Free Download of the Week - Peter Serafinowicz
We can't say his name, but boy does he make us laugh. If you loved BBCTV's Look Around You or recognise his name from Shaun of the Dead or Spaced you'll be happy to know that Peter is the first studio guest on Danny Baker's All Day Breakfast Show this week. If you need a reminder of Peter's genius, let us remind you of the YouTube classic, The BeatleBox, proving that John Lennon invented the iPod. Get it from tomorrow.
Festivus - It's a Festival for the rest of us
We're not cynical about summer music festivals here at Wippit. Just because they've turned into massive corporate product plugs where you can see someone who may or not be in the band that are this year's new, last year's next big thing leaping around in the distance and hear their echo bouncing off an ice cream van. No we think that these big bucks gigs are a good thing. Its gets all the people who don't appreciate music but love cider off the streets for a few days so the rest of us can wander willy-nilly with our headphones on and have our own self-centred, Festivus. Our Festivus suggestions are listed below and as usual there's no need to part with a penny to get your ears round these.
We're not cynical about summer music festivals here at Wippit. Just because they've turned into massive corporate product plugs where you can see someone who may or not be in the band that are this year's new, last year's next big thing leaping around in the distance and hear their echo bouncing off an ice cream van. No we think that these big bucks gigs are a good thing. Its gets all the people who don't appreciate music but love cider off the streets for a few days so the rest of us can wander willy-nilly with our headphones on and have our own self-centred, Festivus. Our Festivus suggestions are listed below and as usual there's no need to part with a penny to get your ears round these.
Top 10 Albums
1. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
2. Polly Paulusma - Fingers and Thumbs
3. Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
4. Chungking - Stay Up Forever
5. Black Strobe - Burn Your Own Church
6. The Lancashire Hotpots - Never Mind The Hotpots
7. Simply Red - Stay
8. Shawn Lee - Exit Music (A Tribute To Radiohead)
9. Gene Loves Jezebel - Promise
10. Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation- Best Of Pixies
1. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
2. Polly Paulusma - Fingers and Thumbs
3. Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
4. Chungking - Stay Up Forever
5. Black Strobe - Burn Your Own Church
6. The Lancashire Hotpots - Never Mind The Hotpots
7. Simply Red - Stay
8. Shawn Lee - Exit Music (A Tribute To Radiohead)
9. Gene Loves Jezebel - Promise
10. Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation- Best Of Pixies
Icky Thump
White Stripes albums seem to come more regularly than some buses round here. Which is no bad thing, and pretty amazing given the standard of the song writing on this, the Stripes' sixth album in seven years. Although the Whites usually knock out their albums on an afternoon between cups of tea, Icky Thump was a more laboured affair sculpted over three weeks, and with its layers of organs, mandolins, bagpipes (they're not that bad) and trumpets, it shows. The raucous noise and passion remains, as do Jack's funky and bluesy guitar riffs and Meg's trademark thumps. Our pick of the crop is You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do What You're Told), although with it all being free, why not decide for yourself?
White Stripes albums seem to come more regularly than some buses round here. Which is no bad thing, and pretty amazing given the standard of the song writing on this, the Stripes' sixth album in seven years. Although the Whites usually knock out their albums on an afternoon between cups of tea, Icky Thump was a more laboured affair sculpted over three weeks, and with its layers of organs, mandolins, bagpipes (they're not that bad) and trumpets, it shows. The raucous noise and passion remains, as do Jack's funky and bluesy guitar riffs and Meg's trademark thumps. Our pick of the crop is You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do What You're Told), although with it all being free, why not decide for yourself?
My Vitriol 
My Vitriol - weren't they huge back in the early 90s? Well, almost - until lead singer Som Wardner mysteriously put the band on hiatus. Now they've returned: fortunately for the band, it seems their fans haven't forgotten about them (after selling out Camden's club Koko, they've got themselves booked for a headline slot at the 2000-capacity London Astoria), and fortunately for us, they definitely haven't forgotten how to rock. Their A Pyrrhic Victory EP features a couple of storming tracks such as the lead single War of the Worlds, and a surprising cover of Toy Soldiers. Rawk-ing.
My Vitriol - weren't they huge back in the early 90s? Well, almost - until lead singer Som Wardner mysteriously put the band on hiatus. Now they've returned: fortunately for the band, it seems their fans haven't forgotten about them (after selling out Camden's club Koko, they've got themselves booked for a headline slot at the 2000-capacity London Astoria), and fortunately for us, they definitely haven't forgotten how to rock. Their A Pyrrhic Victory EP features a couple of storming tracks such as the lead single War of the Worlds, and a surprising cover of Toy Soldiers. Rawk-ing.
The Lazarus Plot
Being a rock star is an expensive business (all those hair stylists and tight trousers don't come free you know). In order to get the funds together to record their debut single, The Lazarus Plot decided that the only thing left was to sell all their instruments on eBay. Which seems a little silly to us, because it meant they had to beg and borrow other people's instruments to actually use in the studio on this rock classic. So go on, give this a download (or maybe make your own ringtone?) so that they can buy back their gear.
Wippit Download Manager
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WDM returns... We're currently Beta testing our latest app that will let you download complete albums with just one click - if you think you're up to it, come and join in. Let us know what you think by checking it out on your Current Downloads or Download History.
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Searching for you favourite artist on Wippit is has never been easier - simply type in http://wippit.com/ and the name of the artist you want (use underscore for spaces) i.e. http://wippit.com/Amy_Winehouse or http://wippit.com/Keane - easy enough?
