Why Porn Soundtracks Blow

When it comes to the history of cinema there are scant few among us who cannot recall the era defining soundtracks to such great films as Saturday Night Fever, The Harder They Come, Pulp Fiction or Trainspotting. Because for the serious music lover, life can be archived by its soundtrack. Perhaps the first time you heard My Bloody Valentine or Public Enemy, you knew where you were, what you were doing, how it made you feel. It is there as we go through periods of huge change, as we grow and learn, as we laugh and cry. It's there for many the first time we kiss someone, the first time we have sex. 

Taking the Myth?

Myths have formed around the eclectic indie rockers Klaxons since their startling Mercury Prize-winning debut. Real Groove sets out to debunk the theories with guitarist Simon Taylor-Davis.

As far as the media consuming public are concerned, Klaxons are on their last chance bid to save their careers. The ill-fated second album was turned down by record label Polydor, with drug binges and over indulgent prog rock all part of their lost weekend in the French and Italian countryside with producer James Ford. Sent off to musical rehab, anyone would think the British quartet were punished by being paired up with producer Ross Robinson, the so-called Godfather of Nu Metal who has worked with acts such as Limp Bizkit, Korn and Slipknot.

No End In Sight

I love surprises; they relieve you of life's constant drudge through mundaneness, a breath of fresh air into the stale lungs of reality. Though some surprises are best left as the tantalising, unrealised morsel of promise they promote. To that end I was recently invited to a special function to celebrate the release of U2's latest collection of important music. It was to be held at a prestigious London hotel and would be followed by a big surprise!