ELLIOTT SMITH DOCUMENTARY ‘HEAVEN ADORES YOU’ MANCHESTER SCREENINGS

The first comprehensive film about the life and music of Elliott Smith comes to select cinemas for special screenings beginning May 7, presented by Specticast and Eagle Rock Entertainment. New York, NY (April 14th, 2015), SpectiCast, in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment, and the producers of Heaven Adores You – the new feature documentary about […]
As of the 1st May 2015 Islington Mill’s event space will be operating under the name FAT OUT’S BURROW LTD. Islington Mill is about to change forever. Having received significant support from the Arts Council England, Salford Council and a large philanthropic gift from the Mill’s founder Bill Campbell, this will allow a huge renovation […]

ISLINGTON MILL’S EVENT SPACE TO BECOME ‘FAT OUT’S BURROW’

ANTON NEWCOMBE AND TESS PARKS ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION ALBUM ‘I DECLARE NOTHING’

Born in Berlin in early 2014 and nurtured over the following summer, ‘I Declare Nothing’ is the spine-tingling collaboration between Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre), due for release on Anton’s A Recordings label on 29th June. Ahead of this, they will release lead track ‘Cocaine Cat’ as a Record Store Day Release […]
Elbow’s Guy Garvey and Jim Chancellor of Fiction Records have joined forces on Snug Platters, their new record label that will only be releasing  10″ vinyl records in limited edition runs of 1000. The first release, due out on the 18th of May comes from Steve with an EP entitled ‘High Failure Rate’ The official […]

SNUG PLATTERS ANNOUNCE FIRST 10″ VINYL RELEASE

TWO SKIES ANNOUNCE NEW TRACK ‘FEEL’ ON CASSETTE

Psych trio Two Skies have announced the UK release of their new single ‘Feel’ with B-side ‘Broken Hearts’ out May 11th via Blak Hand Records. The brand new tracks blend the furious tenacity of their live shows with a sonic slumber drenched in shimmering psychedelia. Lead track ‘Feel’ pushes new frontiers with a striking guitar, underlying […]
Total Babes was formed in 2010 in Medina, Ohio, by Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings and his friend Christopher Brown as an outlet for pop songs that could not be played in their noise-rock band Swindlella. Swimming Through Sunlight, their debut album, was released in 2011 by Old Flame Records. Today they are announcing their […]

TOTAL BABES (CLOUD NOTHINGS) ANNOUNCE SECOND ALBUM ‘HEYDAYS’

FIGHT LIKE APES RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘PRETTY KEEN ON CENTERFOLDS’

After an epic wait following an incredibly successful Fund It campaign, Fight Like Apes have announced the release of their eponymous 3rd album. Due out on Alcopop! Records on 18 May. There’s no shortage of the band’s trademark snarling chorus lines, acerbic wit and MayKay’s sublime vocals to keep the long-term fans happy. Fight Like […]
‘Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice From Industry-leading Writers’ If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you’d do best to hone your chops and avoid clichés (like the one that begins this sentence) by learning from the prime movers. How To Write About Music offers a selection […]

NEW BOOK IN THE 33 1/3 SERIES – ‘HOW TO WRITE ABOUT MUSIC’

PINS SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘YOUNG GIRLS’

PINS have just unveiled their new single ‘Young Girls’. “’Young Girls’ is my ode to all the wanna-be’s and gonna-be’s,” explains Faith Vern. “It’s about having a dream and making it happen. In many ways I feel like i am in the middle of a transition and ‘Young Girls’ is written from that vantage point; […]
White Hills have been a fixture of the psych-rock revivalist scene for a number of years now, thanks to a sound that brought Hawkwind-style, blissed out cosmic sprawl down to an intimate scale. Their new record ‘Walks for Motorists’ (produced by David Wrench, who’s worked with FKA Twigs, Jungle and Caribou) is out now and […]

WHITE HILLS SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘NO WILL’