From October 26th the deluxe DVD of Efterklang’s collaborative film with Vincent Moon, An Island, will be available to purchase from www.anisland.cc. Whilst An Island will be stocked in very limited quantities at a few select independent music retailers it will only be available to buy online from www.anisland.cc … Read on
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Posts by Month October 2011
News: Scroobius Pip – The Struggle (Video)
It’s less than a week away until Halloween less than a week away, and our buddy Scroobius Pip has dropped this suitably ghoulish video. The Struggle is the latest single from Scroobius Pip’s Top 40 solo album Distraction Pieces.
The Single will be released on 31st October with remixes to … Read on
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Gig: Josiah Wolf
Josiah Wolf, known as essential WHY? member and multiinstrumentalist unparalleled, has released his solo-debut “Jet Lag” in 2010, proving that warm folk melodies and easy psychedelia can still excite. Starting to learn the drums at the age of nine, Josiah constantly developed his musical skills and excelled at merging … Read on
Review: Ben Howard
Heavy coats and shops shuttered for the evening characterise the quiet of an approaching winter, with the freezing air creeping into every corner and past the protective layers of clothing. Walking down the steps to the Ruby Lounge, the chill and the lack of lighting suggested this was the same … Read on
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Gig: Dad Rocks! (Album Release Show)
Icelandic musician Snævar Njáll Albertsson is the mastermind behind Dad Rocks!, the solo project of the singer who initially rose to prominence with the Danish band Mimas. Dad Rocks!, however, is quite different: the guitar here is mostly acoustic and is accompanied by piano, trumpet, violin, viola, handclaps and much … Read on
Gig: Mad Colours + Peace Signs + Dinner Party
An Evening With MCR Scenewipe…
M A D C O L O U R S - http://soundcloud.com/m-a-
PE∆CE SIGNS - http://www.myspace.com/exp
DINNER PARTY - http://www.myspace.com/din
Friday 4th November 2011
9pm-2am
FREE Entry
Fuel Cafe, Wilmslow Road,
Withington, Manchester, M20 3BW
http://www.myspace.com/fue
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Twitter: @Mcrscenewipe
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Video: Alabaster DePlume
“You know when you’re ugly
You don’t always know you’re stupid”
Alabaster dePlume delights in his own confusion.
He embraces it. It makes him look a bit pretentious, sometimes, but in the end, it is deeply sincere.
He seems to feel he ought to share certain things, just in case … Read on
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Review: Zun Zun Egui
Manchester is ablaze with nostalgia, and as usual is having trouble letting go of it’s past and moving forward (although if the future is WU LYF then I can hardly blame them really). I am, of course, referring to that big reunion event that everyone’s talking about. It seems that … Read on
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Review: Air Cav – Don’t Look Indoors
Air Cav have broken their three year silence with the arrival of long awaited debut album, ‘Don’t Look Indoors’. After a string of well received singles back in 2008, they pulled back from the brink and hunkered down to record this album of soaring anthems – and taking their … Read on
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Gig: The Louche FC / Post War Glamour Girls / Victories at Sea
THE ELECTRIFICATION OF SALFORD II – Saturday 22 October 2011 at the glorious Kings Arms in Salford (10 mins walk from Manchester Cathedral). With fuzzy reverbists THE LOUCHE FC, the warm brooding yarbols of Leeds band POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS and stars of Underachievers; VICTORIES AT SEA.
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