NEWS: TOM VEK – UK TOUR DATES + NEW VIDEO FOR ‘SHERMAN’

As he prepares to drop his third album ‘Luck’, Tom Vek has announced a new video for his forthcoming Single ‘Sherman (Animals in the jungle)’, which is due for release on the 9th of June on Moshi Moshi Records. Inspired by Tom Wolfe’s novel, the Bonfire of the Vanities, it’s described as a searing comment […]
After a remarkable 2013, Factory Floor reveal the details of their latest release for DFA and one of the Factory Floor album highlights with the single ‘How You Say’  – the static filled and propulsive sound of New York’s dance underground rebooted and re-imagined for a near future inner city digital versus analogue battle and […]

NEWS: FACTORY FLOOR LIVE DATES

NEWS: JOHN GRANT ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER ORCHESTRAL TOUR WITH THE ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA

Following his recent Brit Award nomination, John Grant has announced what is likely to provide the most fitting setting for his catalogue as he plans to take to the stage accompanied by The Royal Northern Sinfonia for a seven-date UK tour in November. Building on the success of his critically acclaimed second album Pale Green […]
On the brink of an extensive run of European tour dates, stretching from Portugal to Sweden, Hercules & Love Affair have released another exciting collaboration with one of 2014’s sexiest voices. Nominated for a Brit Award, John Grant was the answer to Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler’s constant quest for incredible voices. To be […]

NEWS: HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR RELEASE NEW SINGLE FEATURING JOHN GRANT

NEWS: tUnE-yArDs UNVEIL NEW VIDEO AHEAD OF ALBUM LAUNCH

tUnE-yArDs have always had a bit of a thing for the quirky, oddball feel of things. So it’s to be expected that this would translate to their music videos too. In anticipation of their new album Nikki Nack, due for release on May 5th on 4AD, the band have now premiered the album’s first video. […]
It’s no hardly a secret anymore that synth is where it’s at these days. The 80s have had a full fledged revival and the accompanying beat driven steamrollers are all encompassed in anything from indie to electro to house to funk. You could say, the only thing missing is a pioneer for the Minneapolis sound 2.0. […]

NEWS: INTRODUCING ‘MEANWHILE’ AS FICTION RECORDS’ LATEST PRODIGY

NEWS: NOISE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES BRIAN ENO AND THRIS TIAN AS CURATORS

Former Roxy Music member and legendary music producer Brian Eno has been announced as one of the curators for the music categories for NOISE Festival 2014. Run by a Manchester based, national arts charity called NOISE Festival.com, the British legend will be Music & Arts Curator for the annual event and cast his eyes and […]
Having been dumped by their fourth consecutive label, with an impressive statistic of a release of one album per label, they recorded their latest effort at Faust Studio in Germany. Produced and released on their own terms, the new LP featuring twelve songs is available on a 180g vinyl only. If that doesn’t have you […]

NEWS: NIGHTINGALES RELEASE VIDEO ‘DUMB AND DRUMMER’

NEWS: HOOKWORMS ANNOUNCE ISLINGTON MILL WEEKENDER

Besides the annual Sounds From The Other City weekender festival taking place at Islington Mill every year, the independent cultural hob that is Islington Mill has now had another array of acts added for a full weekend this May. Two of Manchester’s most prominent underground promoters, Grey Lantern and wotgodforgot, have teamed up to present […]
Cherry Ghost has also unveiled a charming black and white video to the album’s first single ‘Clear Skies Ever Closer’. The video is the directorial debut of Maxine Peake and stars both herself and Shaun Evans, star of ‘Endeavour’, as (possibly) estranged lovers wistfully contemplating their relationship. Maxine Peake on the making of the video: […]

VIDEO: CHERRY GHOST – ‘CLEAR SKIES EVER CLOSER’ DIRECTED BY AND FEATURING MAXINE PEAKE