LIVE: LOW / KATHRYN JOSEPH – 16/10/2018
Low -MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL- Low are back once again in the majestic surrounding of Manchester Cathedral to promote their latest album, Double Negative. It is an album which has divided their loyal fan base due to the songs within being immersed in layers of static noise, drones and pulsating beats, which at times threaten to drown out Low’s subtle beauty and charm. Low could never be accused of being easy-listening, however for some, albeit a minority, Double Negative’s reception... Read More
REPTALIENS UNVEIL NEW SINGLE “ECHO PARK”
Experimental pop-duo Reptaliens have shared a new single, “Echo Park.” The track was recorded at Jackpot Studios, Mixed by Mike Nolte (Shy Boys, Weed). The video was shot at a recent band practice by Jon Timm. This single is the first bit of new music the band have shared since the release of their debut album FM-2030. Reptaliens is the husband and wife team of Cole and Bambi Browning. The couple met on a basketball court while filming a music video for a mutual friend’s... Read More
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “IT’S HARD”
Eleanor Friedberger (photo Chris Eckert) Ahead of her UK dates next week in support of current album ‘Rebound’ which will see Eleanor performing with full band. Eleanor Friedberger premieres both a new video for ‘It’s Hard’. Video Director Christine Pfister explains the thinking behind the ‘It’s Hard’ video: “For this piece, I thought it would be fun to put real Eleanor in the doll world and doll Eleanor in the real world. “It’s Hard“ is about... Read More
THE LOVELY EGGS MAKE A PLEA TO SAVE THE LANCASTER MUSIC CO-OP FROM THREAT OF EVICTION
Lancaster Music Co-Op The Lovely Eggs (and others) make a plea to save the Lancaster Music Co-Op from threat of eviction. Social media support has also come from Sleaford Mods, Chris Packham, Marc Riley, Jane Weaver and Phill JupitusMESSAGE FROM THE LOVELY EGGS Lancaster City Council have issued an eviction order on our local rehearsal and recording studios Lancaster Music Co-op! Lancaster Music Co-op is a non-profit making rehearsal rooms and recording studios in the... Read More
DOC’N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL 5TH EDITION ANNOUNCES SHORT FILMS
Doc’N Roll Shorts Doc’n Roll, the UK’s Music Documentary Festival, returns for its fifth London edition with a dazzlingly diverse programme running from 1 to 18 November across twelve of the city’s best-loved cinemas. Along with a premiere selection of the best new feature music documentaries, Doc’n Roll also presents an exciting short film programme. They are delighted to be working with House of Vans for a specially curated night of premiere shorts on Thursday... Read More
MAVEN GRACE RELEASE NEW SINGLE “DARKNESS”
Maven Grace (photo Giulia Savorelli) Maven Grace have released their new single “Darkness”. A song of loss and grief sung from the perspective of a young mother. Between them, the members of the band have supported everyone from Radiohead to Siouxsie Sioux and Noel Gallagher, and have just returned from a short tour of China, which saw them play alongside members of Beijing’s hardcore underground music scene next to a Lama Temple just off Tiananmen... Read More
PINEY GIR SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “DREAMCATCHER”
Piney Gir Piney Gir reveals the video for the new single “Dreamcatcher” created by animator Geoff Howell and featuring a penguin enjoying the freedom of the open road and encountering some interesting characters, a little bit of violence and trouble along the way. Piney explains more about the video; “It is inspired initially by the desert I sing about in the third verse, but also about the wildness and the freedom the penguin has in his Hot Wheels car, he’s... Read More
TWO MEDICINE SHARES VIDEO FOR “GOLD”, TAKEN FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM “ASTROPSYCHOSIS”
Two Medicine Solo project of Midlake’s Paul Alexander, Two Medicine has today shared an acoustic version of the previously released single “Gold”. The video featuring Paul Alexander and vocalist Aimee Adams, who will tour as part of Two Medicine this autumn, fades between a studio and a forest setting and is, according to Alexander, about “how our ancestors still influence us”. “I’d always wanted Midlake to experiment more with the arrangements,... Read More
LIVE: BC CAMPLIGHT – 10/10/2018
BC Camplight -GORILLA, MANCHESTER- Half way through proceedings – a sweaty, sleazy gorgeous romp of a night – and Brian Christinzio takes off his lounge lizard jacket to reveal a T-shirt with the slogan ‘I’m in a weird place now’. You and me both, mate. You want to try standing here by the stage, as a geographically dislocated, musically fixated singer-songwriter takes a packed Gorilla by the hand and leads this crowd/chimp hybrid on a guided tour of his last two albums... Read More
LIVE: THE CORAL / SHE DREW THE GUN – 14/10/2018
She Drew The Gun -ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Arms flailing, dancing in a world of her own, going up to complete strangers and putting her face inches away from theirs, the woman in front of us is on a mission. Why do I always attract them? Harmless enough, but clearly off her rocker on whatever Saturday night substances have been imbibed, this woman is loving the guitar drenched sounds of The Coral’s support for this tour, She Drew The Gun. Not enough musicians challenge the world... Read More
