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Feature: 10 Bands to Catch at Tramlines this weekend
So, it’s here again, Sheffield’s brilliant City Centre festival – Tramlines. With (literally) hundreds of bands to choose from all over the city this coming weekend (24th-26th July), it’s an unenviable choice to pick some things out, but do it we have. With headliners such as Basement Jaxx, Wu-Tang Clan, Martha Reeves, The Buzzcocks and …
News:After The Burial Guitarist Justin Lowe Found Dead
After The Burial guitarist Justin Lowe was found dead on the night of July 21st in Wisconsin. The news comes after reports broke from his sister over the weekend that the 32 year old had gone missing, just a month after he announced his departure from After The Burial. Lowe’s story has been turbulent and …
News: On-U Sound reissue Singers & Players’ – “War Of Words”
Whether it be The Clash covering ‘Police & Thieves’, DJ Don Letts spinning reggae at the Roxy or Steel Pulse opening for The Stranglers, dub reggae has been associated with the punk rock scene, in the UK, USA and beyond, since at least as far back as 1977. The influence, and shared experiences (for starters …
News: The Amity Affliction To Headline Never Say Die! Tour
Metalcore elitists The Amity Affliction are set to headline this years Impericon Never Say Die! Tour this November. The Aussies have the headlining spot on a colossal line-up including Defeater, Being As An Ocean, Cruel Hand, Fit For A King and Burning Down Alaska. Tickets for the tour are on sale now and the Manchester date …
Track: Buried In Verona Announce Album Details
With fresh faces and something to prove, Buried In Verona are back with the announcement of their new album Vultures Above, Lions Below set for release on August 7th via UNFD. Vultures Above, Lions Below was mixed and mastered by world renowned engineers Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd (Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Soilwork). Previous albums, Notorious (2012) and Faceless (2014) hit …
News: PINKSHINYULTRABLAST announce UK Dates
Following on from the success of their debut album, “Everything Else Matters“, Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast are gearing up to release some new material from an as yet untitled follow up album and a set of supporting dates. First up will be the track ‘Kiddy Pool dreams’, which will officially be released on 2nd October on Club …
Meet: Boxed In’s Oli Bayston
Boxed In is the vehicle respected producer Oli Bayston has chosen to fuse his vision of indie, funk and electronica. He’s put together a crack band who are getting on the road for some UK dates before jetting to the States for a short tour. He also knocks out tunes for other artists, and rumour …
News: Susumu Yokota dead at 54
Prolific Japanese composer/producer Susumu Yokata passed away earlier in the year, his family have announced. Yokota, who also released albums under aliases such as Ebi and Prism as well as his own name, came to prominence with releases on Germany’s Harthouse label, before moving onto the likes of Lo Recordings and Leaf, where his path …
See: Public Service Broadcasting — UK and European Tour Dates
The art rock electronica instrumental duo Public Service Broadcasting is bringing their multimedia performance to the UK and Europe starting this week. One-half of the band, J. Wilgoose, Esq. (the other being Wrigglesworth), described their Nottingham gig earlier this year as “the musical equivalent of palliative care.” If you’ve ever spent time blissing out with their …
Win: Tickets for Nostalgia 77 @ Rich Mix, London 18.9.15
He doesn’t play out very often, doesn’t Ben Lamdin, aka Nostalgia 77 so there’s much excitement here in Backseat Mafia towers that he’s announced a rare live appearance, along with his full live band, at Rich Mix, London on Friday 18th September. After bursting onto the scene with this atmospheric (nu)jazz and fresh take on …