The Silent Radio Show 19/03/2016
SHOW #105. We’ve been doing our live radio show for over 2 years now, but no time for celebrations as we had a bag full of music just for you. Featuring acts selected from our hand-picked gig guide and also those hitting the Silent Radio headlines. This is our weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. The Silent Radio Show – live every Saturday afternoon 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING The... Read More
VIRGIN KIDS SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘CRACKS IN COLOUR’
Virgin Kids – Cracks In A Colour was written and inspired by Suspiria a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, which follows a young female dancer starting a class at a haunted ballet school. We asked Joseph to do a video for us having seen him perform and document the drag scene in London over the past couple years. “We really wanted a video that featured contemporary dance and thought that getting drag dancers involved would be a welcome change from the... Read More
FALSE ADVERTISING ANNOUNCE LIVE DATES AND ‘BRAINLESS’ EP
In September 2015, Manchester DIY trio False Advertising released their eponymous debut album. The band’s grunge infused noise-pop garnered much word-of-mouth acclaim: Total Guitar hailed them ‘Guitarists to Watch in 2016’, whist the long-player was an ‘Album of the Year’ in Manchester Evening News, The Skinny and Shoplifters Union, with plays on Amazing Radio for album tracks and the video for single Dozer featuring on The Guardian. Live the band’s instrument-swapping... Read More
EMILE BERNARD ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP ‘THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US’
With previous singles receiving significant radio support from the likes of Tom Robinson (BBC6), Janice Long (BBC2), and John Kennedy (Radio X), London-based confessional singer-songwriter Emile Bernard presents his debut EP The Distance Between Us. An eclectic milieu of romantic cerebral pop fused with post-Britpop indie styling, The Distance Between Us is a cinematic malaise of irrecoverable love. A brassy tenor croon, reminiscent of such tormented timbres as Midlake’s Tim... Read More
LIVE: LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY – 15/03/2016
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – “Sometimes I pretend to be normal but it gets boring so I go back to being me”. The statement sums up the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s vital philosophy. He’ll be 80 years old the day after tomorrow, but as he has never stopped having fun, he’s not old at all. He won’t be. Never mind the wrinkly skin. It’s just wisely toasted by Kingston’s sun. He’s celebrating his own and... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: DOG CHOCOLATE – SNACK FANS
DOG CHOCOLATE – SNACK FANS Snack Fans could not be a more apt name for the debut album by Dog Chocolate, a chaotic four-piece hailing from London. Due on the 18th March, the crazily surreal album contains fourteen tracks altogether, most of which not going over two minutes long, with a run-time of an easily digestible 25 minutes. The band compromises of Andrew, Matthew, Jono and Robert; who have all played in other bands before and have come together to create the most hilariously... Read More
OUR MOTHER SHARE ‘SURPRISE MACHINE’ VIDEO
Tottenham-based four-piece Our Mother – consisting of John Hartley, Paul Kowalewski, Liam Garrett and Joseph Charlton – release their debut EP A.O.B. on 29th April 2016 via Lucky Number. Today the band share the video for ‘Surprise Machine’, a track they describe as “a techno-pop song made of indiscernible instrumentation.” Directed by Josh Fletcher and Max Smith, the stunning clip beautifully visualises the song, which is itself packed with Eno-esque... Read More
WEAVES ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM
The band have announced their signing to Memphis Industries, who will be releasing the debut album Weaves in conjunction with Buzz Records on 17th June. In advance of the release the band will be heading to Austin for SXSW and touring the US with Sunflower Bean, before hitting Europe for a host of festivals including Latitude and End of the Road. Weaves live 14 July – Latitude Festival, Southwold 21-24 July – Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon 04 September – End... Read More
MOTHERS ANNOUNCE UK/EUROPEAN TOUR IN MAY
Following rave reviews for their debut album When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired, Georgia-based quartet Mothers have announced news of more UK headline shows for May and June. Support will come from new Wichita signings, Globelamp. Dates are as follows – including a night at Gullivers in Manchester: Wednesday 18th May- Chats Palace, London UK (tickets) Friday 20th May – Great Escape Festival, Brighton UK (tickets) Sunday 22nd May – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff... Read More
DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL – SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Dot to Dot has unveiled co-headliners as the native New York rockers, AUGUSTINES. Self-proclaimed “jovial and energetic people” they have built up a reputation for their intense shows and heavy interaction with the audience. With sold out headline tours across Europe and America, Augustines’ reputation as a fearsome live band proceeds them. Joining Augustines is Kosovan-British 20 year old DUA LIPA, who’s sultry dark pop stylings got her recognised by Lana Del Rey’s... Read More
