By Danielle Gibson
March 21, 2013
Attention all Stone Roses fans! The Stone Roses : Made Of Stone documentary (produced for Warp Films and financed by Film4 and 4DVD) is set to have its UK Premiere in Manchester with the band, director Shane Meadows and producer Mark Herbert in attendance on Thursday May 30. … Continue Reading
By David Beech
March 21, 2013
At the Drive-In are more than just a band; they’re a legacy unto themselves. Over the course of eight years and three albums (nobody said it was a long legacy) they managed to burn so bright, so intensely that they forever left a scorch mark on the post-hardcore genre that can’t ever be undone. After a distinctly cliché break-up in 2001, members went on to form The Mars Volta and Sparta before their ‘indefinite hiatus’ finally came to an end early last year and now, almost a year after the initial announcements, the reissues we’ve been promised are here, and what better way to begin than with the bands incendiary 1996 début Acrobatic Tenement.
By Thomas Bolton
21 March, 2013
In the week My Bloody Valentine resurfaced on stage, waving or drowning in a rip tide of feedback, you might conclude there is something in the air. With a fortuitous timing Bardo Pond have also chosen to re-release their last-but-one album, Ticket Crystals. First out in 2006, it bears certain resemblances to the MBV sound, but influences are a starting point rather than a destination for Bardo Pond. … Continue Reading
By Rob Crozier
March 21, 2013
Walking into the Blind Tiger in Brighton for the start of the Afriganza Festival, the smell of hot spicy yam curry alongside rice, okra and sweet potatoes greets us, providing a happy antidote from the bitter cold outside. Over four days the festival will feature African music, workshops, and films in a huge AfroBeat celebration, and in light of it’s success Blind Tiger have announced that Afriganza will be a new monthly event from June. … Continue Reading
By Danielle Gibson
March 21, 2013
Strike Gently is a whole different album from The Virgins‘ self-titled debut back in 2008. Although this is probably to be expected, as they have been away for a number of years. In that time they’ve moved away from their dance-punk origins and towards a more serious and mature sound.
By Danielle Gibson
March 20, 2013
Record Store Day UK have announced some of the special releases for this year’s edition of the event.
On Saturday April 20 keep an eye out for limited edition output from artists such as David Bowie, TOY, The Horrors, Paul McCartney & Wings, Tame Impala and many more. … Continue Reading
By Peri Daley
March 20, 2013
If You Leave is the debut album from London based trio Daughter. Although it’s mostly a thing of damaged beauty, this record at times it feels like it is hiding something much more menacing. It’s so damaged and it’s so raw that it actually becomes quite frightening. … Continue Reading
By Russell Warfield
March 20, 2013
To sell out two nights in a row at Shepherd’s Bush Empire little more than six months after releasing a debut LP is an impressive enough feat. Throw into the mix a Southbank Award for Best Pop, won just one day before tonight’s show, and it’s easy to understand why Jessie Ware is clearly giddy with excitement and gratitude for the duration of tonight’s performance. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
March 20, 2013
One of those albums sure to bring unwanted nostalgia to mind for people who were a certain age in the Eighties and yet for those of a younger disposition (& who’ve therefore had the rubbish from that decade filtered out) this will be an enjoyable continuation of a sound they love. … Continue Reading
Steve Mason performs at the launch at BBC Maida Vale Studios
By Matt Jones
March 20, 2013
So the lovely people at BBC Radio 6 Music, who are playing a huge part in organising Latitude Festival 2013 (with their own stage to prove it), invited us down to the festival launch event last night – and boy, oh boy does it look exciting. … Continue Reading
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