NEWS: LOUDER THAN WORDS – FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND WRITING

As long as people have made music, others have sought to write about it, to capture its magic in words.  Words and beats, language and melody, enjoying a sensual, symbiotic relationship.  Sometimes melodic, at others dissonant this is the very relationship that will be explored at the inaugural Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, this November […]
No, there is no time-machine trickery going on here and we haven’t just skipped twenty years into the future: in their new video for ‘Lisbon’, The Wave Pictures’ rope in their dads to take over performance duties, and they certainly get into the spirit and show their offspring how it’s done. The single is released digitally on 21st […]

NEWS: THE WAVE PICTURES – NEW ALBUM ‘CITY FORGIVENESS’ + TOUR

NEWS: TOP LESS – ‘DANGER LOVE’ VIDEO

Forming as a band while living overseas in Scotland, Top Less now calls Canada home. Hooky vocals, lush multi-layered synth arrangements, thick bass lines and catchy guitars run Top Less through the gamut of electro, dance and glam pop. The lyrics, often ironic and kitsch, strike at the heart of young relationships, partying and friendship. […]
Before Hip-Hop became synonymous with guns, bitches and bling, it was all about good music, breakdancing and graffiti… Twisted Reel, the new music based film night to hit Manchester kicks off with a bang with a special screening of ‘Wild Style’ the 8o’s Hip Hop film classic. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of this seminal film’s […]

NEWS: TWISTED REEL – INTIMATE SCREENING OF CULT CLASSIC ‘WILD STYLE’

NEWS: CAVFEST – A PRIMARY SCHOOL EVENT LIKE NO OTHER

If you thought the Prime Minister playing ‘Killing Me Softly’ at a primary school at the end of Love, Actually was far-fetched… well maybe you need to think again. If your usual primary school organises a fund-raiser, it is probably unlikely to tear up any trees in the playground or lift any roofs from the […]
The fearless Welsh band’s bold collaboration with ice-painter Casper White exemplifies Islet’s intimacy with experimental approaches and their continued exploration of visual art. White’s unique process has been described as an act of ‘creative destruction’. For this video he painted a series of portraits of the band members directly onto ice blocks, allowing layers to […]

NEWS: ISLET – UNVEIL VIDEO FOR ‘TRIPPING THROUGH THE BLUE ROOM (PART II)’

NEWS: TOTEM & MOSHI MOSHI – ‘SEE SAW GIRL’ VIDEO

Comprising of sunset flavoured fizzy guitars and driven by a restless drumbeat ‘See-Saw Girl’ touches the bands pop-punk roots. Yet although intricately layered ‘See-Saw Girl’ is wholly immersible with it’s call and response vocals and toe-tapping sensibilities. Heralding a statement of intent from Totem, ‘See-Saw Girl’ acts as the perfect introduction to the band, encapsulating their wild, […]
In a day of announcements from Australian psych rockers Pond, have a new video for album cut ‘O Dharma’ as well as a new tour in their native Australia. ‘Hobo Rocket’ is the fifth album in as many years from Pond, and was released around the world last month to glowing reviews. The latest track […]

NEWS: POND – VIDEO FOR ‘O DHARMA’

NEWS: CRYSTAL STILTS – NEW VIDEO FOR ‘STAR CRAWL’ + ALBUM ‘NATURE NOIR’ & NOVEMBER TOUR

Here is the video for Crystal Stilts’ ‘Star Crawl’, directed by Daniel Fetherston. The video captures the earthy feel of the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Nature Noir’, out Sept 16 through Sacred Bones Records. Crystal Stilts formed in 2003 in New York City by Brad Hargett (vocals) and JB Townsend (guitar) and are currently joined by […]
I’ll be packing my bags this week and heading off to the stunningly beautiful and equally weird Portmeirion for the second Festival Number 6, so thought I’d put together a little playlist to get me in the mood. Below is an hour’s worth of acts that I’ll be doing by damnedest to take in while […]

LISTEN: FESTIVAL NUMBER 6 PLAYLIST