ANDREW HUNG NEW TRACK ‘REPETITION VS TIME’ AND ‘OFF THE BEATEN TRACK’ PODCAST
Andrew Hung has announced the follow-up to March’s ‘Rave Cave’ EP with a new track, ‘Repetition vs Time’. Fittingly taken from ‘Rave Cave 2’, ‘Repetition vs Time’ was written whille touring last year as one half of Fuck Buttons. The whole EP will be available on the 13th November ahead of Andrew’s debut UK solo show at London’s The Lexington on 23rd November. Full details of all upcoming solo dates are below, including... Read More
POSTCARDS FROM JEFF TO RELEASE NEW LP ‘MODERN LANGUAGE’
The debut album will be released on 23rd October via Alien Boutique. Producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Joss Worthington (Postcards From Jeff) had this to say about the new record: “Modern Language explores the hyper connected world we all live in, how we communicate with one another, and how misunderstandings and misgivings affect our lives,” reveals Postcards From Jeff’s alter ego Joss Worthington. “It’s the voice of someone trying to make sense of... Read More
SLIM TWIG RELEASES THANK YOU FOR STICKIN’ WITH TWIG
Slim Twig’s new album, Thank You For Stickin’ With Twig, is out now on DFA Records and he’ll be touring North America in support of it with a full band starting next month. Ahead of the tour, Twig is sharing a brand new video for Thank You For Stickin’ With Twig track ‘Fadeout Killer’. The video features Twig’s wife Meg Remy (4AD’s U.S. Girls) and sister Lulu Hazel. Director David Rendall explains, “It’s about a runner running a race against... Read More
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING RELEASE NEW VIDEO
The next single to be taken from their new album The Race For Space is ‘The Other Side’, a real live favourite with fans and also the band. They have revealed a new live video of the track being performed at the Secret Garden Festival in July. J. Willgoose, Esq., the mastermind behind PSB, describes the track as the “most emotional moment” from their newly release album The Race For Space.UK TOUR 17th November – Queens Hall, Edinburgh 18th November –... Read More
LIVE: CUZ – 03/09/2015
CUZ – THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Cuz is a collaboration between Mike Watt of The Stooges and Sam Dook of The Go! Team. The pair met whilst with their respective bands at a festival in Australia in 2006, became friends and went on to release a full-length record as Cuz last year. I had initially assumed that the LP’s title, Tamatebako, must refer to a rival product of Homer Simpson’s tomacco, but some Wikipedia research revealed the word to mean “an origami model... Read More
LIVE: OUGHT – 02/09/2015
Ought – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Well summer’s over, the tent is packed away and the sun cream remains unused. Don’t shed a tear though, because dark nights drawing near ushers in months of fantastic gigs. Two days into September and we’re already under way, another stellar line up from prolific promoters Now Wave. Headliners Ought formed in the thriving DIY arts community of Montreal. Despite signing to Constellations – the label home to Godspeed... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 05/09/2015
No guests this week, but a whopping 20 tracks of great music from the bands currently hitting the road from our handpicked gig guide and making the Silent Radio website news column. The Silent Radio Show is Live every Saturday 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING The Polyphonic Spree – Soldier Girl / Juan Wauters – I’m All Wrong / Girlpool – Jane / The Lucid Dream – Unchained / Bloc Party – Helicopter / Hookworms –... Read More
Album Review: False Advertising – False Advertising
Grunge is making a bit of a comeback isn’t it. False Advertising are leading the charge for Manchester, making waves locally with their satisfyingly sweet single ‘I Don’t Know’, with its twisting verse riff and power pop chorus. The thing is, it doesn’t turn up until about halfway through their self titled debut album. It sticks out as well, a few too many of the tracks here being chunky, chugging riffs and shared vocals between vocalists Jen Hingley... Read More
PINS SHARE ‘DAZED BY YOU’ VIDEO
Hot on the heels of their wildly successful second LP Wild Nights, PINS have shared their video for ‘Dazed By You’.“We made this video when we were on tour in America, driving across strange landscapes and visiting unusual places,” the band explains. “The filming was done when we drove 2,500miles, from Seattle to Michigan in a week. We stopped off at a natural hot spring on (PINS’ new keys and guitar player) Kyoko’s birthday, detoured through the... Read More
LIVE: FUZZ – 01/09/2015
Photo: Peter Rea – GORILLA, MANCHESTER – Ty Segall’s drum kit, Chad Ubovich’s Bass and Charles Moothart’s guitar simultaneously explode into life, igniting a feisty crowd who are chomping at the bit. Like rabid dogs who had finally broken free from their leads, a wave of enthusiastic teens surge forward and drag each other about during the first few chords, causing me to retreat in fear for my camera’s safety. By song 3, a third of the crowd have... Read More
