Polly Rappaport was in London for the finale of Tokyo Police Club's European tour, but boy was she not impressed - read on for her furious damnation!
Artrocker.com heads down to the party bloc in East London to catch a double bill of experimental pop music, featuring the wild abandon of Slow Club, and the abstract indie-dance of Micachu...
More European festival action now, as Lewis Hingston reports from The Netherlands biggest field party. Expect reports on the Flaming Lips, Simian Mobile Disco, The National and more...
The Norwegian festivities continue as Dave from iLiKETRAiNS reviews performances from Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine and Holy Fuck...
Last week we sent Dave from iLiKETRAiNS over to Norway to review the Oya Festival. Well, that's not strictly true - we didn't buy his plane ticket or anything - but we did blag him a press pass. In return, he's presented us with this epic review...
Set in the mountainous Brecon Beacons in Wales, the Green Man Festival is notorious for three things: psychedelia, cool Welsh bands and gooey mud. Susie Wild braves the squelchy stuff to bring us this report on SFA, Los Campesinos! and more...
Emily Kendrick witnesses Die! Die! Die! unleashing fire through their nostrils over an audience in East London, before taking leave of the stage - and their senses...
Peggy Sue - formerly of the Pirates but now of The Pictures - deliver the dramatic sea shanty goods in central London, with the odd Talking Heads cover thrown in for good measure. Polly Rappaport reviews...
Emily Kendrick hustles her way into Artrocker London at the Buffalo Bar, where Model Horror are kicking up a panic stricken whirlwind of disco punk...
More festie action now, and Amy Rich enjoys this smallish one so much, she wishes she wasn't publicising it with this review. Too late Amy! Read on for reports on Camera Obscura, Those Dancing Days and more...
Henry from The Young Knives recommends the Norwegian rock band Ungdomskulen...
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Gruff is sat on the roof of the Hawley Arms in Camden, grinning into the sun and feeding a saucer of milk to his impatient dog. SFA's eighth record ('Hey Venus!') is on the verge of being released, and their...
"We're doing a lot of writing and recording at the moment. We're also doing a series of remixes with various cool dance music people and are excited by the cutpaste / mashups that are making our stuff sound different to...
Now then, Devendra Banhart. I've always liked his beard, but not his music. However, his new collaboration with Greg Rogrove - called Megapuss - is rather good.
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Fantastic rendition of Stones classic by artrocking pioneer Patti Smith, whose voice sounds as good as ever on this track.
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The Bumps come highly recommended in the latest Alfonzo Demo Kitchen column. They're rated 'LCD laced sugar cubes' by the moustachioed culinary one.
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Excellent track from their excellent new (to the UK) album Forts (released this week, expect review here soon).
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THE COVERGIRLS
Best new band in Glasgow, by a mile!
...Francis Bacon
Any more snooker cliches?
...Q65 “Revival”
Second track sounds like a more snarly mid-60s Who. Excellent.
...Q65 “Revival”
First one sounds like Sean Ryder having a flashback but second track is a killer.
...Only By The Night
once you've drunk a bottle of Maker's Mark in Copehagen?
...Francis Bacon
The more I watch it, the more I like it.
...Only By The Night
Sex on Fire is good once you've drunk a bottle of Maker's Mark in Copenhagen
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