of Montreal – False Priest

of Montreal - False Priest

After hearing the single ‘Coquet Coquette’, an early version of ‘Hydra Fancies’, and a televised performance of ‘Sex Karma’, we knew False Priest would be a great album. And after seeing the album artwork, we knew it would be a colourful and bizarre concoction of genius. Now that we’ve listened to False Priest in its entirety, we can safely say that this Athens, Georgia-based, modern-day glam band’s 10^th full-length studio album is worth all of the hype it’s been receiving. With cameos from Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles, a baffling hodgepodge of lyrics and the soulful falsetto of Kevin Barnes, this is one album we just can’t seem to turn off. … Continue Reading

Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth UK

Sonisphere Festival

July 30-August 1, 2010

For a festival that’s only two years old, Sonisphere UK 2010 has been a success in almost every way. The traveling European music festival made a stop at Knebworth, England this past weekend, treating 55,000 rock and metal music fans to some of the biggest, baddest names in rock’n’roll history, including Iggy and the Stooges, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Rammstein and other influential rockers. … Continue Reading

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night Of the Soul

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of the Soul

It’s been a tumultuous journey for the release of Dark Night of the Soul, the second and final collaborative effort from Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. After a lengthy legal battle with EMI and a deliberate Internet leak from the artists themselves, the album is finally available, more than one year after the initial release date. … Continue Reading

‘Suck’ Film Premiere, London Soho Screening Room

June 22, 2010

Vampires are the latest craze to strike the entertainment industry, so it’s only natural that they have now infiltrated the music business. Hunter S. Thompson famously called the music industry a “cruel and shallow money trench” for “thieves” and “pimps”, but today it’s being portrayed as a home to thirsty bloodsuckers. … Continue Reading

Southbank Centre Present Richard Thompson’s Meltdown

Broken Bells

From June 11th – 21st, singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson is directing a series of concerts at Southbank Centre’s riverside venues. Included in the series are Loudon Wainwright III (with Richard Thompson), Elvis Costello and Broken Bells (with Lone Wolf).

For the full line-up, go to meltdown.southbankcentre.co.uk.

You can also download a free track from Broken Bells here.

We Are Scientists, London Rough Trade East

We Are Scientists

June 16, 2010

To kick off the release of their fifth studio album Barbara, New York indie rockers (or “Brooklyn indie wankers”, as Chris Cain later calls his band) We Are Scientists recently embarked on a short series of in-store performances to sing, tell some jokes, sign some CDs and occasionally dance for their fans.

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Is Tropical, Esben and the Witch, The Big Pink – London HMV Forum

The Big Pink

May 13, 2010

Dark, ominous and electronic is the theme of the night at London’s HMV Forum – so much that the floor is shaking like an earthquake on speed and Red Bull. … Continue Reading

The Brian Jonestown Massacre – London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

May 14, 2010

For anyone unfamiliar with The Brian Jonestown Massacre here’s a brief synopsis: this experimental, psychedelic rock band from California formed in 1990, have released 11 albums, seven EPs and 15 singles, and have undergone more member changes than pretty much any other band has. They had a huge falling out with The Dandy Warhols, which has been documented in the film DiG!. What this film also reveals are the countless times the band had the opportunity to make it big with a major record label deal, but somehow screwed it up every time. … Continue Reading

Kill Hannah, London Electric Ballroom

Kill Hannah

May 7, 2010

The UK might not have any Hot Topic stores, but Camden’s Electric Ballroom has certainly seen enough eyeliner, black nails and neon-coloured hair to make up for it tonight as Chicago alternative rockers Kill Hannah have returned to London to promote their latest release, Wake Up The Sleepers. … Continue Reading

Kate McGarrigle passes away, aged 63

Kate McGarrigle

 Kate McGarrigle of the Canadian folk duo The McGarrigle Sisters passed away on Monday evening after a two-year battle with clear-cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. She was reportedly in her Montreal home at the time, along with her children, singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright, as well as her sisters Jane and Anna and her brother-in-law.

After cancelling his latest tour due to the illness in the family, Rufus since took to his website to share his sentiments on his mother’s passing:

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