INTRODUCING: COLLAPSING SCENERY
Starting out as a think-tank music and art project by the meeting of two fertile and febrile minds, Collapsing Scenery began their mission in LA warehouses and basements spreading their dark and noisy electronic sound to those in the know. This week they stream Metaphysical Cops (below), the lead single from their debut UK EP, God’s Least Favorite scheduled for release on Metropolitan Indian Records on September 23rd. Made up of NYC guitarist Don De Vore (Ink & Dagger,... Read More
LIVE: DANNY AND THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD – 06/09/2016
Danny & The Champions Of The World – GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – “I love camaraderie” asserts Danny George Wilson. Attending a live show with his fantastic band (The Champions of the World, no need to be humble at this point) is enough to prove his point. The always warm and cosy venue at Northern Quarter’s Gullivers is quite packed, mostly with a nice bunch of folkie-oldies. The “Sutton soul” men enter the stage bravely, defying all the Northern cheekiness.... Read More
LIVE: TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS – 10/09/2016
Toots and the Maytals – ACADEMY, MANCHESTER – Ska is sadly mourning when Toots & The Maytals arrive at Manchester’s Academy. Prince Buster has just died and a vivid legend is born. What a better way to pay tribute than with a superb performance by ‘Toots’ and Co.? This is a special show for another reason too: it’s the last one of the come back tour of singer/songwriter Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, after a “nasty incident” at a gig in Richmond, Virginia... Read More
BON IVER ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR
After sharing three incredibly well-received tracks from upcoming album 22, A Million – out 30th September on Jagjaguwar – Bon Iver have announced a European tour – their first since 2012 – taking place across January and February 2017. Bon Iver debuted 22, A Million with a “truly remarkable” (NPR) front-to-back live performance last month at the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, hosted in Vernon’s hometown Eau Claire, Wisconsin. That... Read More
LIVE: STRANGE WAVES PRESENTS KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD – 09/09/2016
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – It seems like barely a day goes by without us at Silent Radio extolling the virtues of the Psych revival. This is not by design; Manchester and seemingly everywhere else is aboard a kaleidoscopic juggernaut unable and unwilling to stop it. Both floors of The Ritz are in use for tonight’s celebration made possible by Strange Waves and the giddy flow of people bounding up and down the stairs gives the octogenarian... Read More
LIVE: SUNFLOWER BEAN – 10/09/2016
Sunflower Bean – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – New York’s Sunflower Bean became one of the hottest tip bands after their release of their debut album earlier this year. A potent mix of attitude and great songs, it made for a listen that harked back to days long gone yet still managed to look forward with an incredible clarity. This attitude is clear tonight, with Julia’s ripped tights and the other two’s black clothes all backed by a sinister image of old-fashioned... Read More
FILM – NICK CAVE’S ‘ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING’
NICK CAVE – ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING Following the tragic death of his 15 year old son, Arthur, Nick Cave understandably became reluctant to face the media when releasing his 16th album with The Bad Seeds. He instead decided to commission a feature length preview film. Working once again with director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford) this largely black and white and occasionally 3D documentary follows rock music’s ‘Prince... Read More
CHUPA CABRA SHARE VIDEO FOR MOUTHS TO FEED
North Wales punks Chupa Cabra released their debut cassette single on Blak Hand Records August 22. The video for ‘Mouths To Feed’ is available to stream below. Mouths To Feed paces back and forth, perfectly capturing the band’s incandescent punk attitude, lyrics “I got wants, I got needs, I got seven deadly mouths to feed” roll off the garage-rock slide and into a pool of fuzzy psych riffs. Chupa Cabra Facebook | Bandcamp | Twitter Read More
LIVE: KLAUS JOHANN GROBE – 07/09/2016
Klaus Joann Grobe – THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – I’ve never looked at someone and thought ‘definite Klaus Johann Grobe’ fan but tonight I’m surrounded by people eulogising about their supposedly intense live show. A band from Switzerland with a German name, nothing really makes sense about this band as Kraftwerk sounds merge with disco and straight out indie pop to make a unique sound. Within minutes of the band coming on stage the... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 10/09/2016
We’re back for another show packed full of great music, from the acts passing through Manchester this week. Turn it up to max and start planning your gig going for the next 7 days. This is our weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. The Silent Radio Show – live every Saturday afternoon 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING Toots & The Maytals – 54-56 Was My Number / Pip Blom –... Read More
