RADKEY RELEASE NEW FACE-MELTING CLAYMATION VIDEO FOR ‘GLORE
It took ten weeks of seriously hard work from Blinkink to complete Radkey’s new two minute Claymation video for ‘Glore.Directed by Nicos Livesey for Channel 4’s revised Random Acts strand, the ‘Glore’ video that will be coming to our TV screens soon, is made up of a combination of influences from Celebrity Death Match, to Jackass and Beavis and Butthead with Radkey’s unique, 100 mph raging hardcore as the soundtrack. Radkey will be heading back to the UK this month... Read More
IDLES – BRISTOL POST-PUNKS RETURN WITH NEW EP ‘MEAT’
IDLES announce new MEAT EP for self-release on October 30th. After taking a hiatus from the live circuit since the release of their debut EP, Welcome, the band aptly describe how they took the time out to perfect their writing process and, “bleed out a s**t tonne of songs that we’re truly proud of.” The result is four tracks of tight, unapologetic, primitive post-punk that pummels hard and strikes to the throat. “‘The Idles Chant’ was a celebration of us getting... Read More
KING KOREA ANNOUNCE DEBUT SINGLE
London-based garage rock trio King Korea unleash their debut single ‘Zoo Generation’ on 23rd October King Korea formed in October 2014 after Spanish-Canadian frontman Bruno G. Roth moved to the UK. Drummer Roger Piazza left his home in Italy to do the same thing, and together with bassist Jim Hosking The band have built up a fan base through their shows across London, and ‘Zoo Generation’ was recorded in a single day. The Band – Roger Piazza (drums), Jim Hosking (bass), Bruno... Read More
LIVE: MONARCHY – 15/10/2015
Monarchy – THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – So Monarchy, so mysterious. The English “synthpop” duo have courted the enigmatic since they formed in 2009: initially concealing their identities à la Daft Punk, their first live show was projected into space. In 2011 after playing Coachella they spent Christmas with Dita von Teese, who is such a huge fan she appears on two of their tracks and made a video with them. It took Monarchy five years to release their second... Read More
The Silent Radio Show 17/10/2015 with TVAM
The Silent Radio Show is a weekly audible version of the North’s best independent music website, SilentRadio.co.uk. Featuring the bands and acts gracing our hand-picked gig guide and hitting the Silent Radio headlines. This week we were joined in the studio by Garage/Surf rock, Soundtrack extraordinaire TVAM, plus some of his other bands (The Shook-Ups/Dave Ross and The Deep Space Deviants). The Silent Radio Show is Live every Saturday 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK... Read More
Album Review: Deerhunter – Fading Frontier
Prior to the album release, Bradford Cox revealed Concept Map listing the influences of the album, which seems to have acted as a handy companion to any press release. Most reviews already posted seem to pick a circle of the map and use that as the premise for their review (see Ian Cohen of Pitchfork’s focus on Cox’s ‘safe’ choices or Alexis Petridis’ focus on the 80s bands), but few seem to attempt to shed light into any of the more leftfield choices. Two less direct... Read More
UK-WIDE JAM NIGHT COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
Meet and Jam Meet & Jam has launched a series of UK-wide Jam Nights which will culminate in a Grand Finale at The 100 Club in London. They are on the hunt for the best jamming musicians AND original acts from across the UK. From bands and solo artists to vocalists, guitarists, drummers and trombonists, everyone can apply to play at one of the 12 Meet & Jam Nights across the country between now and January including a date at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen. The best of the... Read More
BEANS ON TOAST ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM & LIVE DATES
10 years into his career and now with seven albums under his belt, cult hero and all-round legend – BEANS ON TOAST will be embarking on a UK tour in support of new album ‘Rolling Up The Hill’ and will be calling into Manchester Gorilla on 18th November. Album track listing 1.The Mudhills Crew 2. Robin Hood Costume 3. I’m Home When You Hold me 4.The Great American Novel 5. Driving Me Crazy 6. The Industrial Estate 7. God is a Cartoonist 8. The Art of Friendship 9.... Read More
Album Review: Pretend – Tapestry’d Life
Tapestry’d Life is the brand new album from post-rock American quartet Pretend, released on October 9th. The group have been playing and writing together since 2004, and the time taken to mould their experimental sound and approach to music certainly shows, creating one of the most exciting albums I’ve listened to this year. A musical constant throughout the album is one of disorientation in terms of meter, and reminds me of a similar approach taken by experimental... Read More
LIVE: BUZZCOCKS – 10/10/2015
Buzzcocks – MANCHESTER ACADEMY, MANCHESTER – I woke up on Sunday morning with ‘Harmony In My Head’ hammering in my head. It’s far from a hangover, it’s such a nice feeling. “Whenever I’m in doubt about the things I do…”. A couple of hours before Buzzcocks’ gig at The Academy in Manchester, I watch an old video on Youtube and I wonder if Steve Diggle still be able to express that kind fury. I get the answer –Yes, indeed!!! by the encore of this... Read More