Saturday Rocks - Lo-Star

Adam Harris, Brett Lemmon, James Sanford, Joel Clempson, and Ric Albert make up the London-based rock band, Lo-Star. The band recently played a concert in the O2 Arena to raise money for travel expenses as they were invited to play at the prestigious South by Southwest this year. I watched the simulcast live on the web. The clip is below.


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They also recently completed work on their yet-to-be-released first album, produced by the impressive Hugh Padgham. Not yet signed to a label, the band has been working on the album as well as doing live shows, which have led to comparisons to UK powerhouses like U2 and Radiohead. Padgham sought them out to record, something no one should take lightly, as Hugh has worked with some of the top acts in music; Sting, Phil Collins, The Police, and Genesis that spawned blockbuster albums including Collins’ No Jacket Required (12x platinum); The Police’s Synchronicity (8x platinum); and Genesis’ Invisible Touch (6x platinum).

Here are two songs not part of the debut album.

Wake Up


Falling Short


I really enjoy their music, and look forward to purchasing the album once it becomes available. You can check them out at their official website here, and their MySpace page here. You can go either place and hear music, watch videos, and enjoy a great rock band.

Worth Another Listen - Paul Weller

Paul Weller is another of my British rockers I have followed thru several bands. Paul started out with the seminal Punk band The Jam inn the mid-70s, and then the more pop/jazz influence of a forerunner of the 'Mod' sound, The Style Council for most of the 80s, before he finally went solo and became the rocker with soul. Later he mainly was a soulful singer, and pissed off his many of his British fans, who felt he sang like an American, not a Brit.

I will say, although I love Paul's talent and voice immensely, he has never been a great looker. He wasn't bad in those early years, but in more recent times, as he struggled to maintain a 'youthful' style, it only made him look older, like that creepy guy middle-aged guy hanging with the high school kids. Anyway, as much as I loved The Jam and Style Council, some of his best stuff was solo, including this cover of a Rose Royce tune.