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 […]
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 […]

KING KOREA ANNOUNCE DEBUT SINGLE

UK-WIDE JAM NIGHT COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

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 […]
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. […]

BEANS ON TOAST ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM & LIVE DATES

JOY OF LIVING: A TRIBUTE TO EWAN MACCOLL – LIVE IN MANCHESTER

Ewan MacColl wrote The Young Birds in 1961 in memory of 34 South London schoolboys (including friends of his oldest son, Hamish) who were killed in a plane crash while on a school trip. Ewan is best known for his pivotal role in the British folk revival and his vast catalogue of songs including The First Time Ever I Saw Your […]
For their EP launch on Saturday October 24th O>L>A are going underground, to a former garage situated in the last outpost of un-gentrified sprawl in Manchester’s city centre overlooked by Strangeways Prison. They’ll be joined by Dialect, the solo moniker of Andrew Hunt, also front man of Liverpool’s Memphis Industries-signed five-piece Outfit.  He’ll be collaborating with previous creative […]

O>L>A ANNOUNCE EP LAUNCH IN SALFORD WAREHOUSE

SHOPPING SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘STRAIGHT LINES’ & ANNOUNCE UK LIVE DATES

Last week, post-punkers Shopping released their second album, Why Wait, via FatCat Records (reviewed here). Now, they’re sharing a brand new video for their single “Straight Lines”, setting the stage for their first-ever tour of the U.S. and Canada. Watch the new video below: Formed in East London in 2012 by members Rachel Aggs (guitar), […]
Bristol noise rockers Spectres will play the Soup Kitchen, Manchester on Thursday November 19th.Tickets cost £7 and can be bought here Leeds post-punk provocateurs Post War Glamour Girls will play the support slot. Spectres were formed in Barnstaple, North Devon about four years ago, but after a few months of playing to people who wanted white […]

SPECTRES ANNOUNCE POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS FOR MANCHESTER SHOW

BLAK HAND RECORDS PRESENT ‘BLAK RAINBOW’ FOR CASSETTE STORE DAY

Cassette Store Day comes but once a year, and for its third installment on 17 October 2015 Blak Hand Records are delighted to present Blak Rainbow, a collection of the North-West’s best garage rackets and psych kaleidoscopic gems. Side A kicks off with the lo-fi pop-playfulness of Antelopes’ Oh Caroline. Rumbling bass bounces with choppy jangles of guitar and […]
To coincide with the release of their third album, ‘Foam Island’, released last week on Warp, Darkstar has released a new video for album track Stoke The Fire.The video directed by Cieron Magnat http://cieron-cieron.tumblr.com/ is a short uplifting and true documentation profiling the people featured on the album & photographed for the artwork. James Young […]

DARKSTAR RELEASE ‘STOKE THE FIRE’ VIDEO