Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
Wednesday, 23rd December 2009
Danny George Wilsonof Danny & The Champions of the WorldALBUM(s) OF THE YEAR?ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO - 'REAL ANIMAL' (The opening track 'Always a Friend' is a total winner - here he is doing a version with Springsteen! watch)YOUR HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR?ME AND MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WORKING ON A VERSION OF 'WAGON WHEEL' BY OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW THAT SEGUES PERFECTLY INTO 'SK8ER BOI' BY AVRIL LAVIGNE. (listen)BETS LIVE SHOW YOU SAW?PHOSPHORECENT, THE ENGINE ROOM, BRIGHTON (watch)PLANS FOR 2010?TOUR, TOUR, TOUR, WRITEANY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS?JUST KEEP ON KEEPING ONPLANS FOR CHRISTMAS?FRIENDS, FAMILY, MUSICCHRISTMAS TIPPLE?... I CAN NEVER REMEMBER
“there’s always been a sense of a tasteful restraint to the studio albums but unleashed on stage with their raspy vocals and heartland rock and soul, they’re like a power station on steroids.”
“This is a proper old school live album, makes you want to go to a gig”
ROBERT ELMS, BBC LONDON
“songs like This Is Not a Love Song and and Stay True which come at you one after the other; are destined to make ‘new fans’ wonder why these kids aren’t topping the bill at Glastonbury with their magic formula and bittersweet songs.”
THE ROCKING MAGPIE