EP Review: Baby Brave – King Horse
King Horse presents a very different Baby Brave to their clumsily titled 2012 debut EP (deep breath) The Hornet’s Nest of Unrequited Ambition That Was 1960s Vogue. They’ve since lost a singer and the suffix “…and the Love Bites” but gained an affection for some noisier influences. That’s not to say there’s none of the Camera Obscura-style swoon pop of their previous record on King Horse, it’s just swathed in fuzzy feedback. Lead... Read More
LIVE: PISSED JEANS – 14/08/2014
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Possibly the best band currently signed to Sub Pop, although that might depend on your preference for angular, heavy, noisy, punk rock or Fleet Foxes. Pissed Jeans seem able to create sonic landscapes, themes and soundtracks to the irritations of life and the minutiae of the daily grind. They create an aural document to a mind on the slide, a bitter and resentful Peter Bagge-like character, an ordinary Joe on the verge of bugging out, big... Read More
NEWS: DAVE HASLAM (IN CONVERSATION) WITH PUNK LEGEND JOHN LYDON
John Lydon One of the great icons of popular music, John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) is to appear at the historic Albert Hall in Manchester to launch his autobiography Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored. John Lydon will be taking part in an exclusive no-holds-barred live onstage interview, discussing his turbulent life and his compelling career in music with DJ/writer Dave Haslam. He’ll also be signing copies of his autobiography (the book will be on sale at the venue on the... Read More
LIVE: EASY STAR ALL-STARS – 07/08/2014
– BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER – Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and it is said that at any given moment, someone, somewhere is listening to the album. The purveyors of this fact haven’t mentioned whether any of these people are under the age of fifty, but that’s by the by. For da yout’, the reggae cover band has become somewhat de rigeur nowadays, and the phenomenon has become one of the third... Read More
NEWS: FAT WHITE FAMILY – UK TOUR DATES
Fat White Family, who recently announced the formation of their own record label, Without Consent, have revealed a run of festival dates, headline shows and gigs with The Growlers over the summer and into the autumn. Loosely titled The Tour Of Tenderness, the list of forthcoming shows is as follows: AUGUST 15th Glanusk Green Man Festival 17th Bristol The Fleece (with The Growlers) 18th Liverpool Kazimer (with The Growlers) 19th Brighton Concorde 2 (with The Growlers) 22nd Reading... Read More
09/08/2014 with Gabriel Minnikin
Guest on the show was Gabriel Minnikin . TRACK LISTING Green Day – Welcome To Paradise / Love Inks – Sky Machine / Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa – She He See Feel / Pissed Jeans – Boring Girls / Hookworms – Form & Function / Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel / Beirut – Nantes / The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy – California Uber Alles / Gabriel Minnikin – Arkansas / Gabriel Minnikin –... Read More
LIVE: OWL JOHN – 05/08/2014
Owl John – SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Believe it or not, tonight is my first time watching a gig at Soup Kitchen. Almost deceived by the two separate entrances, I manage to make it downstairs in time to grab a beer before the live music begins. First to the stage are James Graham and Andy MacFarlane, two fifths of the usual Twilight Sad live lineup. Graham starts by announcing that they’re usually loud, but tonight they’ll be doing their “Simon and... Read More
NEWS: THE WYTCHES – HEAR NEW SINGLE ‘BURN OUT THE BRUISE’
The Wytches The Wytches have announced details of their new single. ‘Burn Out The Bruise’ will be released through Heavenly Recordings on 1st September. Available on limited 7” and download, it also features the b-side ‘Darker’. The new single was recorded at Toe Rag studios and co-produced by Kristian Bell and Bill Ryder-Jones. ‘Burn Out The Bruise’ is taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Annabel Dream Reader’ which will be released on 25th August. Following... Read More
NEWS: CATE LE BON – TOUR DATES
Following her sold-out February tour, CATE LE BON has announced news of her biggest London headline show to date, performing at KOKO in September as part of her UK run. Ahead of this Cate will performing at a number of UK festivals, with more to be announced soon. Upcoming UK live info below: Friday 08 August – OXFORDSHIRE – Wilderness Festival Sunday 10 August – NORTH YORKSHIRE – Beacons Festival Saturday 30 August – DORSET – End of the Road... Read More
NEWS: LOVE INKS – NEW VIDEO ‘SKY MACHINE’
Love Inks After recently announcing news of their new album ‘Exi’, which is due Sept 8th via Republic of Music, Austin trio Love Inks have revealed a trippy new video for the second single from the record. Directed by Detroit artist Aaron Valdez, the video for ‘Sky Machine’ is a mesmerising work. It matches an array of vintage shots & scenarios with the delicate tones of Love Inks, which makes for an incredibly beautiful pairing showing just how sleek this band’s... Read More
