Worst 10 TV theme songs: 'Dollhouse' to 'American Idol,' '90210' to 'Cleveland Show' Oct 29, 2009
If the unholy illegitimate musical love child of Enya and the Cocteau Twins recorded a soft-core porn lullaby, it might sound something like this. I find myself sitting up at the end of the titles and asking, "Was I asleep?". (FOX61, CT)
'BCN remains the station others try to beat Jul 15, 2009
"WBCN and WFNX do seem to battle on the ideological front. Some Boston rock fans feel 'FNX has outflanked 'BCN on the progressive programming front. While rating points (and thus advertising dollars) are more important than image, WBCN has long cultivated a cutting-edge reputation; it broke many of the new wave acts, from the Cars to Costello to the Clash. And that's the thunder some radio listeners feel WFNX has stolen.WFNX can be criticized for an overly heady approach to new music - favoring,... (Boston Globe)
Entertainer Spotlight on Faye Davis and Mike Neal (17) May 27, 2009
After graduating, Davis joined a trip hop band playing music similar to the Cocteau Twins and Portishead. We weren t very successful but it got me on my feet in terms on knowing that I could do this and be successful. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Five music acts not to be missed May 22, 2009
Ex-Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis trades epic psychedelic-rock jams for beguiling ambient pop - think the Cocteau Twins in space - fronted by stunning twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza on the new outfit's album, "Alpinisms.". With Black Moth Super Rainbow. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Batwoman's back Apr 10, 2009
" Khan would rather see more coverage of "absolute geniuses" like Prince and Kate Bush - or even the 80s artists she's been listening to recently, The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil. "There's this whole kind of middle-aged man fascination with the Beatles and Bob Dylan, and it's like, 'come on, that was 50 years ago'". "There are so many more artists in the archive who we could celebrate. " Alter-ego The same music monthlies have "been very slow to catch on" to Bat For... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Review: Asobi Seksu, "Hush" Feb 18, 2009
Chikudate, who sounds like an auto-tuned version of the Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser, gives you track after track of quarantined boredom. Excessive repetition on "Hush" makes the songs difficult to distinguish and far too easy to categorize. (Daily Orange, NY)
