Music
Not Forgotten: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
The first thing that strikes you about Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ’ debut album is how rough it sounds compared to the slick and streamlined made-for American roadtrips that their reputation has hung upon. With this in mind it’s perhaps not surprising that they were initially mistakenly considered to be part of the punk …
Say Psych: Meet, Flowers Must Die
It is almost a standard opening paragraph about how strong the Swedish ‘psych’ music scene is at the moment, but when you have a list of bands that includes Hills, Goat, Les Big Byrd, The Janitors, Yuri Gagarin, and numerous groups on labels such as PNKSLM it is not something that can really be ignored. …
Track: TWINS – You Take Two (Scott Fraser Remix)
TWINS, aka Atlanta DJ/Producer Matt Weiner, has released a new and essential 12″ called ‘Standard of Truth’ on Scott Fraser and Timothy J Fairplay’s excellent Crimes Of The Future imprint. The four track release features three originals and a deep remix from label co-boss Fraser. TWINS has previewed the remix and it’s dark, Chicago house …
Album Review: UNDERWORLD – ‘Second Toughest in the Infants’ Re-issue
Following on from the groundbreaking Underworld Mk 2 album ‘dubnobasswithmyheadman’, 1996’s ‘Second Toughest in the Infants’ just kept running with the template of hypnotic dance/rave/techno/acid house/pop its predecessor had alchemically distilled from the ether. The bold 16 minute opener ‘Juanita: Kiteless: To Dream of Love’ comes out of the trap like a greyhound, cramming a …
See: beGun reveals new video for ‘Dora’
Ahead of his January 2nd appearance at XOYO in London with Booka Shade amongst others, Barcelona producer beGun, aka Gunsal Moreno has released a new video for his single Dora, which drops on December 18th via Ham House Records. Explaining the African influence behind the track, Moreno says “As with my previous releases, the song …
Live Review: 3AM & The Dead-End Alley Band, Zwolle
Every now and again, a band comes along that compels you to move heaven and earth to see them play live – 3AM are one such band. “3AM it’s the solo project of Chino Burga (La IrA de Dios, La Garua, Necromongo, Los Entierros, Black Saqras, Espira) based on riffs, loops and a lot of tremolo.” I …
Live: Fish & Lazuli – Sheffield City Hall – 10.12.2015
Way back in the mid-90s, I turned down the opportunity to see Fish live in concert, and opted to go and see another band, who I was more familiar with. The band I saw were distinctly disappointing, and I’ve regretted not choosing to see the former Marillion frontman instead ever since, especially as, a couple …
See: Like Moths To Flames release new video for ‘Wither’
Columbus, Ohio metalcore quartet Like Moths to Flames have released a new video for their track Wither, taken from their highly regarded ‘The Dying Things We Live For’, out now on Rise Records. The track is muscular, in your face aggressive and yet has this certain swagger about it, laying down these sour sounding chords …
See: Half Japanese release video for Hold On
Damn you, Half Japanese. Despite almost 40 years of off-kilter alt-sort-of-punk, they still manage to catch the imagination and surprise. The band have just released the new visuals for their track ‘Hold On’ taken from their forthcoming album ‘Perfect’ which comes out on 22nd January via Joyful Noise. It’s typically off kilter, passing to the …
News: Joanna Newsom announces new live dates
American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom has added a load of new dates to her already much acclaimed tour. In a recent press release, her label, Drag City, proclaimed: With greater velocity than a meteorite-straddlin’ Kris Kringle, Joanna Newsom keeps dropping gifts on a grateful world-pop! While she’s in the midst of her first USA tour in …