Posts by Month: November 2013

pixies

Gig: Pixies

pixies

 

The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The group currently consists of Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar) and David Lovering (drums), alongside recent addition Kim Shattuck (bass, vocals), who is standing in as bass player, but not an … Read on

crywank

Gig: Crywank Album Launch with Blood Sport, Old Skin, Myles McCabe & Micky Dey

crywank

 

“We (crywank) have an album that’s coming out called ‘Tomorrow is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday is Stupid’. This is the Launch show for it. It’s already online on bandcamp, but we’ll be selling handmade physical copies at the show.”

Crywank
Sad anti-folk two-piece from Manchester performing songs from their … Read on

News: Connan Mockasin Releases ‘I’m The Man, That Will Find You’ Video

connan mockasin

 

Manchester’s adopted son of psychedelic lounge-pop Connan Mockasin has delivered his new Daniel Bereton directed video for ’I’m The Man, That Will Find You’ which has gone and done a premiere over at Nowness. Feast upon it…

 

 

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the naked and famous

Gig: The Naked And Famous

the naked and famous

 

The Naked and Famous are an alternative rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. They formed in 2008 when Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith recorded EPs This Machine and No Light with engineer Aaron Short, a fellow student at Auckland’s MAINZ music college. The band took their name from a … Read on

News: The Bell Peppers Release New EP ‘Sizzling Hot Bell Peppers’

the bell peppers

 

Manchester’s surf n’ roll sensation The Bell Peppers have gone and carved a brand new 7-track EP enticingly entitled ’Sizzling Hot Bell Peppers’. It’s full of the do-wop, surfs-up and off-you-trot vibrations we’ve come to adore and not only that, it’s bloody free to stream and even bloody free-er … Read on

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embers

Gig: War Child Tuneup w/ Embers & Kult Country + Camp Stag

embers

 

EMBERS

Embers are a Manchester four-piece specialising in epic anthemia with elements of post-rock, psychedelia, shoegaze and a brand of choral big music.

“Hugely impressive new single.” Clash

“Their huge cinematic soundscapes are mountainously impressive, as if Sigur Ros has become a fully-fledged rock band. This is big music.” Read on

young knives

Gig: Young Knives

young knives

 

“We’ve just made this album called Sick Octave. It’s our fourth studio album and it’s the best album we’ve ever made. It is of course only a matter of opinion, but that is our opinion. Sick Octave is a fully self-produced, self- recorded album that is a totally freeRead on