July 2007 Archives

Fujiya & Miyagi deliver one of the year's best, Mars Volta man disappears into the abyss, Happy Mondays revel in dirt and Prince spanks his funky monkey. Getintothis listens in...

Along with the Pyramid Stage sound at this year's festival, Glastonbury's other noteworthy absence was the number of young revellers, Getintothis solves Michael Eavis' dilemma.


Aughton's Wasp In The Attic guitarist Matt Eland uncovers some diamonds at the annual Ormfest.

Justice deliver cinematic slickness, David Vandervelde provides peacock pomp, Perry Farrell's Satellite Party attempt to save the world, Electrelane induce skipping and The Enemy wage war on The Man. Getintothis tackles them all...

Getintothis celebrates Planet Earth's sole remaining rock & roll megastar.

The Nationwide Mecury Music Prize has always been a preferable option to the hoards of back-slapping and self-aggrandising alternative award shows in the British music calender. So why's 2007's list so utterly woeful?

Getintothis' guest writer and Liverpool Daily Post reporter Vicky Anderson reveals her love of the darkside and Liverpool's best kept secret.

Cover versions used to be seen as old hat and a definite no-no in terms of musical credibility, but with Mark Ronson fashioning a career out of them, Radiohead sanctioning an entire reworking of OK Computer in reggae and The Arctic Monkeys' pulling off Shirley Bassey, covers are now seemingly the height of cool. Here Getintothis reveals our top 10 covers...


The Kings of misery wage a war on happiness with their new releases, but who reigns supreme? Getintothis pits An End Has A Start against Our Love To Admire.

Harry Brooks had no option than to love music. From an early age, the sounds of The Beatles, The Byrds, Neil Young and James Taylor have filled his ears, until he hit 12 and started to delve a bit deeper into the joys of music. He can be found playing in various bands around the city including Saturator, but would happily sacrifice every one of his records to see Everton win the league again. For Getintothis he wonders where all the rock & roll stars have gone...



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