The excellent Hunx & His Punx are touring the UK in April.
Dates as follows…
Wild Palms are giving away the B-side to their new single to all and sundry. It’s a cover of Human Behaviour by Bjork and you can get it after the break.
Not content with sitting on their laurels after we awarded them our number 1 record of 2009 for Ballin Outrageous, the Zookeepers have returned to the studio and biffed out another LP. Holy shit. I guess when you’re on a roll…
I must admit, part of me wanted to find something to dislike with their new LP - Good Looking Out. If I wrote another glowing review, perhaps people would start thinking I worked for the band, or was related to them, or fancied the drummer.
But I have to tell you guys the truth, and the truth is they’ve come up with another winner.
Here’s a sweet fan vid for Art Brut’s Emily Kane.
Made by a father and son and lots of lego, it’s a fine excuse to listen to a classic tune.
If Wyldman’s recent live review has picqued your interest in Japanese Voyeurs, then you might be interested in their free download track ‘Dumb’. They’re biffing it out to all and sundry to celebrate the release of their new single.
Details after the break.
Robert Walser Lying Dead in the Snow, 2008
Coutesy of the artist and L-13 Light Industrial Workshop, London
Those of you who know Billy Childish for fronting various quality garage rock bands (Buff Medways, Thee Headcoats, Musicians of the British Empire etc) may not be aware of his painting expertise. An exhibition at the ICA later this month will rectify this, as it covers all of the many artistic strings of Childish’s bow - with recent paintings, writings and of course, the music.
Fantastic electro punkers 2hot2sweat are hosting a new club on Weds 17th Feb at The Social. They promise "A night of animal themed musical mayhem" so appropriately, the night is called Pet Sounds.
An eccelectic but choice line up for the launch of the club sees Piney Gir, Tim Ten Yen and the hosts sharing the bill.
More details and a fantastic tune from 2hot2sweat to download after the break.
The Soft Pack recently played 10 shows in one day to celebrate the release of their unfeasibly fine debut LP. Crazy? Yes! Dumb? Yes! Entertaining? Most probably!
The camera gonks at Videothing documented the whole thing, proving that a) playing a show at a record store at 10.37 in the morning probably isn’t the best idea you’ve ever had, even if your band rocks and b) if you take an infant to a rock n roll show, make sure they’re wearing HUGE ear protectors.
Very enjoyable video after the break…
Delphic!
The Great Escapees have made their first line up announcement, and as you’d expect from so fine a festival, it’s looking top notch. Slow Club, Japandroids, Cold Cave, The Cheek and Ruby Suns alone are worth the price of early bird tickets - full line up after the break!
Here’s a neat Pulled Apart by Horses interview with some choice live clips. It’s something to do with Skins, which is ‘all about crazy parties and youth culture’.
"You only get to appreciate what you do when you're not doing it," says bassist Rob Canning, slurping on a tea. "and now we're back, we're buzzing to go."
PART ONE: WELCOME TO 2008
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Legendary rock photographer Steve Gullick has a retrospective at Manchester’s KRAAK Gallery running from March 12th til March 27th, featuring shots taken for NME and Melody Maker as well as his...
To accompany the review of Tune-yards’ Monday gig at Cargo, a few tasty shots of Think about Life, Trash Kit and New England native Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs.
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We have collected some truly heinous examples of recent album covers, from Empire Of The Sun’s Star Wars travesty to the banal evil that is Razorlight’s Slipway Fire. Discretionary...
Album art in this gallery was selected based on several simple traits: strong concept, fine graphics including creative typography and general lushness. The first three of ‘The Best Record...
Placebo pictures: just in - some photos of Placebo and Brian Molko from last week’s gig at the Glasgow SECC.
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