LIVE: HEY SHOLAY – 02/12/2011

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Yorkshire based 5 piece Hey Sholay have had a pretty good year, gaining air play on Radio 1 and winning NME’s competition to play Exit Festival in Serbia. I head along to the Ruby Lounge hopeful of a night of fun energetic performances headlined by the band I’ve heard […]
There are two records on offer in this special-edition double 7” vinyl set; one each from the sister labels Fruits de Mer and Regal Crabomophone. It’s nice to see young people producing real physical things; it’s how the government wants the population to dig them out of our current economic hole. It’s refreshing too, that […]

Fruits de Mer/Regal Crabomophone – Annual 2012 (free download)

LIVE: THE ORDINARY BOYS – 02/12/2011

– CLUB ACADEMY, MANCHESTER – After years of an ill-fated romance with the media, it’s a day that many fans thought they’d never see. But without any fuss or ado, the Ordinary Boys are in Manchester tonight, with a nostalgic show tailored to the fans that supported them all the way. Once inside Club Academy […]
– THE SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Rumour has it, this is I Break Horses second (or maybe third) gig. Ever. It’s certainly their first gig in the UK. The debut album ‘Hearts’ gained many a rave review after it’s summer release. The Swedish pairing of Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck have recruited 3 others to take their […]

LIVE: I BREAK HORSES – 03/12/2011

LIVE: PANDA BEAR – 02/12/2011

– METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, MANCHESTER – Right, where do I begin? Just another Friday-night planned to be spent indoors out of solidarity with the ‘big society’ (…) when I get a call whether I fancy joining a friend to see Panda Bear at Central Methodist Hall. “Panda Bear, Panda Bear… name rings a bell but.. […]
In keeping with its string of synth-pop releases throughout 2011, Planet Mu presents Keep Shelly In Athens. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information I can give you about the duo. My research produced few answers, but I can confirm that there are two of them, the singer, Sarah, is a very pretty lady and together they […]

EP Review: Keep Shelly In Athens – Campus Martius

LIVE: Elbow – 27/10/2011

– MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL, MANCHESTER – What more is there to say about Elbow? Their story has been so well covered it has rendered itself redundant. There’s something so Hollywood, something hopelessly romantic about their rise to fame and fortune. Their long tête-à-tête with obscurity, the band that make it with their make or break album, […]
– CLUB ACADEMY, MANCHESTER – Of all the electro indie revivalists Cut Copy is one of the few not to suck balls…and that is because Cut Copy is essentially a good time, euphoria-inducing dance act that happens to play guitars. The indie element is thankfully minimal. This is not music for the grey matter, it’s for […]

LIVE: Cut Copy – 26/10/2011

NEWS: DANANANANAYKROYD – FULL ALBUM STREAM

After announcing their decision to call it a day, the fantastic Dananananaykroyd hit the road one more time tomorrow to play their last ever string of shows. It’s a last chance to see the band who have regularly and deservedly been described as “the best live band in the world”. “We all still love each […]
– THE GOOD FUN ISSUE – Kitsuné’s head-honcho and the brain behind its renowned compilation series, Gildas Loaëc, is letting us discover it for the first time on headphones because his young sons are sleeping next door. However the energy is more present than ever in the spontaneous musical outbursts gathered in this new edition […]

NEWS: KITSUNE MAISON 12 – ALBUM TRACK LISTING & FREE MINIMIX