NEWS: HELADO NEGRO – NEW EP DETAILS + FREE DOWNLOAD
Helado Negro aka Roberto Carlos Langeis set to release a new EP ‘Island Universe Story: One’ via Asthmatic Kitty on the 26th March 2012 and has offered up a free download as a taster of the EP. ‘Island Universe Story’ is an infinite series of music produced by Helado Negro. These EPs will serve as a sub-narrative behind the showcased broadcast of the full-length release schedule. Yet, this sub-narrative is the subconscious whisperings, deep labyrinth... Read More
NEWS: ODONIS ODONIS – NEW SINGLE STREAMED IN FULL + FIRST UK TOUR DATES
Taken from the debut album ‘Hollandaze’ – a grimy, gum-splattered ménage of surf-gaze, punk and lo-fi – ‘Busted Lip’ becomes the latest single from Odonis Odonis on 21st May. ‘Busted Lip’ was actually OO’s debut ultra-limited edition 7″ single on Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies prior to signing to FatCat last year. Originally a solo project for prolific songwriter/ bandleader Dean Tzenos, Odonis Odonis has in the last year also become a formidable... Read More
NEWS: MOON DUO – RECORD STORE DAY 12” + UK LIVE DATES
Coloradan two-piece Moon Duo, formed of Wooden Shjips’ Ripley Johnson and his partner Sanae Yamada, have confirmed a special Record Store Day 12” vinyl release and a string of UK dates. Due to popular demand, 800 white vinyl LPs featuring the remixes of their highly praised 2011 album ‘Mazes’ will be released exclusively on Record Store Day, April 21st, through Souterrain Transmissions. The tracklisting for the 12” is as follows: Side A. 1. Scars (Sonic Boom Remix) 2.... Read More
NEWS: PARKLIFE 2012 – LAST YEAR AT PLATT FIELDS PARK
Only 12 weeks are left until what is set to become Parklife Weekender’s third consecutive sold out festival, seeing revellers fillPlatt Fields Park in Manchester on 9th and 10th June. Promoters have now confirmed that 2012 will be the festival’s final year at its current location as plans for ever more impressive production and next-level line-ups supersede the potential of the current venue. Those wishing to join The Flaming Lips, Dizzee Rascal and many more of the... Read More
LIVE: THE FELICE BROTHERS – 18/03/2012
– ACADEMY 2, MANCHESTER – It’s Sunday at The Academy 2 and it’s sure to be sordid. I’ve always imagined The Felice Brothers as this band of rough-as-old-boots American country boys with their tales of violence and alcoholism and impregnating peoples daughters, and despite the fact that they’re actually all fairly young and handsome fellas, I am by no means to be disappointed. The first thing I notice when walking up the stairs and into Room 2 of the Academy... Read More
NEWS: Y NIWL – BBC 6 MUSIC SESSION & SALFORD GIG
To coincide with their Marc Riley 6 Music session on Monday April 2nd, Manchester promoters Cloud Sounds are putting on Y Niwl at The Kings Arms, Salford. Back in 2009, Cloud Sounds gave Y Niwl their first ever gig in England. They soon built a reputation for being one of the most exhilarating live bands around. This brought them to the attention of Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals, who was so impressed by the band, he invited them to tour the world with him as both his main... Read More
NEWS: KARIMA FRANCIS – RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE & ALBUM + LIVE DATES
From the bright lights of Blackpool to the recording studio and now the open road, singer-songwriter Karima Francis returns after a three-year break. Blackpool based Karima is about to grab 2012 by the scruff of its neck with a massive 22-date spring tour, taking her much lauded live show to every major UK town or city. Karima’s autobiographical lyrics are brought to life by her inimitable voice. She returns this summer with her eagerly anticipated second album ‘The Remedy’,... Read More
NEWS: I USED TO BE A SPARROW – DEBUT ALBUM + ‘LIFE IS GOOD’ VIDEO
With such a poetic shot at their name I Used To Be A Sparrow is a unique compromise between the powerful impact of an arena rock act and the urgency and dirt of a garage band, with a fondness for heartfelt songs. Dick Pettersson and Andrea Caccese definitely know how to stay busy. The former has been rocking the Swedish indie music scene with acclaipmed alt-rock group “In These Woods”, and the latter is an Italian-born songwriter who has been gaining recognition all over... Read More
LIVE: MISSING ANDY – 15/03/2012
– MOHO LIVE, MANCHESTER – You know how you have your preferred music venues and your jaunts, which you would like to avoid at all costs? Well, tonight is one of those nights where it takes a special band to convince me to go to Moho. I could go on a rant right now, but I’d rather spend the rest of this word count on the real star of the night: Missing Andy. Hailing from Essex, the five piece has visited Manchester a few times before, but it wasn’t until after a... Read More
NEWS: FRANK TURNER – NEW SINGLE FOR RECORD STORE DAY
Following Frank’s epic headline show at London’s Wembley Arena on 13th April 2012, a very special limited edition double A-side 7” single of ‘I Still Believe’/Somebody To Love’ will hit the shops for this year’s Record Store Day. A rousing declaration of Frank’s unwavering faith in music ‘I Still Believe’ is a call to arms for those who are enraptured by the simplicity and power of “guitar and drums and desperate poetry”. A live favourite, this track... Read More
