SEPTEMBER 2012
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 they have listed? Well to be honest I don’t know the answer to that, but I’d guess not many, if any at all. Anyway,... Read More
LISTEN: DJANGO DJANGO – ‘HAIL BOP EP’
Fresh from playing Reading and Leeds festivals and also BBC 6 Music’s Summer In The City and Media City Salford, Django Django have made their Hail Bop EP available in full for your listening pleasure.Hail Bop EP available here – http://smarturl.it/HailBop Debut Album out now – http://smarturl.it/DjangoDjango www.djangodjango.co.uk www.because.tv P&C 2012 Because Music Read More
NEWS: OPOSSOM – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘GETAWAY TONIGHT’ + UK TOUR DATES
With their debut album ‘Electric Hawaii’ due for release on Fire Records in August, New Zealand’s Opossom are pleased to announce a US and European tour this coming October/November. ‘Getaway Tonight’ is directed by Joel Kefali from Special Problems (Tame Impala, Flying Lotus) and is inspired by b-grade sci-fi, featuring frontman Kody Nielson as two cyborgs in orange. The track is taken from their debut long-player ‘Electric Hawaii’, released on Fire Records... Read More
NEWS: THE BABIES – LISTEN TO ‘MOONLIGHT MILE’ FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM
The Babies share a new song, “Moonlight Mile,” from a 7″ that was released by Woodsist last week. This is also the first single from their upcoming album, ‘Our House On The Hill’, which will be released this autumn. The 7″ features an exclusive B-side and is limited to 1,000 copies. The Babies formed in Brooklyn in 2009 and feature Kevin Morby, Cassie Ramone, Justin Sullivan and Brian Schleyer. Originally a side-project for Kevin and Cassie... Read More
Album Review: Easy Star All-Stars – Thrillah
It’s almost thirty years since the release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller – now the best-selling album of all time. It’s hard to forget the saddening procession of Jackson’s life after the success of the videos and (seven!) singles from Thriller propelled him into mega-stardom, through circus sideshow, disgrace and eventually to an untimely end, the possibility of artistic redemption tantalisingly beyond his reach. However, taken on its own, much of MJ’s... Read More
EP Review: Bird – Shadows
Liverpool ‘s musical renaissance continues aplenty with the recent emergence of Stealing Sheep and a thriving local live music scene to rival Manchester. One of the latest talents to emerge is the three piece band Bird, who comprise of Adele Emmas (singer, songwriter), Sian Williams (guitar, harmonies) and Alexis Samata (drums). Their press release talks of them creating dark, haunting, atmospheric music, which will entice you into their magical, other worldly universe. The... Read More
INTERVIEW: DAN LE SAC
I recently had a chat with the very affable Dan le Sac about his first full solo album ‘Space Between The Words.’ There’s quite a mix of artists featured on this release (Merz, Emmy the Great and Pete from Pete and the Pirates) and a tour to check out in October. We chatted collaborators, producing vs touring and treacle. … RK: So what’s the reaction been like to the new album? DLS: Well I think the phrase is critically acclaimed, which means it’s... Read More
NEWS: GET WELL SOON – DOWNLOAD A TRACK FROM THE FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM
If you check your Mayan calendar, you’ll see that 2012 marks the end of the world; a subject that has always been close to the dark heart of one Konstantin Gropper – the “bastard child of Radiohead and Bright Eyes” as Music Week once christened him – or Get Well Soon as he’s better known to most. Doomsday prophecies and heavy introspection featured strongly on his two previous albums, both of which took continental Europe by storm on their release, selling 100,000... Read More
VIDEO: POND – ‘MOTH WINGS’
Pond, have just released a video for recent single ‘MothWings’. The video was shot using iPhone application Funny Movie Maker.www.facebook.com/pondling www.modularpeople.com Read More
NEWS: GRIMES – WATCH THE NEW VIDEO TO ‘GENESIS’
Continuing an already crazy year for Grimes, on the eve of her next European tour she is premiering the incredible new video for ‘Genesis’. Releasing the album Visions earlier this year (4AD/Arbutus), to near universal praise, Grimes has barely stopped since; she’s graced numerous magazine covers, made her first live TV performances in both the UK and the US, played shows across three continents (including a train tour of Canada with Diplo and Skrillex) and has... Read More
