MARK LANEGAN BAND SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘BEEHIVE’ FROM UPCOMING NEW ALBUM ALONGSIDE NEW LIVE TOUR DATES
Mark Lanegan With new album Gargoyle due for release on Friday 28th April 2017 on Heavenly Recordings, Mark Lanegan Band have shared a second track from this much-anticipated LP in the form of new single ‘Beehive’. With its addictive hooks and irresistible swagger, ‘Beehive’ brilliantly exemplifies the surprising new musical paths Lanegan has forged for himself in recent years. Check it out below. Gargoyle tracklisting: 1. Deaths Head Tattoo 2. Nocturne 3.... Read More
FREE PIZZA SHARE ‘SLIPPING’ VIDEO
Building upon their love for rock and roll, Free Pizza have cultivated what is considered an off kilter, post-punk, pop country drive, that gets you far past the band name and way into something deep and meaningful. Now via Impose, Free Pizza share their new music video for ‘Slipping’ off their latest album Berlin, DE. Check the video out here. Free Pizza Facebook | Instagram Read More
LIVE: WILD CHILD / MAYBE FRANK – 11/03/2017
Wild Child – DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Being a relatively new Wild Child listener, I’m hoping for bouncy beats and down-to-earth prosaic lyrics about everyday life, provided by the way of good-humoured derision. The teasing nature of the singing duo of Wild Child is amusing to listen to, but live I’m not entirely sure what I’m in for, so being here tonight, I cannot wait to find out. First things first though, Maybe Frank joins us tonight as the... Read More
LIVE: THE WAILERS / BY THE RIVERS – 10/03/2017
The Wailers – ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER – The happiness that emanates from The Wailers is astounding; from Donald Kinsey’s forever beaming smile to 86-year-old Alvin ‘Seeco’ Patterson ambling on stage with the help of a walking stick and an arm to cheers, there is so much love for this band that to not smile may mean you’re a sociopath. Just saying. Honestly, for however long each member has been performing in this band, with some so much longer... Read More
BC CAMPLIGHT ANNOUNCES GRAND PIANO SOLO TOUR IN APRIL AND SUMMER FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
Currently putting the finishing touches to a new studio album, hopefully due for release later this year, BC Camplight will be embarking on a grand piano solo tour in April, playing songs from his critically acclaimed album How To Die In The North, alongside older tracks from his catalogue and also some new numbers. April will also see him headline with his band at the Wales Goes Pop! Festival in Cardiff. Dates/info below. BC CAMPLIGHT APRIL 2017 UK & FESTIVAL TOUR DATES Tue... Read More
INTERVIEW: TOM HICKOX
Tom Hickox I meet Tom Hickox in Ye Olde Cock Inn, an old, country-style pub whose exterior belies its location just a short walk from Didsbury village. This part of town was of the singer’s choosing, returning to his student base where he spent three and a half years studying English Literature. “I haven’t been in here since a failed attempt to complete the Didsbury Dozen!” His face lights up and you can sense the hazy memories flooding back. A rite of passage for any... Read More
WHO ARE YA? THE GNARWHALS
From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves your attention. No record labels, PR companies, bands or band’s management will ever have made these recommendations. It is simply one music fan putting their taste on the line in the hope of sharing good music. The questions are intended to give just a basic introduction to possibly your new favourite artist/band. So without further ado, let’s crack on with another introduction,... Read More
METRONOMY REVEAL NEW LIVE DATES INCLUDING MANCHESTER ALBERT HALL
Metronomy Metronomy return to the live arena with seven brand new dates scheduled for May and July 2017. The headline shows will take place across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, and London followed by festival appearances in Liverpool, Winchester, Huntingdon and Sheffield. Joe Mount will perform with the full band set up to include Oscar Cash (keys/sax), Gbenga Adelek an (bass), Anna Prior (drums) and Michael Lovett (keys/guitar). This will be the first time Metronomy... Read More
INTRODUCING RAYS WITH THEIR DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH
Rays Introducing Oakland, CA’s Rays; comprised of four Bay-area music veterans; Stanley Martinez, Eva Hannan, Troy Hewitt & Alexa Pantalone whose current & past musical projects include local bands-of-note like The World, Life Stinks, Violent Change, & Dadfag. With their self-titled debut album out Friday 31st March 2017 via Trouble In Mind Records, take a mental note. On the album the band spins eleven tunes of wiry, urgent post-punk, one foot planted firmly... Read More
ALBUM: IDLES – BRUTALISM
Idles – Brutalism What do Mary Berry, Mark Rothko, Benedictine monks, Bovis homes, Francis Bacon, photographer Richard Billingham and TV chef Rachel Khoo have in common? They are all victims in the equal-opportunity offence blitzkrieg from Idles frontman Joe Talbot on the Bristol band’s debut album, Brutalism. The record opens with an anonymous woman’s horrifying shriek of “NO SURRENDER!!”; it could have come from the last mallrat alive in Dawn of the Dead. What... Read More
