Adele the most powerful woman in music??? hmm

the fact that Adele has apparently "rewritten the music rule book this year with the stratospheric success of her second album . . In an industry that increasingly struggles to sell its physical product" leads me to believe that it's the particular audience that Adele attracts that has made the difference.
No offence to Adele, I really do like her voice and her songs but I think the agegroup she attracts might largely consist of the 40+ bracket, and these people come from a generation where they aren't as confident with torrent sites and illegal downloading and when there is a song they like on the radio - they actually go to a shop and buy it! shock horror!! I know a lot of mum's and grannies who like Adele and enjoy listening to her in their car's and at Sunday BBQ's! My thoughts aren't based on fact, just on opinion which is based on personal experience.

Also, the fact that she has so much money behind her means that there are probably a whole roomful of monkeys dedicated to shutting down any illegal leaks they see cropping up 24 hours a day. Now I can't say this for sure because I don't know anything about torrent sites and quite frankly the evil viruses scare me off. This is just what I thought when I read the

The 2011 Guardian Music Power 100

this morning. ho hum pedigree chum. tata for now x

It's Like Drums - Lyrics

Alex Dale asked me to post these lyrics up so here they are. megan x

You're like drums, you keep the timing
I hear them beat, when you're breathing
You know sums like the back of my hand
So tall in your boots, when you're standing there

You're my drum, you're my drum

You're my drum, I hear drums, you're like drums, I hear drums
You're like drums, I hear drums, you're like drums, I hear drums

When I'm close to your body,
I hear them beat when you're breathing,
What you hiding in that hair?
You're like drums, you keep my timing

You're my drum, I hear drums, you're like drums, I hear drums
You're like drums, I hear drums, you're like drums, I hear drums

Oh mon cher, tu es mon tout
mon couer bat pour toi
sans toi, je suis perdu
moi et vous en rouge et bleu

You're my drum, I hear drums, you're like drums, I hear drums
You're like drums, I hear drums, you're like drums, I hear drums

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Whiteboard Music Interview!

Interview : Thomas Tantrum

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The latest Whiteboard Project feature is dedicated to Thomas Tantrum. The project met up with Megan and Dave (x2) in Hoxton Square for a beer whilst they got busy with the pen and board for one of our best photo-based interviews yet.

If you have somehow been trapped under a rock somewhere quiet for the last few years, Thomas Tantrum, a Southampton-based 4-some, combine, as their name suggests, some top notch contrasting cute-to-angry indie-pop. With a sophomore record on the horizons we cut to the Q’s they won’t be getting asked in the following weeks.

To accompany your quick-read, do listen to their latest offering ‘Sleep.’

Now onto the interview ….

1. To warm-up… Please draw what you’re best at drawing.

2. So how has the music industry been treating you?

3. What would you say has been the best thing to happen to Thomas Tantrum yet?

4. Can you draw & label a pie chart for me, labeling what goes into making Thomas Tantrum music?

5. Pick the ideal film and moment for a Thomas Tantrum song.

6. What record do you recommend readers buy?

7. Thomas Tantrum in 5 years?

8. The whiteboard is your advertisement tool. Please please promote yourself here.

9. And lastly … A message fan your fans?

free indie demos cd with every purchased album from a record store!

Thomas Tantrum To Support Independents With Forthcoming Release

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Independent record store shoppers will be rewarded with bonus material

Posted 28th April 2011, 3:45pm in News, Thomas Tantrum | By DIY News Desk

Speaking in an interview with DIY yesterday, Thomas Tantrum revealed their plans to support independent record stores through the release of their forthcoming album.

The record, which is due out in June, will come accompanied with bonus material when bought in independent shops.

Drummer Dave Wade Brown said of the project, "We're mainly getting singles and b-sides together, and just loads of extra stuff like bonus tracks for the Japanese release and iTunes. It will be finished pretty soon though because you've got to hand all of the stuff over weeks and weeks in advance. "

He continued, "We're doing this bonus CD for indie record stores so if you go and buy the physical release from an independent you get one. We haven't decided how many tracks yet and we've got about three weeks to do that. So hopefully we can write some new stuff and do some alternative versions. If people go and buy that, they'll get basically a double album."

Frontwoman Megan Thomas says that the new material is a little different to their debut, "Our second album is quite different to our first album. The first album's like, "yeah, here we are, we're really poppy" but the second one's a bit more melodic and a bit more dream-pop melodic-escape."

The band are getting ready to tour with Glasvegas for the second time but are unphased by the differences in their sounds, with Megan saying,"it's nice to have a bit of variety".

Bassist Jim Shivers continues, "You do get a couple of lads that heckle out but overall, it's surprisingly ok."

You can catch Thomas Tatrum playing with Glasvegas next week:

MAY
03 MANCHESTER, Academy
04 CARDIFF, University
06 BOURNEMOUTH, O2 Academy

yes 'tis true. We are giving away a free cd full of demos we have written in the past couple of years. some are pretty darned scratchy, others could pass for album quality. We don't have a tracklisting yet but will let you know soonly. getting really excited about releasing dodgy recordings of songs for some reason.

who is coming to see us on tour eh?!

get yourself some tickets we're gonna be shit hot xxx