LIVE: CHARLY BLISS – 19/09/2017
Charly Bliss -THE EAGLE INN, SALFORD- The only people in Salford’s hidden pearl The Eagle Inn tonight who are shocked by the high turnout are the band themselves. Several times throughout their brisk, whistle-stop set, the Brooklyn quartet appear charmingly elated by the fact that a hundred or so strangers from such a faraway place know about their little group. The real surprise is that they aren’t playing somewhere bigger. The setting, despite its modest capacity, is somehow... Read More
YUMMY… MONSTER TREASURE RELEASE ‘BUTTERCREAM’ VIDEO AHEAD OF ALBUM RELEASE & UK TOUR
‘Buttercream’ is the second track to be revealed from Monster Treasure’s forthcoming second album II. The LP will be released via Leisure & District on Friday 6th October this year on CD, digital download and rainbow splatter vinyl. Vocalist/guitarist Briana Granados muses on the track: “Rachel (bass/vocals) told me that this song is about when “surrendering to love is like butter.” I might be biased but Rachel writes the best songs about fallin’... Read More
KIRAN LEONARD SHARES ‘LIVING WITH YOUR AILMENTS’ FILM
On 13th May 2017, the Pope visited Portugal to mark the centenary of the Marian apparitions and Fátima, and to participate in the canonisation of two of the shepherd children she appeared before – Francisco and Jacinta de Jesus Marto. Kiran Leonard went, took many photographs, and made a music video for ‘Living With Your Ailments’. Leonard set about exploring the topic of living with your ailments, in conjunction with the subject matter of the song at hand,... Read More
VALPARAISO DEBUT ALBUM ‘BROKEN HOMELAND’ RELEASED THIS FRIDAY – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR RISING TIDES’ NOW
The Parisian musical collective deriving from the cult band Jack The Ripper releases its first album as Valparaiso this Friday 22nd September 2017, featuring the voices and poetry of Phoebe Killdeer of Nouvelle Vague, Howe Gelb, Shannon Wright, Spain’s Josh Haden, Dominique A, Moriarty’s Rosemary Standley, Venus’ Marc Huyghens, Mansfield Tya’s Julia Lanoë. The album is recorded, mixed and produced by John Parish. With a release-tour being planned for fall 2017 featuring... Read More
JUJU SHARES ‘PATRICK’ FROM NEW LP AHEAD OF LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST PERFORMANCE THIS WEEK
Psych-rock polymath JuJu shares second single from sophomore LP Our Mother Was A Plant, ahead of exclusive UK show at Liverpool Psych Fest this week. Our Mother Was A Plant tracklisting: 1) Death By Beautiful Things 2) In A Ghetto (Feat Capra Informis) 3) And Play A Game 4) James Dean 5) I Got Your Soul 6) Patrick 7) What A Bad Day 8) Sunny After Moon (Feat Capra Informis) JuJu Facebook | Twitter Read More
‘PLAYING DEAD’ – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE DESERT’S SECOND SINGLE NOW
‘Playing Dead’ is the second single from London-based girl/boy duo The Desert; a collaboration between singer-songwriter Gina Leonard and guitarist & producer Tom Fryer. Originally featured on Gina’s solo ‘Catch EP’, ‘Playing Dead’ was inspired by Gina moving home to live in a bubble with her parents in a tiny village, and is about the desire and struggles surrounding the pursuit of escapism. Now recorded by Tom in his bedroom in St Pauls, Bristol,... Read More
DINNER SHARES ‘SIREN SONG’ VIDEO AHEAD OF NOVEMBER UK TOUR DATES
Dinner, the Los Angeles-based pop project of Danish producer/vocalist Anders Rhedin, shares the video for his single ‘Siren Song’ Directed by Pierce McGarry (Mac DeMarco, Walter TV), which can be found on Dinner’s brand new album New Work, which is out now on Captured Tracks. Dinner will be touring Europe this autumn in support of New Work. DINNER NOVEMBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES Sun 19: The Hope – Brighton, UK Mon 20: Moth Club – London, UK Tue... Read More
FLAT WORMS OCTOBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES HERE
Flat Worms is a three piece punk band from Los Angeles; with Will Ivy on guitar/vocals (Dream Boys/Wet Illustrated), Justin Sullivan on bass (Kevin Morby/the Babies) & Tim Hellman on drums (Thee Oh Sees/Ty Segall/Sic Alps). With an upcoming UK tour in October – look for your nearest gig with tour dates below – and go check them out. FLAT WORMS OCTOBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES Fri 13th – London – Shacklewell Arms – tickets here Sat 14th – Newcastle... Read More
HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR TREATMENT AND PURCHASE ‘THE BEES KNEES: A COMPILATION FOR DAN’
The Bees Knees: A Compilation For Dan Artwork by Jessica Jumpers A new charity compilation The Bees Knees: A Compilation For Dan has just been released via bandcamp to raise funds for Dan Wild-Beesley, who you may know as one half of turbo-prog two-piece Cleft and one third of upcoming noise-rock nutters GUG. Dan is currently battling two brain tumours and needs to raise £50,000 so that he can seek treatment that isn’t available on the NHS. The treatment is based in Istanbul... Read More
LIVE: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – 16/09/2017
James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem -STORE STREET WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER- Now and again I can be prone to hyperbole when talking about music, such is my enthusiasm for certain bands. But, dear reader, hear me out here: LCD Soundsystem have just won music with their first night (of two) opening this year’s Warehouse Project season. Everyone else should just pack up and go home, because Store Street (or anywhere else for that matter) isn’t going to witness anything better than what... Read More
