DUTCH UNCLES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM PLUS HEAR LEAD SINGLE ‘IN N OUT’

Manchester five piece Dutch Uncles return with new album O Shudder, set to be released on Memphis Industries on 23rd February 2015. It will be followed by their biggest headline shows to date at the Ritz, Manchester on 27th March and Koko, London on 10th April. O Shudder was recorded in Wales and Salford with long term collaborator Brendan Williams and features a cameo from Liverpool three piece Stealing Sheep.  Without losing any of their esoteric tendencies, O Shudder is easily... Read More

LIVE: CLEAN BANDIT – 17/10/2014

Clean Bandit – ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER – Following an undoubtedly successful summer, Clean Bandit’s marathon of dates subliminally catalyse their position at the front of public consciousness. Notably reflected in the quartet’s newfound take on electronic music, and symbolised by the dramatic soar in venue capacity, Clean Bandit scream modernity breaking the archaic stereotype of not only the two distinct genres, but of their prestigious Cambridge background. A supposed... Read More

LIVE: BABY GODZILLA – 20/10/2014

Baby Godzilla – SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – If you’ve been any rock festival or gig in the past 12 months, chances are you’ve seen Baby Godzilla. The Nottingham-based foursome have been working super hard on the live front this year, playing absolutely anywhere they’re asked to and with an army of fans growing at each gig and a debut full length due out next year, it looks like all their hard work is about to pay off. Tonight we’re in the basement... Read More

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

Public Service Broadcasting will head to Manchester next year to promote their eagerly anticipated second album. The Race for Space will be released on February 23 next year, and the duo will head out on tour in April and May, including a date at The Ritz on Wednesday, April 29. To launch the album, the band will play two sold-out shows at the National Space Centre in Leicester on February 26 and 27. The band issued a teaser trailer to the album, which featured John F Kennedy’s... Read More

Album Review: Trojan Horse – World Turned Upside Down

Trojan Horse – World Turned Upside Down Prog, eh? Apparently it’s not a dirty word any more, but it’s still an ugly one isn’t it? That horrible image of men in capes making bloated pseudo-classical music that my dad listens to still comes to mind. Fortunately, Manchester heroes Trojan Horse have been challenging that preconception for the past few years now with their manic rock, forging a close knit scene along with the likes of From The Kites Of San Quentin... Read More

Album Review: Thurston Moore – The Best Day

Thurston Moore & band Thurston Moore’s new album The Best Day sees the US singer back on more familiar territory after 2011’s acoustic album Demolished Thoughts.  Performed by a newly formed Thurston Moore Band and running at 8 tracks across 51 minutes (double LP on Vinyl) this is on first listening very much an “album” in the classic sense, displaying a dynamic curve as a single piece of work.Press and interviews suggest the album is informed primarily by the separation... Read More

Album Review: Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio

In my review of Mark Lanegan’s recent No Bells On Sunday EP I predicted that the subsequent album, Phantom Radio, Lanegan’s third as the Mark Lanegan Band, would be a good one. Assuming he hadn’t used up all his best songs on the EP that is. Well, it does seem he used up quite a few of them. When I first heard first single and album lead-off “Harvest Home” on the radio, I was decidedly underwhelmed. And yet, and yet, three days ago I found it stuck in my head... Read More

INTERVIEW: LOCH LOMOND’S RITCHIE YOUNG

Ritchie Young His music is featured heavily on the Boxtrolls soundtrack, and he fronts the Decemberists’ favourite group – “dream pop” act Loch Lomond. Hailing from Portland, Ritchie Young is used to being surrounded by a dazzling array of instruments onstage. But the 39-year-old has opted to strip that away for a more laid back UK solo tour. I caught up with him at Manchester’s Roadhouse. Your band’s named after a very famous Scottish loch – how did you choose... Read More

18/10/2014 with Songs For Walter Playing Live

Guest on the show was Songs For Walter (Laurie Hulme), who played live for our second Silent Session. Our radio show goes out live every Saturday 3-5 on Fab Radio International. TRACK LISTING Death From Above 1979 – Romantic Rights / Peter Broderick – Colours Of The Night / Black Rivers – Voyager 1 / Jungle – Time / Palace – Bitter / St. Vincent – Digital Witness / Dan Croll – From Nowhere / Dream Themes – The Awakening... Read More

LA DUO GIRLPOOL PREVIEW NEW SINGLE

Los Angeles two-piece Girlpool have previewed Blah Blah Blah, the latest single from their upcoming debut self-titled EP. Girlpool are guitarist Cleo Tucker and bassist Harmony Tividad, who create a raw, stripped-down sound without a drummer.The duo are currently on tour in the US and will head to the UK for seven shows, including free two free gigs in London and another in Sunderland. Jane, the first single from the EP, was featured as the soundtrack to the unveiling of Stella... Read More