Posts by Month: August 2014

black lips

Gig: Black Lips

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Atlanta’s beloved sons the Black Lips (Jared,Ian,Cole, and Joe) entered last year through a screaming cloud of sweat, smoke, blood, and beer mist. After a spring and summer of exciting audiences across the world, the Lips embarked on a month-long fall tour of the Middle East. They were tailed … Read on

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Video: Irma Vep: Live Session

After years of admiring the incredible music of Irma Vep we finally arranged to film this session in the dance studio above Kraak Gallery in Manchester. Here’s two tracks from the session featuring live 16mm visuals for Manchester artist Alex Humphreys, ‘I Wanna Be Degraded’ above and ‘Hey You’ … Read on

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News: Brown Brogues Announce Split EP with Eternal Summers

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Garage twosome Brown Brogues have announced the release of a shiny new split cassette EP with Virginia dream pop outfit, Eternal Summers, due for release on September 27th 2014 via Manchester’s Haus Of Pins record label.

The hand crafted, limited edition tapes are an official Cassette Store Day release, … Read on

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Perfect Pussy

Review: Perfect Pussy : Live Review

Perfect Pussy

 

You can tell you’re at a punk rock show when doors are at 7:30pm, the first band is on at 9pm and the whole thing is over before 10:30pm.

Joanna Gruesome begin their set with a seemingly unprepared, youthful awkwardness that almost disarms the audience from the start. Good … Read on

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Alpha Male Tea Party

Gig: Alpha Male Tea Party + Bad Grammar + Body Hound + Cleft

Alpha Male Tea Party

 

To warm everybody up for ArcTanGent 2014 we’ve got this awesome line up! Free entry, though donations towards venue/petrol for the bands etc would be sweet. Location is the King’s Arms in Salford, about ten minutes’ walk from Deansgate / MCR city centre.

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“Each song is like a … Read on

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Gig: Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams

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Hey Manchester are delighted to welcome Jeffrey Lewis back to Manchester – his first show here in three years – with new band The Jrams.

Born and raised New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis leads a double-life, as both a comic book artist and an indie-rock musician. Beginning with homemade cassettes … Read on

Playlounge

Gig: Playlounge + King Of Cats + Gorgeous Bully + Manuals

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Cheesus Crust Records present…

Playlounge (LONDON/BRIGHTON) – bleached out, fun and pretty and plush noise pop
http://playlounge.bandcamp.com/

King of cats (OXFORD/BRIGHTON) – sparse and revealing indie rock, with folk delicacy
http://kingofcats.bandcamp.com/

Gorgeous Bully (MANCHESTER) – reverb laced garage rock from the hometown
http://gorgeousbully.bandcamp.com/

Manuals (LEEDS) – … Read on