Sat 6 Apr – Tribes

http://radiohype.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/live-tribes-at-plug-sheffield-642013/

Fri 8 Feb – NME Awards Tour 2013

Review of the gig here: http://radiohype.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/live-nme-awards-tour-2013-at-manchester-academy-822013/

Thu 10 Nov – Now Wave at The Ritz

San Francisco band Girls took time out from their busy European headline tour to play second fiddle to Stephen Malkmus (of Pavement fame) and his band The Jicks, in a night specially curated by Now Wave.

Whereas many bands might struggle to cope with the pressures of playing in a venue arguably much larger than they were used to, especially one predominantly made up of fans of the bill-topping act, it only took Girls a few songs to really make the stage their own. ‘Love Like a River’ from album Father,…

1. How did you get into 29? (Scarlett Johansson/Hard-Fi)

I'd heard so much about her album of Tom Waits covers so I gave it a listen and loved it :) and Hard-Fi from the glory days of Fifa 2004, gotta reason ;)

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (The Cliques)

Wasting All Your Time

3. What's your favourite lyric by 36? (Snow Patrol)

Probably something from when they were alright, maybe "I get tired of the heart attacks, every time it rains"

4. How did you get into 49? (The Kissaway Trail)

Saw them supporting…

For starters, can I just say that this is clearly in my opinion, so don't bother reading it if you're just going to leave comments criticizing. (Y)

First up; the few that didn't quite make the top 15, but came close:
Mystery Jets- Twenty One
MGMT- Oracular Spectacular
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- The Effects of 333
The Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound
Bloc Party- Intimacy

And now to the top 15, enjoy…

15) Friendly Fires- Friendly Fires
It's very rare that I agree with NME and actually like a band that are constantly hyped by them, but Friendly Fires…