Stereophonics are without doubt one of my favorite bands of all time, with their mix of rock guitar greatness and pop lyrics continuing to entice me in. The band are preparing to release a greatest hits album, Decade In The Sun, and have released a new single to go with it.
You’re My Star sits comfortably alongside the classic Stereophonics hits such as Dakota, Maybe Tomorrow, and The Bartender and The Thief. It’s a brilliant single kind of mixing their new and old styles, making it a supremely good choice for people likely to buy the The Best Of Stereophonics.
While some …read more

Stereophonics have always been a favourite of mine, although the amount of love I have for them has varied with each album and change of personnel. They started off brilliantly with Word Gets Around and Performance and Cocktails, both classic albums full of hits straddling the rock and pop genres superbly.
Then came that dodgy period with Just Enough Education To Perform, an album I actually love but that received some pretty poor reviews, and You Got To Go There To Come Back which was a definite low point. They also lost drummer Stuart Cable during this period, but have now …read more

Some of the bloggers here on the b5 music channel decided to record our Soundtrack For A Day yesterday. This could take different forms, be it all the songs you listened to on that day, a selection from certain moments, or a particular album.
I decided to stick my media player on random and note down the first 50 songs it played, and here is the result.
As a full time blogger who works from home, music is very important to me as it can change the mood of my day. Pressing the random button is therefore a bit of a gamble …read more

I don’t think this is ever going to happen to me, I mean I’d have to go on a cruise or a long haul flight first… and I just don’t do that. BUT, were I ever to get stranded on a desert island with only music as company, these are the 10 British albums I’d choose to be stuck with until I got rescued, or turned in to worm food.
I know I’m going to get criticised, not only for what is here, but what isn’t. Be assured that I had a massive list of albums that could and maybe should …read more

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones reportedly got in to a fight with bouncers which left him with a large gash on his right arm. The incident happened at the Amika nightclub in London at an after party for the Vodafone Live Music Awards.
The Stereophonics had earlier performed at the awards ceremony and was in attendance at the after show party with his girlfriend. It is thought that at about 1am Kelly entered the ladies toilets to find his girlfriend but was pursued by staff. Despite protestations that he was only in there looking for his other half, the security staff tried …read more