John Meredith's Blog

Well…sorta. I have been huge Matthew Good fan for many years now, and it amazes me with such drivel in the UK music scene, how Canada’s most famous unknown is not well…um…known in the UK. And on this one issue, I have to say I am grateful to iTunes for providing Matthew Good exposure outside [...]

I caught the newly reformed Gun at Swansea Sin City last night and my ears are still ringing. Felt bad for the boys that there was not a high turnout but that said, we really got into the swing of things. They played through a string of Gun’s finest aswell as three tracks from the [...]

The Sun and Absolute Radio are launching a campaign to fight off the X-factor’s feeble excuse at yet another pointless drab excuse for music when their winner records Cohen’s “Hallelujah” by getting Jeff Buckley’s version in at the top spot. And why not? I cannot stand the prospect of another fake chart topper blaring out [...]

The Future Is Here. Hot Leg. British rock music will never be the same….global domination awaits. THE LEG WILL SAVE US ALL!

There’s something about today’s coverage on Radio 1 of “Metallica Night“TM which doesn’t sit right with me. In between the pop of the day, we are getting interspersed Metallica tracks, and they have been quite varied…although always on the softer side. But it’s the veiled disdain that drives me up the wall from the slob like Chris Moyles and loud [...]

Wow. It was the first time I have seen Keith Caputo live, and I was very impressed. I am a fan of his Life of Agony work, but only have his latest album, A Fondness for Hometown Scars. Would we get an eclectic treat? Maybe some LOA numbers? Well, Keith put those requests to bed after 3 songs with someone from that back [...]

For the first time in years I wasted a couple of quid on Kerrang! because of a free CD on the cover. I used to buy these all the time mainly because of some fantastic tracks that were given away (free-ish). Much buzz has been made of Scottish 3-piece Biffy Clyro, and so I was [...]