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See: Underground Lovers release new video for Every Sign and announce tour
Melbourne’s magnificent Underground Lovers have released a new video for the song “Every Sign” off last year’s epic album “Staring at you, Staring at me” (reviewed here). This is in anticipation of a mainland capital city Australian tour in March – their biggest tour in a while (sadly Hobart is left out). “Every Sign” is …
News: Bradford to reissue Shouting Quietly plus extras via A Turntable friend
Ah, Bradford. If you’ve followed Backseat Mafia through the years, you’ll be well aware of our devotion to Blackburns skinhead indie soulboys Bradford. A light that shines so brightly it caught Morrisseys attention, who covered the fantastic Skin Storm, and was blown away by bad luck – namely the collapse of Rough Trade distribution and …
See: Pale Waves release video for New Year’s Eve / announce North American tour, plus UK/EU dates
Manchester three piece Pale Waves have today been announced as part of the prestigious BBC Sound of 2018 Shortlist, taking the #5 spot. It the latest in a spectaular year for the band, who have been the toast of tastemaker town (I just thought of that, is it too cheesy) with much expected of their …
See: Seaway release new video for London, plus UK tour dates
Canadian quintet Seaway have today released a video for ‘London’, taken from their excellent new album ‘Vacation’ which was released via Pure Noise Records. It comes ahead of the band arriving on these shores for a headline UK tour, and the song is a infectious, joyous slab of pop punk, with just enough angst in …
News: Legendary Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith’s health problems need everyone’s urgent attention.
Tim Smith is one of the most influential British musicians alive today. Radiohead, Blur, Napalm Death, Faith No More, Biffy Clyro and countless others have cited Tim and his band, Cardiacs, as a profound inspiration. He’s also in trouble. A cardiac arrest suffered in 2008 left him with severe brain damage and a condition called …
See: The Sherlocks announce biggest UK tour, plus Noel Gallagher European dates and new video for Chasing Shadows
Sheffield indie rockers The Sherlocks certainly caught the insatiable lust for anthemic indie rock, and embraced it head on in their much acclaimed debut album Live for the Moment, which blasted in to the official UK charts at #6 earning them bragging rights with the biggest selling debut album for a band last year. As …
NEWS: Slam Dunk Adds Good Charlotte, Pvris and More To 2018 Line-Up
As if the line-up for 2018’s Slam Dunk Festival wasn’t already looking good enough- it just got EVEN bigger and even better. Already on the bill were the likes of Taking Back Sunday, State Champs, Trash Boat, Sleeping With Sirens, Four Year Strong, and headliners Jimmy Eat World, who will be celebrating 25 years as …
Say Psych: News: L.A. Witch announce European tour & share new video
After releasing their debut self titled LP earlier this year via Suicide Squeeze Records, Californian trio L.A. Witch share a new video and announce a European tour for Spring 2018. Shot in the Californian desert, the ‘Drive Your Car’ video matches the personality and sound of the band perfectly, director Allie Lane explains, “With the video I wanted to evoke …
NEWS: The Used Announce European Tour Dates
The Used have announced some European tour dates, and as if that isn’t good enough- they go on sale this Friday!! Their seventh studio album The Canyon came out in October via Hopless Records, met by much critical acclaim- only increasing their excitement to return to our shores in February! Carrying a weighty 17 song …
News: They Might Be Giants – New Album, 2018 European Tour and the return of Dial-A-Song
Veteran Brooklyn duo They Might Be Giants have recently announced a new 15 track album called I Like Fun that is due to be released in early 2018, as well as the return of their weekly Dial-A-Song Service via www.dialasong.com, and the following European Tour, including half a dozen UK dates and their debut appearance …