers 72-144

18 18 2 KIG Heads Shoulders Knees & Toes

19 17 10 LILY ALLEN The Fear

20 14 5 SATURDAYS Just Can't Get Enough

 

21 19 8 PRODIGY Omen

22 21 18 JAMES MORRISON & NELLY FURTADO Broken Strings

23 new JACK PENATE Tonight's Today

24 22 3 FRANZ FERDINAND No You Girls

25 24 13 ALESHA DIXON Breathe Slow

26 29 18 BEYONCE Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

27 31 30 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire

28 new DOVES Kingdom Of Rust

29 26 10 SHONTELLE T-Shirt

30 30 12 KID CUDI & CROOKERS Day N Nite

 

31 new PINK Please Don't Leave Me

32 35 13 JASON MRAZ I'm Yours

33 34 2 WHITE LIES Farewell To The Fairground

34 40 2 ASHER ROTH I Love College

35 new FLO RIDA & WYNTER Sugar

36 25 4 SEPTEMBER Can't Get Over

37 28 7 TAKE THAT Up All Night

38 new LADY SOVEREIGN So Human

39 36 12 TINCHY STRYDER & TAIO CRUZ Take Me Back

40 37 2 JENNIFER HUDSON If This Isn't Love

Global deadline
Red Dragon FM owners and the biggest remaining UK based radio group, Global Radio Group are in difficulty with Companies House sending proposal to strike off notices for missing the deadline to submit accounts to Companies House. It's Global Radio holdings Ltd bought GCap (Capital FM and Classic) for £375m last year and it's Global Radio UK Ltd bought Chrysalis Radio (Heart and Galxy) for £170m in Summer 07. Bank of Ireland / HBOS backed to the venture to the tune of around 25%, Global Radio was created in order to aquire the bulk of Britain's radio industry and is backed by a trio of wealthy Irishmen, JP McManus, John Magnier/Dermot Desmond and betting magnate Michael Tabor. Tabor has put 31 year old son Ashley in charge of the whole lot. Bold business but with advertising revenues as they are this latest news doesn't inspire confidence. Here's the story from The Telegraph on-line.

Gov not approved
Sir Fred's behaviour, particularly doomsday like is not unusual. Britain’s spending watchdog, The National Audit Office refused to approve Chancellor Alistair Darling & The Treasury’s accounts... It would be difficult to make it up... here's the story in The Times

One rule for them
No story, an observation


Balding chinned
BBC presenter Clare Balding has apologised to Grand National winning jockey Liam Treadwell after making fun of his teeth while on air.
In a post-race interview, Balding urged the 23-year-old to show his teeth and told him he could afford to "get them done" with his prize money.
A BBC spokeswoman said the presenter "had no intention whatsoever" of upsetting or embarrassing the jockey.
The BBC received 1,477 complaints from viewers over the remarks.
Treadwell won Saturday's race on 100-1 outsider Mon Mome.
In the interview, Balding said to Treadwell: "Give us a big grin to the camera."
When he smiled, keeping his lips closed, she added: "No, no, let's see your teeth. He hasn't got the best teeth in the world, but you can afford to go and get them done now if you like." Treadwell replied: "Well I could do, but I ain't complaining. It might be bringing on bad luck if I do that, though."
A BBC spokeswoman said: "Clare Balding had no intention whatsoever of upsetting or embarrassing Liam Treadwell, but she fully accepts that she should not have raised the subject with him at that time." "The BBC and Clare apologise for any offence caused. Clare has also apologised directly to Liam Treadwell."

Maybe she was hoping he'd have some left over to help her cosmetic needs.

America's Hot 100
This Week ... Last Week ... Artist ... Title

1 - BLACK EYED PEAS Boom Boom Pow

2 1 LADY GAGA Poker Face

3 2 FLO RIDA & KESHA Right Round

4 3 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM & SAMMIE Kiss Me Thru The Phone

5 5 JAMIE FOXX & T-PAIN Blame It

6 4 T.I. & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Dead & Gone

7 - KID CUDI Day N Nite

8 6 THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Gives You Hell

9 - THE FRAY You Found Me

10 8 MILEY CYRUS The Climb