Mid august, an all new edition of Pukkelpop is coming. on the image above, you can see the first announced names, with some great bands. As you can see, more names to be announced, and they added the following names to the list:

Chris Cornell, Devendra Banhart, The Rakes, Nid & Sancy, Silversun Pickups, Rilo Kiley, The Blackout, Liars, Spoon, Hanne Hukkelberg, Art Brut, The Academy Is…., Cobra Starship, Tanya Stephens, Arbouretum, Milanese, DJ 4T4, Larsson Starfucker, Soulfly, Henry rollins, Absynthe minded, Woven hand, The view, Gildas & Masaya, Various (live), Fujiya & Miyagi, Biffo Clyro, Fridge, Nosfell, Voxtrot, Rye Jehu, Arquettes, White circle crime club

I’m sure there are more names tobe announced but I will post those when they are officially annouced.

Festival info:
- 16th, 17th, 18th August 2007
When you plan to come the 3days, make sure you arrive on the 15th (afternoon). To setup you tent and to make some friends
- Day ticket: €69
- 3day ticket: €130
- Don’t forget money,because on the festival area drinks and food is quite expensive.
- Bring your hot girlfriends
More updates coming soon.

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Arcade Fire has overwhelming success with their debut album, ‘Funeral’, to the point that even I, a huge fan of the band, would think it was almost getting out of hand. This left high expectations on the band, and a lot of pressure for this album. Released on March 6th, the album reached high chart positions across all major countries, but off the back of their previous album, this would have happened had the band just recorded an hour an a half of white noise. Not to say that the album doesn’t have its merits, because it’s certainly a disc worthy of any cd collection.
Arcade Fire have such a distinctive sound, a great quality to have in these days when unoriginal musical fodder too often graces our airwaves. With seven different band members playing an array of instruments, we see the band’s undeniable musical prowess on display yet again on this album. A pipe organ gives the fourth track, ‘Intervention’ and absolutely huge sound.
There are big differences however, between Neon Bible and its predecessor. The album is not as lively as Funeral, a sign of the band’s development certainly, as they seem far more disciplined on this album. For this reviewer though, this has been negative development, as I just found it too laid back at times.
Lyrically, Funeral focused on personal aspects of life, whereas this album takes on a much larger view. Husband and wife duo Win Butler and Régine Chassagne sing about worldly issues, such as the war, and their views on the effect of television today. One could also assume that the tsunami disaster from 2004 is referred to in ‘Black Waves/Bad Vibrations’ – “There’s a great black wave in the middle of the sea/For me/For you”.

Surprisingly, the second from last track on the album is re-do of a song from their first EP. ‘No Cars Go’ is probably the best song on the entire album in fact. It’s some of the trademark, fast-paced Arcade Fire that we expected much more of after Funeral. Too often on this album, we’re waiting for a song to kick in and really get going, and too often this desire is left unfulfilled.

The title track, ‘Neon Bible” is a short, slow song, but with a nice little riff, and I feel it deserves to be the album title. Other noteworthy tracks include ‘Keep the Car Running’ and “My Body is a Cage” as a rather intense closing track. The album is certainly a good one, but doesn’t have as many standout tracks as Funeral, and is perhaps at times, a little too mellow.
Overall, I’d give it 8 stars out of ten, I’ve come to expect music of the highest quality from this band, and I must admit they didn’t disappoint me. Good to see them take a risk and not just produce Funeral version two.
8/10.
Review by: Mark Walsh.

Most CDs these days revolve around one or two singles and are jumbled together without the slightest thought or concern given to transitions. Fortunately, this is not the case with Black Holes and Revelations, as Muse delivers an album that contains eleven very good songs that are just the right amount different yet similar to each other.

The best example of this phenomenon can be seen from the very first two tracks. The first song, “Take a Bow” showcases the excellent instrumentals of the group as meaningless vocals are drowned out by addictive riffs in place of a chorus. Meanwhile, “Starlight” brings the emphasis back to Matthew Bellamy as his powerful voice sells an upbeat track seemingly out of place.

And the trend just continues. “Supermassive Black Hole” employs electronic beats surrounded by Bellamy singing into a voice-box to create an absolutely addictive tune. “Map of the Problematique” works solely because of the stellar drum work and “Assassin” is straight classic-Muse.

The most noteworthy song on the CD is the last one. “Knights of Cydonia” is a pure fun listen and it is clear from the accompanying music video that the band had fun recording it as well. The first minute is full of odd sounds and sound effects harnessed by a powerful melody that is sure to resonate in minds far after the five minute song finishes.

If this review could contain in-depth coverage of every track on this CD, it would. But for now, just take a hour or so of your time and pop this CD in and listen from start to finish. Every song succeeds on its own in it’s own unique way.

It’s hard to describe just how much of an accomplishment this album really is. Every song seems as if it could be playing on the radio tomorrow and four singles have already been picked up; “Starlight,” “Knights of Cydonia,” “Supermassive Black Hole,” and “Invincible.” This is one of the best, if not the best, rock album of 2006 and it is a shame if there are any fans of the genre out there without Black Holes and Revelations in their collection.

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Babyshambles
“What a shambles…”

Pete Doherty fronted Babyshambles have been, since their beginning, surrounded by controversy. Amid post-Libertines drama, drug addiction, and sleeping with supermodels, the Shambles have had their share of unwanted media attention. Too often it’s forgotten that there is in fact, music to be heard behind this media flurry.
When we shut our eyes to the headlines, and open our ears to the melody, we can see what this Pete Doherty fellow is all about.
The debut album from the Shambles “Down in Albion” received mixed reviews, and understandably so. In the sixteen tracks contained on the album, there’s undoubted endless potential, yet only flashes when we see this being put to use.
The opening track, “La Belle et La Bête” features an ear catching riff, yet one’s attention dwindles towards the end of the song, an error we may attribute to self indulgence on the part of the band. “Fuck Forever” follows; a hard hitting anthemic song, praised by fans and critics alike. Pat Walden’s distinctive guitar playing shines in this song, with his string bending sound truly excelling. Doherty’s lyrics match the sound “I sever my ties / Because I’m so clever / But clever ain’t wise.”
“Pipedown” is another fan favourite, with an ironic plea from Pete to his guitarist to “Put the pipe down/ if you’ve got the right sound”.
Sadly, high points of the album are few and far between, with poor production often giving the disc little more quality than an average local band demo. The sound of Doherty falling onto the microphone even graces the final track of the album.
Some may call it raw and poetic, most would call it a waste of potential. The band has structure in it, with drummer Adam Ficek and bassist Drew McConnell, keeping good rhythm and beat. Walden’s guitar playing is often too chaotic sounding for any album, even one with Pete Doherty on it. Doherty is his trademark self. Shambolic, but we must admit, the boy can pen a line.
Unfortunately the album suffers from a four-minute waste of track, featuring General Santana, a man Doherty met in Pentonville prison. In total, I’ve listened to this song once, and once too many.
The tour of the album was interesting to say the least. One night the band could play the show of their lives. The next, they wouldn’t show up. In a twisted way, this is why people love the band. They’re just rock n’ roll. How many bands today still show the traits of what truly made bands cool in previous decades?

The following year, 2006, is when things began looking up for the four piece. Despite Walden’s departure, the band produced a wonderful EP, which has fans eagerly awaiting the forthcoming album. The Blinding EP shows us how, with the right production and focus, Babyshambles are a fine group of musicians.
The title song features a Hendrix-like riff, and some nice rhythm and melody, and it’s unsurprising that the song has been received quite well among Doherty’s wide fanbase.
Lyrically Doherty shows us just how he has earned himself such a loyal following, with lines such as
“It’s blood from broken hearts/that writes the words to every song” (I Love You but You’re Green). Bassist Drew McConnell coos his backing vocals along with new guitarist, Mick Whitnall, and the two have a great sound together, via both their guitars, and vocal chords.
The EP has five solid tracks, none of which are wasteful fillers for us to endure.
It seems Babyshambles have turned a corner, musically and otherwise. Doherty, with the help of supermodel girlfriend Kate Moss, has cleaned himself up, and appears to be off drugs. Having taken a step forward with the recent EP, the new album has been reported to be coming along well, and we can only hope the lads have learned from their mistakes of the past, and kept focused, and at least mildly sober.

Review by: Mark Walsh

Amber Pacific, what used to be a small local band, who couldn’t get a gig for their life, has now exploded, and is booked as ever.

Their new album, Truth in Sincerity, was a great hit, and landed the band on the front page of Myspace for a week, because of how amazing it was.

I’m a true fan of Amber Pacific, I’ve been to two of their concerts, which have played in my town, and I’ve got all of their CD’s,(Truth in Sincerity being their third official CD.)
The new album came out May 22nd, and of course, I reordered it sometime near May 1st, and my CD came in the mail on the 23rd, and boy was I amazed.. Up until around May 20th, they only had ’sample’ songs on their myspace, to tease us fans on how good the album was, but just a few days before arrival they released the entire CD, so we could truly hear how great the CD was, and boy oh boy was it!

Their music is a lot like their last CD, in the fact that you can tell they focus on crazy guitar riffs, and awesome percussion throughout the entire song… Their new album is twelve songs, with their first song being a mighty nice prelude.
They have also joined the bandwagon, and done what a lot of other artist’s are doing with their songs, if you can tell one song leads RIGHT into the next song, almost perfectly, like a lot of other bands do (Senses Fail, Saosin, A change of pace) and it just makes the entire thing flow smoother and better, you may not be even able to tell the song has changed (Like in this case the prelude’s last drum beat is exactly what it is on the second song, so it sounds so perfect…) All in all, I was so enthusiast and geared up for the CD release, and I am so glad I got this CD, it is an amazing new album, from an amazing band.

I strongly recommend if you don’t listen to them, to check them out at either www.myspace.com/AmberPacific , or www.purevolume.com/AmberPacific they have amazing music, and I would encourage you to listen to them, it will be worth it!

Review by: Ryan Lawrence

Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight

Being over four years since their last full studio album, Linkin Park had high expectations weighing on their shoulders. Surely if fans had waited this long there’d be something worthwhile at the end. Well, not really.
We can see the band are trying to take a new musical route, which, though admirable, doesn’t work all that well, and may even turn off some of the original hardcore fans.
The album opens with a nice ambient sounding intro, which kicks in for a heavy 30 seconds, kept short and sweet, preparing us for the further eleven tracks on the disc.

“Given Up” follows, a song that will keep the headbangers happy, some trademark Linkin Park. A heavy bass line accompanies a good vocal performance that unfortunately is undermined by the lyrics. Chester’s screams to “Put me out of my misery” make us think there’s a little jumping onto the whole emo bandwagon, but let’s refrain from going there shall we? But Chester, do stop the repetition of that line, end our misery.
Next up is “Leave Out All the Rest”, which is the first shock of the album, where we see the band making a failed attempt at changing their image to a more commercial one. We can’t blame the band for trying to appeal to a wider fan base, but sadly they don’t pull it off too well. There just seems to be a touch of pretentiousness in this song; a song that probably would have gone down very well a few years back.
“Bleed it Out” features Mike Chinoda’s rapping for the first time on the album. A catchy tune in it’s own right, but lyrically seems all too familiar in the chorus, which becomes tiresome towards the end of the song.

My personal favorite song of the album follows - “Shadow of the Day”. It opens with some nice percussion and bass, and Chester’s vocals are heartfelt and passionate without seeming forced. The song progresses very well, with guitars coming in beautifully around the three-minute mark. Great soft ending too, I’d recommend the song for any playlist. “What I’ve Done” is the first single released from the album, and despite being good first time around, it lacks staying power. You’ll be skipping it soon enough. “Hands Held High” is the seventh track, and is memorable, but perhaps not for the right reasons. An anti-war song is really nothing new to us, and we’re getting fairly sick of them. Mike’s righteous rapping is emotional “At times like this you pray/ but the bombs blew the mosque up yesterday”,but seems almost laughable at times, simply because it’s been done way too often. An ironic military drum beat is a nice touch, but overall not a great song.

What follows is the heaviest song on the album “No More Sorrow”. There’s a good rhythm and beat, will definitely keep the old Linkin Park fans happy. Next up is “Valentine’s Day”. You see the title, then hear the first line “My insides turn to ash”, and it doesn’t get any better from there. And guys, would it kill you to fade out a song or two? Every heavy song seems to end so suddenly, mix it up a bit. Another mellow song “In Between” has Mike singing, and it was certainly interesting to hear him doing vocals that weren’t rapped. He pulls it off well, and the vocals/backing vocals duo combine very well in this one. The final two tracks of the album don’t really add anything to it, they’re bearable, but not that enjoyable. Quite bland.

Overall, for the Linkin Park fans out there, do buy the album. It’s got some of the old LP you know and love, but beware of the risk of being put off by their new style. Many of you will love it, many will hate it, and some just won’t know what to think. The band really is trying to take a new direction, but turn out as just being overwhelmingly average. Five stars out of ten.

Review by: Mark Walsh

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