Album Review: Ty Segall – Twins

Psych rock maverick Ty Segall is a man in a hurry. Not content with releasing two excellent albums already this year, namely the collaboration with White Fence’s Tim Presley, Hair, and Slaughterhouse, coming under the Ty Segall Band ‘nom de plume’, we now find ourselves with a third, Twins, which is officially a follow up to last years Goodbye Bread album. You will be glad to hear there are no real shifts in direction from the San Francisco musician, but there are a few... Read More

LISTEN: TOKOLOSH – DEBUT SINGLE ‘THE HOLLOW/TOKOHORSE’

TOKOLOSH is the coming together of a collection of Manchester musicians, Christian and Nicky Madden and Richard Young from The Earlies, Nathan Sudders from The Whip and Liam Frost. Liam, who is the band’s sole lyricist, describes the lyrical content of the songs as “a slant on the desperate and obsessive nature of love and adult relationships” and admits they are somewhat darker than his solo recordings. A collision of soul, R&B, heavy tribal rhythms, and driving punk... Read More

VIDEO: GREAT PAGANS ‘TEENAGE SILHOUETTES’

Great Pagans are the third act to release on Anti-Ghost Moon Ray Records, the Brighton DIY Label/Collective that put out Gazelle Twin’s critically acclaimed debut ‘The Entire City’ and Bernholz’s leftfield take on Madonna’s Material Girl’. It’s a label with a very carefully selected, small but perfectly formed roster. Great Pagans are the label’s band proper. Their sound is dripping with driven guitar riffs and quick-witted indie-pop refrains played out in a hazy... Read More

NEWS: BRETON – NEW SINGLE + HEAR BUSY P REMIX OF ‘GOVERNING CORRECTLY’

Breton have announced the release of a brand new single ‘Population Density’, due for release on 5th November 2012 on FatCat Records. Recorded between festivals over the summer at the band’s creative HQ The Lab, the band road tested it for the first time at the Route Du Rock festival in France in front of 7,000 people – it was one of the highlights of the set.There are two additional tracks on the single – ‘Governing Correctly’, taken from the band’s debut much... Read More

LIVE: TWISTED WHEEL – 04/10/2012

– SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – Playing to a sold out venue, Twisted Wheel are bound to go down a stormer when being so close to their avid followers, but more importantly their hometown; Oldham. After recently changing the shape of the band, Jonny Brown’s new look trio do not fall below expectations. Suited a like fellow slick musician Miles Kane, Jonny breaks all predictable stereotypes, and makes much of a meaningful statement in comparison to the rather predictable,... Read More

NEWS: FESTIVAL NO.6 RELEASES TICKETS FOR 2013

After an astonishing debut in 2012, Festival No.6 is delighted to confirm its return on the weekend of 13 – 15 September 2013, with tickets now on sale. The overwhelming response from attendees and the media has led to the event receiving three separate nominations for this year’s UK Festival Awards in the categories of Best New Festival, Best Small Festival, and Best Headline Performance (New Order). Mid-September saw thousands of awestruck punters converge on the peaceful... Read More

NEWS: WAVE MACHINES – SINGLE ‘ILL FIT’ + UK DATES

With a short run of UK live dates and a brand new 10” single, Wave Machines prepare to deliver the first taster of the new album this October. A tightly wound Prince-esque work out, lead signer Tim Bruzon describes Ill Fit as “the fuzzy moment right before you make a decision to do something right or wrong, justifiable or unjustifiable… your last moment at the point of return.” With a glitchy art-disco vibe and lyrics of self-doubt and commitment, Ill Fit is typical of... Read More

LISTEN: EVERYTHING EVERYTHING – ‘COUGH COUGH’ (XAPHOON JONES REMIX)

Cough Cough is taken from their new album Arc which will be released on Jan 14th.This press picture was taken acclaimed photographer Nadav Kander. One of his most recent commissions was Obama’s People – Kander had 52 full page colour portraits published in one issue of The New York Times Magazine. He also has exhibits at London’s V&A Museum and National Portrait Gallery. http://www.nadavkander.com/ Read More

INTERVIEW: BEN ROBINSON (KENDAL CALLING CO-DIRECTOR)

Ben Robinson lives the dream. The 31 year old co-director of niche Cumbrian music festival KENDAL CALLING not only gets to pick the headliners and hang out with the stars, but also performs there with his band, SLAMBOREE. So how difficult is it to set up and run your own festival? We chatted to Ben to find out more…  ****** Why did you decide to start KENDAL CALLING? After University I moved back to Cumbria and there wasn’t a lot going on. I had a huge appetite for music... Read More

Album Review: Errors – New Relics

As someone who loves music, but isn’t a musician, I often wonder what inspires musicians to make music, and what they aim to achieve from making it. Errors always seem ambitious, yet understated, making music that sounds vast and sprawling, but with meticulous attention to detail. As a dance music fan, I love the range of sounds within the genre and I am drawn towards tracks that could, as horrid as it sounds, be described as ‘spicy’ – although this conjures... Read More