[Vivienne]

Has anyone bought any new albums lately? Anything you would recommend?

I've just got Britney's new album "Blackout", and it's FAB! Dark and edgy. Love it!!!

[Bruvva]

Haven't bought anything from these but I saw them last week at an acoustic night in a tiny pub in Shoreditch (Rachel was DJing!)- the Smoke Fairies, two girls with guitars - a sort of cross between English folk and blues :

http://www.myspace.com/smokefairies

And also Little Emperor http://www.giantkillerrecords.com/LittleEmperor.html

[Yudster]

My brother lives in Shoreditch, he was there. He didn't think they were all that. Which probably means they were brilliant, my brother has no taste in music.

[Ballbag]

Do people still buy albums, when they're so readily available for free on t'internet.

[Bruvva]

My brother lives in Shoreditch, he was there. He didn't think they were all that. Which probably means they were brilliant, my brother has no taste in music.

If only he'd have been wearing a "Yudster's Brother" badge or something, I would have said hello. There were only about 20 people in there! I have to admit that my opinion of the Smoke Fairies is coloured by the fact that I have a weakness for cute girls with guitars and in this case, there were two cute girls with a guitar each!

[Yudster]

Sounds delightful. Maybe big bro was right after all...........

[kendra k]

these smoke fairies sound pretty good.

i've been really into this local band called sugar and gold.
http://www.myspace.com/sugarandgold

other than that, it's all housemartins all the time.

[pjordan2000]

I bought Britney's too, but i've mainly been listening to old albums that i've got. Currently addicted to DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot