Music
See: Terminal Gods release video for Road of the law
Under the cover of darkness, Terminal Gods make their escape. Leaving behind their usual, familiar haunts – the sleazy back alleys and late night rum joints of the London underground – the Gods hit the road in a stolen Viva, high tail it outta town and bring us the video for ‘Road Of The Law’… Now …
Competition: Win tickets to see ‘The Wailers’ perform ‘Legend’
Reggae icons The Wailers are set to hit these shores in a week or two, for their biggest UK tour to date, where they will play ‘Legend’ in it’s entirety. Formed in 1969 with Bob Marley at the helm, The Wailers set out on an odyssey to promote Rastafarian ideals of peace, love and equality …
Track: Holy Boy – 15 Billion Miles
Holy Boy is a new Norwegian outfit – 15 Billion Miles is their first video, and anyone looking for gothic synths with occasional crashing guitars would be advised to check it out. Moody video too; although it must be uncomfortable wandering around the desert in those leather threads. It’s from the upcoming album due in …
Album Review: They Might Be Giants – Why?
Music for children is often an awkward art to master. Obviously you want something tuneful and memorable, but you also want to avoid adult themes. Another thing you want to avoid is the music itself being ‘childish’, otherwise it will inevitably grate on the nerves of the parents and therefore only get played under duress. …
Track: Tuff Love – Carbon
Ahead of the Glasgow duos EP ‘Dregs’, out tomorrow (6th November), Tuff Love have shared what could be their most refined track to dates with Carbon. The band, probably not coincidentally, have a handful of live dates starting tonight at Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik and taking in The Harley here in Sheffield and Dalston Victorian …
Feature: The UK Free Festival Scene, 1986 – 1992
These days there is a plethora of festivals, from huge expensive ones (Glastonbury) to smaller more affordable ones (Green Man, Wicker Man), but I don’t know of many (if any) free festivals. The term itself conjures up images of halcyon days back in the sixties, of hippies sat in circles, nudity and free love. But …
EP: United Fruit – Nightmare Recovery
United Fruit have made a triumphant return with their exhilarating new EP. This band are no strangers to creating a lot of noise, having gained a reputation as an unrelenting live act – touring with bands like Twin Atlantic and The Twilight Sad and being a part of the DIY and Dr Martens sponsored #StandForSomething …
Track: Spookyland – Bullimic
New Play It Again Sam signings Spookyland follow their performance at Lollapalooza with a new single, Bulimic, ahead of their forthcoming debut album. The Sydney rockers entered Conor Oberst’s Nebraskan recording studio, Another Recording Company to begin work on their debut full-length effort, and Bulimic is an early indication of how that record is going …
Track: The Suicide Of Western Culture – ‘Amor de Madre’
In anticipation of their latest album, “Long Live Death! Down With Intelligence!”, Spanish electronic duo The Suicide Of Western Culture have released a brand new single. The track entitled ‘Amore de Madre’ encapsulates everything about the bands sound featuring brooding drones, melancholic melodies and hard hitting drums. As the opener for the bands third album ‘Amore …