CW STONEKING, THE KING OF BLUES, WILL NEVER BE DETHRONED
Old school blues man Christopher William Stoneking, or simply CW Stoneking, reveals the brand new video for “Zombie”, taken off his ‘Gon’ Boogaloo’ (2014) album. The video is animated and sees a zombie apocalypse take hold, containing lots of disturbing horror imagery via drawings with what looks like charcoal. It was created by Patrick McHales and certainly makes for an interesting watch whilst taking in the sombre music. The Australian born singer-songwriter is known... Read More
ABBY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE
On 2nd October, German quartet ABBY unveil their second album, Hexagon, via Island Records. With no demos prepared before entering the studio, Hexagon was recorded over the course of 16 months, giving the band time to explore and expand their sound in every conceivable direction. Most notably, the band has embraced techno influences, running alongside their more psychedelic instincts. Vocalist Filou explains, “We can all get along with techno’s abstractions and feeling of... Read More
JOHN GRANT UNVEILS NEW SINGLE ‘DISAPPOINTING’ FEATURING TRACEY THORN
With his much-anticipated third album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure due for release 2nd October on Bella Union, JOHN GRANT today unveils the LP’s first single ‘Disappointing’, which features Tracey Thorn on guest vocals.Upcoming UK and European live dates Thursday 5 November – REYKJAVIK – Eldborg Harpa Friday 6 November – REYKJAVIK – Eldborg Harpa Monday 9 November – DUBLIN – Vicar Street Tuesday 10 November – DUBLIN – Vicar Street Thursday 12 November... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 29/08/2015 with The Wave Pictures
A weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. Featuring the bands and acts gracing our hand-picked gig guide & hitting the headlines and our Music News roundup for the week. This week we’re also joined in the studio by The Wave Pictures for a second time, after their first appearance on the show last October. The Silent Radio Show is Live every Saturday 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING Cuz... Read More
Album Review: Beach House – Depression Cherry
Is Beach House sticking two fingers up to the tyranny of change on their fifth album, Depression Cherry? Perceived wisdom maintains that constant musical transition bears the seal of authenticity. Arguably, titan, critically adored bands look like snakes constantly shedding their skins. The Beatles took a glorious trip from exuberant rock ‘n’ roll to the epitome of psychedelia, The Clash went everywhere else, a veritable world tour of influences, and Radiohead went weird and... Read More
BEIRUT RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘GIBRALTAR’
Joining forces once more with Brother Willis (makers of the kaleidoscopic video for recent single ‘No No No’), and interested by the idea of a setting by the sea and “the massive island of trash that is growing and floating out in the Pacific,” ‘Gibraltar’ follows Beirut leader Zach Condon and band members Paul Collins and Nick Petree picking their way through a fantasy Gibraltar to meet its ‘Rock’. The landscape – eerily abandoned... Read More
LIVE: FFS – 25/08/2015
FFS – THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Musical collaborations are often viewed with scepticism and fraught with the apprehension that it’s the band that are getting more out of the project than the audience. The overall feeling is that something isn’t quite right and the sooner things return to normal the better. FFS must have had their reservations, to have written the song ‘Collaborations Don’t Work’. Although they have nothing to worry about,... Read More
SEPTEMBER 2015
You can get a free Android App version of this gig guide HERE We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. There are many other sites out here on the internet that have a gig guide, but how many of them can say they have actually listened to every single band/act listed? Well to be honest we don’t know the answer to that,... Read More
INTERVIEW: FRANK TURNER
Frank Turner Night & Day Café, Manchester – 10/08/2015 Before playing to an excited Night and Day audience Frank Turner took time out from his busy schedule to speak to Silent Radio’s Paul Clark about his new album Positive Songs for Negative People. It had already been a busy day for Frank Turner by the time I caught up with him. He had spent that afternoon doing an in-store appearance to promote his latest album. The ceaseless schedule appeared to be having no... Read More
DEMOB HAPPY ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE ‘WASH IT DOWN’
Ahead of their forthcoming appearance at Reading & Leeds Festival’s BBC Introducing Stage this month, Brighton’s Demob Happy release ‘Wash It Down’ today, the first single from their impending debut album, Dream Soda (due for release on October 2nd via SO Recordings). Produced and recorded by the band and their long-time studio aide Christoph Skirl, Demob Happy teamed with Anthony Theaker, of Pulled Apart By Horses acclaim, to wrestle with their 12-track behemoth for... Read More
