When life was loud

Exeter Leader  Thursday 10th September 1998 SHEDSTOCK is coming to Exmouth.  The new indie club, which will be situated in The Shed behind Molloy's (formerly Lennard's Bar) will open Thursday nights, from September 24th.   What will become Exmouth's only live indie club will feature two bands and a DJ every week and will run between 9pm and 1am.  First up on September 24th will be The Fireflies and Broken, alongside DJs Johnny and Milo.   TV27 are booked to appear on October 8th, Muse on the 15th, and the Poppycocks on November 5th with others to be confirmed.   Bands can contact Joe on 01395 270065.  Link to original article (subscription required to view) Muse article index

Sunday Life  Sunday 21st September 2003 CD REVIEW by Neil McKay  Absolution ( Taste/East West ): On their third album, Muse have finally translated their potential into real substance and achievement.   Discipline is the big difference - for the first time, Matthew Bellamy's startling falsetto, and the band's energy and overblown sense of melodrama and the absurd, have been reigned in, and given direction, focus and shape.   Those early Radiohead comparisons almost make sense as well - certainly, if you thought Radiohead lost the plot after OK Computer , this could be the album for you.  Most of all, though, the songs are strong, and, with an acute sense of dynamics, this thrills and excites the way the best rock music should. Muse archive index Link to original article (subscription required to view)