June 2008 Archives

There's literally oodles of goodies at Glasto this year - and much of it is tucked away from the main stages, so here's our quick run down of the must-see musical magic.

With just hours to go, Getintothis presents the ultimate guide to enjoying, and surviving, the greatest festival of them all.

The ubiquitous preppy yanks may have delivered one of the records of the year, but can they take Manchester? Greg O'Keeffe finds out.

Dave Booth on the naggingly catchy joys of Denmark's hottest new pop tarts.

Oft-maligned as Manc miserabilists, Elbow did a very good impression of being anything-but on Saturday nightâÂÂs Delamere Forest gig, reports Katy Chaytor.

Getintothis caught up with Liam Fray of The Courteeners as they laid down tracks at Air Tight studios for their new record, ahead of their nationwide in-store signing sessions next week. Here's what went down.

The Music returned to Liverpool for the first time in years, an astonished Luke Traynor hopes they'll be returning much quicker next time around.

Yeah, yeah, stop your hollerin... So we skipped a week, give me a break, it's summer and the footie's on. So here's a double helping. Get your chops round this lot.

It seems like light years ago that Getintothis returned to our local boozer declaring to have seen 'the next big thing...'

Little girls grunting amid whirlpools of sweaty bodies, what's not to love about death metal, asks Jean Paul Skullfuck?

Painful intra-band break-ups have served the Subways well, as Kevin Core finds much to love in their new offering while veterans Portishead, Paul Weller, Nick Cave and Scousers The Maybes? and Pop Levi get the treatment in our singles round-up.

Getintothis profiles the legendary bluesman who died this week.

Terry Owen appreciates the simple things in life. Son Of Dave is one of 'em.

In our last report on Liverpool Sound City, Martin Secret Mystery Pants lends his ears to the dusky West Coast psychedelia of one-time Devendra Banhart collaborators, Vetiver.

Matthew Gordon absorbs the romantic neo-Americana on Silver Jews' excellent sixth offering. Elsewhere Mudhoney return, Islands frustrate and David Karsten Daniels reveals his fears.

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