NEWS: STRUMMERCAMP 2012

New Model Army are one of Britain’s most enduring and unique bands, known for their intense passionate live performances, incredibly loyal following and humanitarian and political stance, will be headlining the Sunday night at Strummercamp Festival 2012. In their 31st year, with 13 albums to their name, New Model Army still possess an insatiable creative […]
of Montreal is thrilled to announce release details for brand new album ‘Paralytic Stalks’, available 6th February in the UK, worldwide 7th February via Polyvinyl Records. The album will also be released via partnerships with Contrarede Records in Japan and with Baram Records in Korea. ‘Paralytic Stalks’ was written, performed, engineered, and produced by Kevin […]

NEWS: OF MONTREAL – ALBUM DETAILS + FREE DOWNLOAD

NEWS: S.C.U.M – ‘FAITH UNFOLDS’ REMIXES & VIDEO

S.C.U.M are set to release a new single, Faith Unfolds, on 2 January 2012. Faith Unfolds, the follow up to the recent Whitechapel single is anthemic pop at its very best and proved to be a live favourite during the bands recent UK and European tours.One of the many standouts from their critically acclaimed debut […]
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny have unveiled the official video for their brand new single ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ which is released February 20th on Mute Records. Following on from previous singles ‘Dodecahedron’ and the beautiful ‘Liliputt’, ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ is the latest track to be taken from Beth Jeans Houghton & The […]

NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

NEWS: STEALING SHEEP – HEAR THE NEW EP ‘NOAH & THE PAPER MOON’ IN FULL

Stealing Sheep are a harmony drenched DIY-pop band from Liverpool. In the hazy shape of ‘psychedelic folktronica’, they play low-fi Casio & Yamaha synth’s that whirl in medieval patterns amongst 60’s style drones, along to hypnotic beats, spiralling whammy guitars and mystical harmonies. This year they recorded their first single ‘I am the Rain’ in […]
22 tracks, full sleevenotes. Exclusive ltd. edition varnished sleeve available from Rough Trade Shops only. The new Rough Trade Shops compilation CD is aimed squarely at the New Year. Shiny, fresh, clean and minimal electronic music in your earphones provide the perfect soundtrack for the cold and frosty early January. Rough Trade Shops Electronic 01 […]

NEWS: ROUGH TRADE SHOPS ELECTRONIC 11 CD

NEWS: THE DRUMS – VISIOMENTO VIDEO INTERVIEW + FREE REMIX DOWNLOAD

As the year draws to a close, The Drums continue to stay busy, wrapping up a mammoth year of touring with sold out shows at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire and The Ritz in Manchester this past weekend in support of their new album Portamento. In addition to touring and making music, the band have continued […]
Fresh from an incredible performance in front of 3000 people at Transmusicales Festival last weekend, multimedia masterminds Breton announce their first UK headline shows. They will take place next March 2012 in support of their debut album ‘Other People’s Problems’, which will be released on Fat Cat Records. Dates are as follows: 28th March – […]

NEWS: BRETON – DEBUT HEADLINE UK TOUR + STREAMED MIX INCLUDING TWO NEW TRACKS

NEWS: DAMIEN JURADO – NEW ALBUM DETAILS + FREE TRACK DOWNLOAD

‘Maraqopa’ is Damien Jurado’s newest collaboration with producer Richard Swift, which drops us into a brutal and benevolent landscape. The bold strokes and new turns the pair made with 2010’s Saint Bartlett are taken even further. He throws open the gate on his oft insular dirges and allows them do some real wilding out in […]
London based electro/techno label-of-the-moment Bad Life is behind a new Manchester night ‘FREE RANGE’, which launches at THE ZOO on Friday 16th December 2011. Bad Life acts AUTOKRATZ, EVIL NINE & ATTAQUE are joined by local darling’s THE WHIP and DELPHIC for a Christmas do. The show will see THE WHIP mark the end of […]

NEWS: FREE RANGE AT THE ZOO – OPENS WITH DELPHIC & THE WHIP DJ SETS