TVAM ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘GAS & AIR’

Health for life. Every life. Every moment. Every day. Our pursuit: life’s potential. Healthy bodies. Healthy lives. Always caring. Always here. Gas and air for everyone. Hope is here, in the vapour. Healthy bodies. Healthy lives. TVAM is one man, Joe Oxley. Taking influence from a lifetime of repeats, reruns and reboots, he crafted his […]
Manchester Psychedelic Blues Rock band Hey Bulldog are about to release a brand new single ‘Under My Spell’. Working with a record label for the first time, Hey Bulldog are happy to announce that ‘Under My Spell’ will be available on  cassette from December 4 via Liverpool independent psych and garage label Blak Hand Records.  The […]

HEY BULLDOG TO RELEASE ‘UNDER MY SPELL’ CASSETTE

90’S LIVERPOOL BAND THE STAIRS REFORM FOR NEW RELEASE

Cult Liverpool band The Stairs have now announced details of their first single and album in over 20 years with both being released on November 26 to coincide with a reunion gig in the Kazimier, Liverpool. The Stairs were one of the best-lost scouse bands of the early 90’s who influenced (along with the La’s), a whole […]
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – There’s a real buzz around Seattle’s Chastity Belt, following the release earlier this year of their superb second album Time To Go Home. The female four-piece’s confident, carefree and fun-loving attitude translates well through their music, reminding me somewhat of Warpaint, in their approach. The basement is pretty much full […]

LIVE: CHASTITY BELT – 21/10/2015

BLAK HAND RECORDS PRESENT ‘BLAK RAINBOW’ FOR CASSETTE STORE DAY

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 […]
Blak Hand Records and Manchester Psych Fest have teamed up to bring you the ultimate psychedelic compilation featuring eight tracks from the bands playing this year’s festival. California psych outfit Crocodiles, Carlisle heroes The Lucid Dream, and Manchester blues rock band Hey Bulldog to name a few, plus a track from the Psych Fest’s Special […]

BLAK HAND RECORDS ANNOUNCE MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST III CASSETTE

TVAM ANNOUNCES FIRST SINGLE ‘NO EXPLANATIONS’

Joe Oxley, the man behind TVAM, describes his sound as Post-Internet, motivational slime-punk and we totally dig it. TVAM’S first single ‘No Explanations’ leans on psych with garage rock riffs Edited retro images stream on TVAM’s television set, consisting of a cool blend of downright bizarre cult footage, described by the man himself as ‘technicolour […]
Psych trio Two Skies have announced the UK release of their new single ‘Feel’ with B-side ‘Broken Hearts’ out May 11th via Blak Hand Records. The brand new tracks blend the furious tenacity of their live shows with a sonic slumber drenched in shimmering psychedelia. Lead track ‘Feel’ pushes new frontiers with a striking guitar, underlying […]

TWO SKIES ANNOUNCE NEW TRACK ‘FEEL’ ON CASSETTE

WHO ARE YA? TVAM

From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves  your attention. No record labels, PR companies, bands or band’s management will ever have made these recommendations. It is simply one music fan putting their taste on the line in the hope of sharing good music. The questions are intended […]
The DIY philosophy reigns true with Manchester’s no-frills trio Antelopes. Teaming up with the fiercely independent Blak Hand Records, a scouse label that released sold-out limited edition cassettes for Purple Heart Parade and The Watchmakers last year, Antelopes are thrilled to present their two self-recorded tracks It’s You and Girl. The new songs are a […]

FIRST LISTEN: MANCHESTER’S ANTELOPES PRESENT NEW SINGLE ‘IT’S YOU’ ON CASSETTE