Articles by Rob Taylor
has written 37 articles for Nouse
Scout Niblett, Fibbers
By Rob Taylor — January 27, 2004
About six months ago, patron saint of music journalism, Everett True, wrote something about Scout Niblett using silence as an instrument. Of course this isn’t the first time that quiet has been used to good effect, you only have to look at the pleasure inspired by Chris De Burgh’s 15 year silence, but I decided [...]
Obituary- Elliot Smith (1969-2003)
By Rob Taylor — October 28, 2003
Elliot Smith, the acclaimed singer-songwriter, was found dead in his LA apartment on 22nd October. It is thought that he committed suicide by stabbing himself in the chest. Smith, 34, was widely considered to be among the most gifted songwriters of his generation; his last album, Figure 8, establishing him as a critical darling as [...]
All Hype And No Trousers?
By Rob Taylor — October 28, 2003
Whenever I tell anyone that I went to watch Franz Ferdinand they all give the same reply: "Oh, is he still alive?" "Yes, the Austrian Archduke, whose apparent death sparked the most calamitous event in world history, which eventually lead to Hitler taking power, the Second World War, the Cold War and the modern world [...]
Broken Social Scene
By Rob Taylor — October 28, 2003
A Broken Social Scene? Rob Taylor interviews a band within a band who are taking life in their stride but still like to make a point, both in their music and their politics.
Some Kind Of Superstar
By Rob Taylor — October 6, 2003
Jamelia chats to Rob Taylor about her new album, maternal life and, um, her arse.
Rob Taylor’s pretentious pick of the summer
By Rob Taylor — October 6, 2003
The Silver Mount Zion – This Is Our Punk Rock I have a friend who says that if you haven’t sat up all night to watch the sun come up then you have no soul. I think I have atoned for going to bed at a reasonable hour by listening to this record. The Silver [...]
Peaches, Fatherfucker
By Rob Taylor — October 6, 2003
Its nice to see a bearded lady again. I bemoan the day when people realised that it was unfair to pay to laugh and point at someone with a terrible hormone problem. Of course, the beard that Peaches sports on the cover of Fatherfucker is only computer generated (I’m reliably informed that it was made [...]
British Sea Power, Fibbers
By Rob Taylor — June 10, 2003
British Sea Power blow Fibbers away – stuffed birds, military uniforms, ironic patriotism all feature
The Hidden Cameras, Leeds Cockpit
By Rob Taylor — June 10, 2003
Somewhere in the ancient palace of music, on a shelf between Jimi Hendrix’s burning strat and Brain May’s hair, is a book of rules. Clearly The Sleepy Jackson never read it, or else they would be acquainted with rule 367; ‘never employ a support act who are more gifted than thou-selves’. The support act in [...]
The Bandits, Take It And Run
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Rob: I like the intro, it sounds a bit like Mercury Rev. That’s a dodgy Mick Jagger impression from the vocalist though. Jon: Sounds like the Worzels. Jen: Reminds me a bit of The Coral… they’re from the Liverpool scene. Rob: I like it, it’s not Pet Sounds but its better than Athlete. Jon: I [...]
Delays, Hey Girl
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Jen: Sounds a lot like the La’s. Is John Power involved in the band? Rob: Yeah, I think they’ve got his hair. I like it more than the Athlete single.
Jamelia (feat. Rah Digga), Bout
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Dan: I’m quite enjoying the fanfare. Rob: (referring to the same fanfare) I hate that shitty keyboard. Jon: Migrane inducing. Jon threw it out of the window and almost hit a cat. Better luck next time.
Athlete, Westside
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Jon: It’s the best one we’ve heard. Rob: Listen for the bit when they shout "chorus"… Jen: It's not a good sign when they have to announce it. Rob: The chorus sounds like a clone of the one from the last single. It’s a bit of a Cut Your Hair [Pavement song] rip-off.
Haven, Tell Me
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Dan: Oh, Haven… I really hoped they had died. But at least they’ve plugged their guitars in this time. Jon: Sounds like everything else. Rob: Formulaic, pisspoor… like Pete Waterman writing for Travis.
Simple Plan, Addicted
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Jon: Sounds like Blink 182/Alkaline Trio. Dan: That bloke’s got a whiney voice. Rob: Do you think they’ve heard of Greenday? Jon: Nice line: "I’m a dick, I’m addicted to you." Dan throws Addicted out of the window in disgust. (This is true. Into a carpark. Apologies to the owner of the blue Nissan Sunny.)
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