Razorlight and The Temper Trap at Xfm’s Winter Wonderland

Razorlight, The Temper Trap and The Big Pink - live at Xfm’s Winter Wonderland! With a stellar line up firmly in place, Xfm is proud to announce its Christmas show Winter Wonderland is back with a bang for its sixth consecutive year.Razorlight, The Temper Trap and The Big Pink will all play the gig, taking place at O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday 16 December 2009.

The night’s full line up includes Brit band Razorlight, who topped the charts in 2002 with their hit America. The show will also play host to the up-and-coming rock band The Temper Trap and The Big Pink, who have recently released Dominos as the first track from their debut album.The gig also features Bombay Bicycle Club, Local Natives, Goldhawks and Cassidy

Pop/Dance Music 2/10/09

Brummie quartet The Editors were amongst the wave of new, hip bands, including Franz Ferdinand, Zutons, Maximo Park, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight, which stormed both the charts and indie club dancefloors back in 2005.
Some have since fared better than others, with ‘difficult' second albums and artistic differences diluting some of the bands' initial appeal.
Not so The Editors, who can count two platinum selling albums, a Brit Award and Mercury Music Prize nominations and sell out shows all over the UK amongst their credits during the past few years.
With their third LP release In This Light And On This Evening out later this week, the album's promotional tour kicks off at St George's Market on Wednesday and, despite selling out Belfast's Mandela Hall on two previous occasions, this date is set to be the longest gig the band have ever played in Northern Ireland. Fans can expect to hear plenty of new material, as well as past musical glories which should include their hit singles Munich and Blood. Tickets, priced at £22, are still available and support comes courtesy of Canadian indie rock five piece, Wintersleep.

Next album Razorlight 'want to work with Noel Gallagher'

Band say they 'need some northern cred'. Razorlight have suggested that Noel Gallagher should help produce their fourth studio album. Johnny Borrell's band, who are recently working on the follow up to 2008's 'Slipway Fires', have said that they are huge fans of the guitarist and songwriter, who currently split from Oasis."Maybe we should get Noel to produce the new Razorlight album. We're looking for a producer," bassist Carl Dalemo told The Mirror. "We want some northern cred!" he added.Meanwhile, Razorlight's new drummer David 'Skully' Sullivan Kaplan insists that he is fitting in well with the band, revealing that they are already working on new material."Within a week it felt like I'd been here for years," he said. "These guys are excellent, the music is so nice, they were very patient, encouraging and enthusiastic. It couldn't have been a better fit, actually. It's been really fun and we're already working on new material and playing new stuff live."

Slam 'shallow' X Factor Razorlight

Razorlight have poured scorn on The X Factor, branding it "shallow" and "brainless" entertainment.
New drummer David 'Scully' Sullivan Kaplan said: "It's just homogenised nonsense actually."
Bassist Carl Dalemo added: "It's very, very shallow entertainment of course every series there's going to be someone who is very good at what they do, like Leona Lewis or whatever, she's a very good singer, but all in all, I think it's fairly brainless entertainment."
The band, in Dublin for the Arthur's Day Guinness celebrations, protested they preferred "honest" music from talent that had not auditioned to appear on reality TV shows
Scully said: "Those gigs pander to utter mediocrity at best in my opinion. I don't think there's anything particular about them.
"Yes people have nice voices or they're handsome or whatever, and there's always that heart warming story, like the underdog is going to make it, and that's great but that doesn't entreaty to me.
"I'd rather (have) honest music from someone who's just grinding it out on their own, and is making nice music. Those shows don't actually do much for me."
Frontman Johnny Borrell was late for rehearsal for the band's Dublin gig after missing his flight.
He said: "It was fashion week I've been partying every night, but I think I might negociate a few more tonight."

XFM signs Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell

Razorlight singer, Johnny Borrell has been signed up for a aperture on XFM in Manchester and London.Radio headIt’s not his first incursion into the world of XFM, having presented a show in January for a month.However, this will be an extended run, with 9 outings, starting on September 6th at 9pm.Entitled, The Sunday Service: Songs They Don’t Play on the Radio, How-Do assumes that at least it security no Razorlight on the playlist:"It's the kind of thing that only Xfm would do. When I was doing The Residency, I was making alliance between totally different artists from Iggy Pop, to Buju Banton, to Allen Ginsberg. I don't think there's any radio station in the world that would let me play those three artists, but I did it on Xfm! It’s going to be one hour each night of the songs they don't play on the radio."XFM’s group broadcast director, Paul Jackson added:“Following the brilliant feedback from Johnny’s appearances earlier this year we just knew we had to get him back for his own show. Johnny is a creative genius and a great story teller, so I’m sure this show will be hugely popular with listeners. We’ve always loved Razorlight at Xfm and we’re looking forward to seeing what Johnny does with the show and which tracks he chooses.”