Where are they now? - Issue 2

Well guys it's issue 2 of Where Are They Now?; my three bands for this week are Toploader, The Kooks and The Darkness.

Toploader where well known for their one hit wonder Dancing In The Moonlight; I hadn't thought of them for a while until I saw a TV advert for their brand new album. I was suprised to see that since I hadn't heard from them for about nine or ten years so it will be interesting to see what they have produced after all these years. Will listen to this album I think and let you know what I think; for now though I leave you with their feel good song that made them famous.

The Kooks were one of my favourite bands when I was at secondary school; I loved their catchy songs and their authentic accents as they sang. Looking at their official website I see they have a new album on the way that is due for a release in September followed by a tour of Europe and the UK; they are currently touring the US. I adore their album Inside In/Inside Out; it'll be interesting to hear their new album when it comes out. Here is my favourite song by them.

Last but not least modern hair rockers The Darkness; I Believe In A Thing Called Love was such a success when it came out, after One Way Ticket To Hell I thought they were long gone. However I was proved wrong by the band's announcement of a reunion and a UK tour. I wonder if there will be a new album; anyways shall look forward to their show in November.

Like I said last week; if there are any bands you think have disappeared. Let me know either on here or Facebook.

The Darkness reforming

There was a news article in The Sun newspaper this morning saying that The Darkness are reuniting. I think that is pretty damn cool; they were a good fun band, with hits such as I Believe In A Thing Called Love and One Way Ticket To Hell; I am interested to see what other fun songs they can conjure up with.

To read The Sun's article click here

I'll leave you with my favourite song by them

Merry Christmas

Hi guys, this will be my last blog post of the year......well I only started this blog a couple of months ago but yeah last post of 2010. 2010 has just been an awesome year for music; lots of new and up coming bands I have listened to, bought lots of great albums and the gigs have been amazing. I'm sure I will see a lot more in 2011 from bands I now know about from this year; new EPs/albums and more live shows. I also know what new material from bands I have loved for a long time to look forward to as well; new albums from Nightwish, Within Temptation and Black Stone Cherry, gigs from Sonata Arctica (hopefully), Black Label Society and hopefully many more.

Thanks so much for reading my blog; I also would love thank the boys from bands In Darklight, Requiem For The Dead, More Than Conquerors and Jenna's Revenge for posting my reviews on their newsletter/website/Facebook page etc.

I'll leave you with some of what I think the best Christmas songs EVER!!!!! Merry Christmas from Tuomaslotte and see you again in 2011 with more reviews of fantastic music.