MANCHESTER FOUR-PIECE PINS UNVEIL NEW VIDEO

Manchester four-piece PINS have unveiled a new video to accompany their cover of The Belles’ 1966 single Come Back. The girl group originally released the song as part of the Come Back EP for Cassette Day, which also featured two other covers of 1960’s Girls in the Garage band tracks. The surreal video, which was […]
Pixies will release an expanded version of their classic album Doolittle to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Pixies: Doolittle 25 is a three-disc collection featuring 50 tracks including demos, B-sides and Peel sessions. More than half of the tracks included have not been commercially released before. The album, which was originally recorded in 1989 with producer […]

PIXIES ANNOUNCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY DOOLITTLE REISSUE

LONDON FOUR-PIECE PALACE ANNOUNCE FREE MANCHESTER SHOW

Alt-blues group Palace will play a free show at Fallow Cafe, in Fallowfield, on Saturday, October 25, to promote the release of their debut EP ‘Lost in the Night’. The band, who recently supported Jamie T, is comprised of Leo Wyndham (vocal, guitar), Rupert Turner (guitar), Will Dorey (bass) and Matt Hodges (drums). Their brand of […]
The fourth A Carefully Planned Festival, which includes more than 120 bands playing seven venues, will hit the Northern Quarter this Saturday and Sunday. The eclectic festival, which has previously attracted the likes of Alt-J, Everything Everything and Peace, will be held in The Castle, Cord, Gullivers, Kraak, Mint Lounge, Soup Kitchen, and the Whiskey Jar. This […]

TWO-DAY FESTIVAL HITS NORTHERN QUARTER THIS WEEKEND

AUTOBAHN GIVE AWAY FREE DOWNLOAD OF ‘NEW AGE’

To mark their forthcoming tour with Eagulls, and to bridge a gap between their last EP and debut album, AUTOBAHN have recorded their own version of ‘New Age’ by Blitz and made it available as a free download. “We wanted to record something to bridge the gap between our last release on Tough Love Records […]
Twisted Reel have announced the Manchester premier screening of a brand new unofficial documentary about Mark E Smith and The Fall. Featuring extensive exclusive interviews with Mark E Smith and John Peel as well as many many more including Thurston Moore, John Cooper Clarke, Henry Rollins, Stephen Malkmus, Grant Showbiz, Dee Dee Ramone. A tribute […]

THE FALL ‘IT’S NOT REPETITION, IT’S DISCIPLINE’

BASS DRUM OF DEATH RELEASES VIDEO TO ‘LEFT FOR DEAD’

Ahead of the release of their new album Rip This, Bass Drum of Death is back sharing the video for early single ‘Left For Dead’. The NSFW Dick Thompson-directed clip documents a day in the life of an eligible bachelor whose home is filled with a veritable harem of dangerous women. Its release comes in […]
The Wave Pictures have announced their brand new album, Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon, which was created in collaboration with one of their all-time heroes, Billy Childish. Bursting with energy and ignited with a garage-rock spark, the album rings loud and bold, showcasing Dave Tattersall’s searing guitar solos and sharp lyrical wit. The album will […]

THE WAVE PICTURES ANNOUNCE NEW COLLABORATION ALBUM WITH BILLY CHILDISH

FICTION NEW EP ‘IN REAL LIFE’ + HEAR FIRST TRACK

Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album The Big Other, London based Fiction announce a new EP on November 3rd via Vaguely Pagan/Tip Top Recordings. The In Real Life EP – named after the web-chat acronym IRL – forms a compelling bridge between their debut and their forthcoming second LP which is due […]
Teleman have unveiled the playful – and somewhat disturbing – video for new single ‘Mainline’, due for release on 10th November via Moshi Moshi Records and taken from their debut album, Breakfast. Directed by the band’s own Jonny Sanders, the video utilizes slo-mo to great effect; tea dresses and windswept wigs are teamed with bursting […]

TELEMAN UNVEIL NEW ‘MAINLINE’ VIDEO