LISTEN: KING KRULE – ‘OCTOPUS’ (RATKING REMIX)
It has been a manic couple of weeks for King Krule, aka 18-year-old south east London-based singer/producer/songwriter Archy Marshal. Having just released a stunning double A-side single ‘Rock Bottom’/’Octopus‘ via Rinse, he completed an incredible trio of sold-out headline shows in Paris, Manchester and London in support of the release, which proved very much the talk of their respective towns. If that wasn’t enough, simultaneously the KK brand... Read More
NEWS: TWEAK BIRD – NEW VIDEO ‘THE WEIGHT’ + FREE DOWNLOAD
The mighty Tweak Bird are back with a brand new video ahead of their mini-album release. Filmed at the American Legion Hall in Highland Park, CA, this smoking new video for ‘The Weight’ captures the intensity of the band’s live performance balanced with imagery of exploring the need for release. ‘The Weight’ is one of 7 new tracks available on their brand new EP titled ‘Undercover Crops’ scheduled for release on October 29th via Volcom Entertainment. Tweak Bird... Read More
Kraak
VENUE NAME: KRAAK ADDRESS: 11 Stevenson Sq Manchester M1 1DB CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 07855 939 129 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE: http://www.kraak.co/home/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/KraakManchester TWITTER: http://twitter.com/kraakspace ESTABLISHED/HISTORY: KRAAK is two multi-purpose and low-cost spaces for art, music, exhibitions and photography. CAPACITY: 150 PEAK TIMES OF THE YEAR: BEERS AVAILABLE: Brew dog, Goose island, Brooklyn, LIVE MUSIC... Read More
The Ruby Lounge
VENUE NAME: The Ruby Lounge ADDRESS: 28-34 Hight Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1QB CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 0161 834 1392 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE/TWITTER: THERUBYLOUNGE.COM TWITTER.COM/THERUBYLOUNGE WHAT’S THE RUBY LOUNGE ALL ABOUT: “Rock ‘n Roll is the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear””. So spoke Frank Sinatra back in the 50’s but I’m damn certain... Read More
LIVE: DJANGO DJANGO – 23/10/2012
– THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – The night is brisk and the age range trickling into the Ritz are almost as many balding heads in number as there are sprouting ones, at least at first. Django Django are following up the release of their long awaited, self-titled album, with a UK tour. The second night of which is taking place at Manchester’s near-grandiose Ritz. GULP open the ambience with a slow, slightly melancholic set. Next up is Egyptian Hip-Hop, the four piece Manchester... Read More
The Castle Hotel
VENUE NAME: THE CASTLE HOTEL ADDRESS: 66 OLDHAM STREET MANCHESTER M41LE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:01612379485 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE/FACEBOOK/TWITTER: http://thecastlehotel.info/ http://www.facebook.com/castlehotelmanchester http://twitter.com/thecastlehotel ESTABLISHED/HISTORY: Est 1776. Under current management since 2009. Venue opened Oct 2010 CAPACITY: 70 Standing PEAK TIMES OF THE YEAR: October – May BEERS AVAILABLE: 10 Cask Handpulls... Read More
LIVE: DOG IS DEAD – 23/10/2012
– ACADEMY 3, MANCHESTER – Since their formation back in 2008, Nottingham based outfit Dog Is Dead have certainly put the time in with several single/EP releases and a large amount of gigs under their belts. It seems that all of their hard work is paying off though, as the quintet are now signed to Atlantic records and have finally gotten round to creating their much anticipated debut album, ‘All Of Our Favourite Stories’ which was released at the start of this... Read More
NEWS: FISHING – HEAR THE NEW TRACK ‘CHOY LIN’
Whilst doing a bit of travelling over summer, I came into contact with a lot of Australians. Disappointingly, they weren’t too keen on entertaining my hilarious one-sided dialogues about koala bears, kangaroos and all Australians being the descendants of prisoners. However, most of them did seem more than happy to talk to me about was their local* music scene. As it turns out, a lot of people in Australia are sick to death of hearing about how great Tame Impala are, especially... Read More
NEWS: ERRORS – ‘RELICS’ REMIXED BY EGYPTIAN HIP HOP
The lead track from the mini-album, ‘Relics’ has been given the Egyptian Hip Hop treatment which, as RCRDLBL explain, involved the track being “melted into a bloopy goop punctuated by springs, wobbles and cumulous FX”. As well as being released on all the normal formats, the Scots are reviving the VHS. Each track on the ‘New Relics’ mini-album is accompanied by a video, created by a different visual artist, ranging from recent film graduates to more established artists.... Read More
NEWS: DUTCH UNCLES – UK TOUR DATES + NEW ‘FESTER’ REMIX/FREE DOWNLOAD
Three albums into their career, Manchester’s Dutch Uncles, a group who pitched their tents firmly in pop’s leftfield with their eponymous first album before releasing Memphis Industries debut Cadenza in 2011, have made another huge step forward with their forthcoming album ‘Out Of Touch In The Wild’. The album is due for release on 7th Jan 2013, and the band head out on a full UK tour in February: 5 February Newcastle, The Cluny 6 February Glasgow, The Art... Read More
