-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- It’s an intensely grim evening in Manchester tonight, but despite that fans are out in force, descending on the Albert Hall for Castlemania: a Castle Face Records showcase event offering five live bands. Opening we have Kelley Stoltz, current San Francisco resident who has been releasing music since 1999 and has been […]
May we present a one-two shot to the ribs from the Castle Face Records roster, a Thursday in Manchester, a Friday in London, spearheaded by those indefatigable and indispensable Oh Sees, a live force to be feared. Joined by white mages of healing and appealing frequencies Once and Future Band, underground pop wunderkind cum laude Kelley […]
GIG GUIDE
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LIVE: WHITE FENCE / ESYA / THE STARLIGHT MAGIC HOUR - 17/08/2019
LIVE: RUSSIAN CIRCLES - 13/08/2019
ALBUM REVIEW: THE MURDER CAPITAL - WHEN I HAVE FEARS
ALBUM REVIEW: SLEATER KINNEY – THE CENTER WON’T HOLD
ALBUM REVIEWS ROUND UP - THE REST OF THE BEST NEW RELEASES FROM THE LAST MONTH
ALBUM REVIEW: COMPILATION - OPTIMISM/REJECT (PUNK AND POST PUNK)
AUGUST 2019
EP REVIEW: JOHN MYRTLE - HERE'S JOHN MYRTLE
ALBUM REVIEW: JADE IMAGINE - BASIC LOVE
ALBUM REVIEW: KARINE POLWART - SCOTTISH SONGBOOK
LIVE: BLUEDOT FESTIVAL 2019
LIVE: SHONEN KNIFE / SLAP RASH - 23/07/2019
LIVE: QUEENS OF THE ELECTRONIC UNDERGROUND - 20/07/2019
ALBUM REVIEW: NEW ORDER - SO IT GOES
LIVE: THESE NEW PURITANS - 13/07/2019
LIVE: BLOC PARTY - 05/07/2019
ALDO RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘PAPERMAZE’
REVIEW: LOGAN & MANLEY ‘ORPHEUS VIBRATIONS EP’
LIVE: TINFOILS / SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY / GIANT BOYS / FURROWED BROW - 29/06/2019
EP REVIEW: HELLO COSMOS - RUN FOR PRESIDENT
LIVE: WHITE FENCE / ESYA / THE STARLIGHT MAGIC HOUR - 17/08/2019
