It’s great that we live in an age where indie labels are running supreme. The majors will always be there, ready to entice the unsuspecting but to the core of it, underground music and the DIY aesthetic seems to be a fiercer proposition more than ever at the moment. Blak Hand Records are a cassette based […]
Blak Hand Records are participating in their third Cassette Store Day with a brand new sizzlin’ release called Hide and Psych. Limited to 50 fire engine red tapes and featuring 13 tracks, the album gives some of the brightest and newest Blak Hand bands a chance to shine with their own hand picked covers of […]
Back in February, Punk Slime Recordings announced the latest addition to their ever-growing roster with Beach Skulls and their infectious sun-kissed debut album Slow Grind. Beach Skulls have now premiered a new track from their upcoming album with ‘Baby’s A Liar’. The band have also teamed up with Liverpool-based independent label Blak Hand Records for a limited edition […]
Punk Slime Recordings are thrilled to announce the latest addition to their ever-growing roster with Beach Skulls and their infectious sun-kissed debut album Slow Grind which hits shelves on April 29. Formed in Liverpool and now based in Manchester and Glasgow, the band have offered some seriously catchy songwriting, laid-back melodies and that feeling of summer all bottled up. Beach Skulls have […]
Cassette Store Day comes but once a year, and for its third installment on 17 October 2015 Blak Hand Records are delighted to present Blak Rainbow, a collection of the North-West’s best garage rackets and psych kaleidoscopic gems. Side A kicks off with the lo-fi pop-playfulness of Antelopes’ Oh Caroline. Rumbling bass bounces with choppy jangles of guitar and […]
Surf inspired Liverpool band Beach Skulls has shared a video for their track Dreamin’ Blue. The two-piece released the track on 7 inch vinyl earlier this month through Eighties Vinyl Records. The group say the track is inspired by the sun drenched West Coast U.S. Beaches of Huntington and Half Moon Bay. Beach Skulls Facebook | […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
