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News: The Jaguar Club announce October tour details
Bearing comparison to the likes of Future Islands and Band Of Horses, The Jaguar Club have continued their love affair with 80s New Wave with brand new track ‘The Last of Night’. Having released their EP ‘Close‘ this year, the New York based five piece are heading over to the UK for a short tour before returning …
News: Lush reform for London gig
4AD lovers have been rejoicing today with the deluxe news that early nineties label stalwarts Lush are reforming to play the London Roundhouse in May 2016 as well as releasing a new compilation. Lush have announced details of their first live show in almost twenty years, playing London’s prestigious Roundhouse venue on Friday 6th May …
News: Fluffer Records Second Birthday Party All Dayer
Fluffer Records Second Birthday Party All Dayer: Best in new Psych, Garage and Punk The Shacklewell Arms, London October 3rd, 12-3am Fluffer Records, the visceral London based label that not only bought us a host of unforgettable live music nights featuring the likes of Slaves, God Damn, Cerebral Balzy and Bad For Lazarus, but are also responsible for …
News: The Lemonheads head to the UK next week
Legendary alt-rockers The Lemonheads return to the UK and Ireland this October, their first dates in almost three years. Led by 90’s magazine pin-up Evan Dando, the band formed way back in 1986 but found success hard to come by until Dando met Tom Morgan and Nic Dalton in Australia in 1991. It was essentially …
News: Universal to release Sparks box set – The Island Years
Aside from being (approximately) half of pop supergroup F.F.S. it shouldn’t be forgotten that Sparks, aka Ron and Russell Meal, were a rather brilliant group before their latest collaboration. For in those halcyon days of the 1970s, Top of the Pops and other popular cultural establishments were, if not awash with then certainly not unfamiliar …
News: McAlmont And Butler announce reissue of ‘The Sound of..’ and Tour dates
These anniversary editions of classic albums come round every now and then, making those of us who bought them back in the day feel really old. We’ve celebrated the releases of ‘Screamadelica’ and ‘Nevermind’. Now it’s the turn of ‘The Sound Of McAlmont and Butler’ by former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, and vocalist David McAlmont. …
News: A big big love… Gigantic indie all-dayer 2016 headliners announced
As this years festival season draws to an end, news is already starting to break for what to loom forward to in 2016. Quite easily establishing itself as the season opener, Manchester’s Gigantic Indie All Dayer is back for round three of what promises to be yet another glorious nostalgic romp through the annals of …
Track: Desperate Journalist “Perfect Health” Plus tour dates
Desperate Journalist continue to impress and rise above the current indie scene with their latest offering, 5 track EP ‘Good Luck’. Indicating a slight change of perspective for the band, promo-track ‘Perfect Health’ displays all the traits of an indie classic. At first coming across as a sweet reminisce of youthful love, on closer inspection …
Track: The Orielles – Joey Says We Got It, plus tour news
The Orielles are back with a brand new single thoroughly convince you that they’re worth your time. The infuriatingly young trio have consistently impressed us with their tracks – their previous single ‘Space Doubt’ was stuck in my head for days and they always put on a great live show. ‘Joey Says We Got It’ will …
News: Damaged Goods to release Thee Headcoats singles compilation
Formed by the irrepressibly prolific Billy Childish out of the ashes of his previous band Thee Mighty Ceasars, Thee Headcoats – Childish (Git/Vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Johnny Johnson (bass), formed in 1989 they’d already released something like 6 albums and 15 singles by 1992. Continuing at a pace, they released handfuls more records – …