NEWS: SAVAGES – HEAR NEW TRACK ‘SHE WILL’ TAKEN FROM DEBUT ALBUM

The first released track from Savages’ forthcoming album Silence Yourself available on 6th(UK)/7th(US) May 2013 from Matador Records.@savagesband http://www.popnoire.com http://www.savagesband.com http://www.matadorrecords.com http://www.facebook.com/savagestheband  Read More

Album Review: Diamond Rugs – Diamond Rugs

Match a group of dudes from different bands who each hone gritty vocals and a love of beer with borderline vulgarity in lyrical ascension, and you may just have yourself a trailer park indie super group. Diamond Rugs is the newest blue collared engaging side-project between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite). Given a line up like... Read More

LIVE: THEME PARK – 15/03/2013

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – There seems to have a lot interest surrounding London based outfit Theme Park since there formation back in 2011. Even before the release of their debut single they were already all over the press and all the underground indie scene kids were also getting far too excited. Since then, that interest and intrigue has been quietly bubbling under as the band have gone on to release a few singles and bag some top support sort slots in the... Read More

NEWS: BLEACHED – ALBUM DETAILS / UK DATES / VIDEO ‘NEXT STOP’

Bleached, who release their debut album Ride Your Heart on April 1st, return to the UK for 3 shows in May as part of an extensive European tour. The Clavin sisters will play 14 dates taking in France, Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia and the UK. The duo showcased songs from their debut Ride Your Heart at a packed Dalston Victoria show in February.  New single Next Stop – playlisted at 6music – epitomises their sound; a freewheeling punk aesthetic and vintage sunny Californian... Read More

LIVE: SCHOLARS – 13/03/2013

– THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER – Scholars are five chaps from London who make passionate indie rock music and deserve to be massive! Having formed about 6 years ago, the Hemel Hempstead based outfit have watched their peers get to an almost arena bothering status, and although everyone loves an underdog, with a live show as energetic as they come and big tunes to match, I’m hoping that once their long awaited debut album drops next month, people will finally start... Read More

LIVE: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING – 13/03/2013

– THE RAILWAY, BOLTON – I really couldn’t believe it when I saw that PSB were playing at a little known venue in Bromley Cross just outside Bolton. The Railway is located on the main line between Manchester and Blackburn. The last time Bolton saw anything of this kind was 1990, when baggie Manchester band The Charlatans played a dive of a snooker club in the town centre shortly after their first single release ‘Indian Rope’. I think we payed £3 that night and... Read More

LIVE: MMOTHS – 07/03/2013

– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Almost exactly a year ago I saw electronic musician Mmoths (Jack Colleran) play in the small, dark, hidden backstreet venue that is the Kraak Gallery. The progress that he’s made over the past 12 months now affords him a climb onto the next rung of Manchester’s trendy venue ladder. In 2012, still just 17, he quietly went about his business on stage, looking rather lonely with his laptop and Maschine, skilfully triggering his... Read More

VIDEO: BEACH HOUSE – ‘WISHES’

Directed by Eric Wareheim (of Tim & Eric fame) and starring Ray Wise (Twin Peaks).On the video, Eric Wareheim says… “Beach House, Ray Wise, fireworks, and horses.  How can I go wrong? This is the first project that I’ve ever collaborated creatively with the band.  Victoria’s imagery inspired me to create this special half time show. It also helps that Beach House is literally on my top 5 list of bands, ever.”  Read More

LIVE: CONCRETE KNIVES – 08/03/2013

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – The blue icicle lights of the Castle Hotel cast a gaze over indie-pop rockets Concrete Knives, a French band who are currently romanced on stage in a group hug before they begin their first ever gig in Manchester. We are all pushed closely together in the crowd, our elbows touching elbows with pints spilling while I stand on my tip toes to see more of the set than merely just the back of some tall lad’s head. Concrete Knives have... Read More

LIVE: SAN CISCO – 04/03/2013

– NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER – I asked a friend to accompany me to San Cisco, and he thought I was asking him out to a fancy restaurant. But San Cisco is actually a BAND (you might have guessed… this is Silent Radio after all) with a name that also apparently in no way makes reference to a similarly-named US West Coast, Summer-of-Love city. Hailing from the Western Australian coast, the four-piece is so far away from home and yet they all look so young.... Read More