IV Thieves

IV Thieves

At least Noel Gallagher thinks they're going to be huge. Apparently he called IV Thieves "pretty special" and, despite the source, we're guessing he didn't mean "special" in the grade school insult way. Noel Gallagher hates every band ever, so that's a pretty special recommendation right there. The band also have a cool back...
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IV Thieves

What's In A Name? For IV Thieves, There's Plenty

IV Thieves were the brainchild of singer/songwriter Nic Armstrong, and the four-piece Brit-rock band were originally called Nic Armstrong And The Thieves. But given that the frontman duties on the group's new If We Can't Escape My Pretty album are divided between everyone in the band, they decided to get all democratic and shorten the moniker to...
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IV Thieves

SXSW Day 4: Hurra Torpedo, Steve Wynn, The Pretenders And Lots Of Microbrews

ChartAttack's Steve McLean was in Austin, Texas last week for the South By Southwest Music Festival. Here's his report on his final day of concert-hopping. Stuff magazine threw a party at The Velvet Spade and I arrived at 12:30 p.m., just in time to catch the strangest band I saw the entire time I was in Austin. Norway's Hurra Torpedo were a...
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SXSW Day 2: Of Montreal And Brakes Stand Out

ChartAttack's Steve McLean is in Austin, Texas this week for South By Southwest. Here is his continuing coverage, mildly soaked in free beer. After filing Thursday's report, I sprinted eight blocks to catch a paddle wheel boat cruise sponsored by SOCAN. A beaming Matt Mays walked up to tell me that he was on a high because he had just met Neil...
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