Music
See: Thot. release new video for ‘HTRZ’
‘Here mate. Do you fancy a bit of vegetal noise music?’ Don’t know about where you live, but it’s the sort of question we get asked all the time round here. Usual response to the question is ‘Yeah, but only if you’ve got some of that industrial strength stuff.You know the stuff I mean – …
See:: Robyn Hitchcock and Steve Kilbey Australian Tour Dates
When two icons collide, you are up for an evening of rather decent music as well as tall tales and true. The legendary Robyn Hitchcock (The Soft Boys) is touring Australia by himself and as part of a double act with the equally legendary Steve Kilbey (The Church) throughout May and June. Since founding the art-rock band The …
See: Blood Red Shoes; Banned video ‘Speech Coma’
I sometimes wonder why they have buttons on remote controls that allow you to change channels, switch it on or off etc. Why? Because it would appear that some people don’t think you are capable of making that judgement for yourself. People such as MTV who have decided for you that the new video from …
Listen: Cruising ‘You Made Me Do That’ Debut single release 28-04-14
We told you cassettes were making a comeback. Have you been out and bought a cassette player yet? No? Well here’s another reason to do so…. Dublin/Belfast party band Cruising are set to release, what they describe as, a ‘grimy, brooding depraved slice of fucked up distorted subterranean punk’. Or in other words, their debut …
Album Review: Paws – Youth Culture Forever
Not out till June 2nd, Paws’ second album, Youth Culture Forever, sees the result of the Scottish trio decamping to Adam Pierce’s (Mice Parade / Swirlies) studio in the woods just outside New York to try to build on both the sound and the buzz of their debut album, Cokefloat! And to an extent, they …
Track: Canadian DIY indie band Weed release new video for ‘Actual Air’
The far West coast of Canada, especially Vancouver, is home to a massive DIY scene, that has been popping out some great little bands for the past ten years or so; White Lung, Shearing Pinx & Nu Sensae are at least three that you should take the time to check out – but before you …
LIve Review: New Model Army. Holmfirth Picturedrome. 24.04.14
In the 30 years since the release of their first album, ‘Vengeance’ , New Model Army have built up an ever increasing and very loyal fan base, and a reputation for staging fierce live performances. Their 2013 album ‘Between Dog and Wolf’ has been their most successful for 20 years. It was time to see …
Psych Insight: Brown Brogues, Live at Detestival, Sheffield, 19/04/14
Brown Brogues aren’t really a psych band, but I’ve included them under the ‘Psych Insight’ banner because they are headlining the Bristol Psych Fest on May 10th. Brown Brogues are more of a garage band. They are a two piece, Mark Vernon (guitar/ vocals) and Ben Mather (drums/ vocals), who make one heck of a …
Psych Insight: Cult of Dom Keller, Live at Detestival, Sheffield, 19/04/14.
It is not very often that I get to see bands a couple of times in short succession, I’d rather see as many as possible rather than a few many times. So it was interesting for me to see Cult of Dom Keller (CODK) at Sheffield’s Detestival Festival so quickly after having seen them in …
Album Review: Eels – The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
Released just over twelve months after the well-received Wonderful, Glorious, Eels’ latest offering has one of those album titles that gives fair-warning about what exactly to expect from its content. E has straight out said that The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett is an album about his own failures in relationships, so anyone expecting …