all photos courtesy of Ric Harris (aka @landwomble) -ACADEMY, MANCHESTER- What can we say about Sleaford Mods that hasn’t been said already? I think we’re all on the same page really. There’s no one quite like them and we bloody love them for it. The tenacious twosome from Nottingham haven’t really stopped since their formation […]
It’s the constant dilemma for bands when they become successful and maybe have a bit more dosh, how to revive that impulse that drew you into making music in the first place. How do you keep your songs as meaningful to you, and hopefully your audience, as you did when you first started? In the […]
The Lovely Eggs (and others) make a plea to save the Lancaster Music Co-Op from threat of eviction. Social media support has also come from Sleaford Mods, Chris Packham, Marc Riley, Jane Weaver and Phill Jupitus MESSAGE FROM THE LOVELY EGGS Lancaster City Council have issued an eviction order on our local rehearsal and recording […]
Sleaford Mods have announce their self-titled new EP ‘Sleaford Mods’ which is released via Rough Trade Records on September 14th 2018. The EP will be available on 12”, CD & DL. This is the band’s first new music since last year’s top 15 album “English Tapas” The EP was recorded in Spring 2018 in Nottingham, […]
One of the least likely stories of the last few years in music has been the rise of Nottingham swear-punk duo Sleaford Mods from sweat-dripping bars to major festivals and big shot venues. When Berlin film-maker Christine Franz began to follow the band on tour in early 2015, neither she nor they could have seen […]
Sleaford Mods share their new video for ‘Moptop’ – take a gander at this below. The video which was filmed in a friend’s kitchen, is taken from their new album English Tapas, which recently came out on Rough Trade. According to singer Jason Williamson, the song is “based around the disgusting lie that is Boris Johnson, the wannabe Churchill (We don’t need another one). […]
Friday 21st April 2017 sees the release of Bunch of Kunst, Christine Franz’s official documentary feature on Nottingham punk duo, Sleaford Mods. The band’s sweary rants about modern England have seen them dubbed “the voice of Britain” by their fans, “Britain’s angriest band” by the Guardian, and “the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band” by […]
With a unique band like The Lovely Eggs it can be hard to pin down exactly what it is that they could possibly enjoy listening to, so with their biggest headline date almost upon them Holly and David have kindly put together 10 tracks of acts they love and why. Tickets for their Manchester show […]
– BRAMLEY-MOORE DOCK, LIVERPOOL – The Merseyside festival is back and it seems to have cemented itself a place as one of the more popular smaller festivals – just a year after its relocation to Bramley-Moore dock. Last year’s festival saw three days of talent whereas this year saw just the two days of live […]
ALBUMS Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly The album that the modern world has been waiting for. The major records to have captured the public consciousness in recent years have been either self-important ego riots (hello Kanye) or tepid retro-pop (Adele, Taylor Swift). Kendrick is interested in being heard by as many as possible, […]
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