Collaborative Music Blogging Project
It’s difficult to know where to start. No less a talent than Owen Pallett once said that he had “never been so blindsided by a musician as I was by Ichiko Aoba”, and seeing her tonight I can fully understand why. A decently sized crowd are gathered tonight, sat in assembly-room rows of seats and…
Continue reading [Live Review] Ichiko Aoba, Strange Brew, Bristol 15th November 2021
Jane Weaver wraps up her solo tour ‘Loops in the Secret Society’ this week, presenting unique audio-visual reworkings of tracks from albums The Silver Globe and Modern Kosmology. The tour takes in 6th Nov: Hackney Arts Centre, London, UK 7th Nov: Trinity Centre, Bristol, UK 8th Nov: Komedia, Brighton, UK 9th Nov: Arts Theatre, Nottingham,…
Continue reading Jane Weaver dates this week
If, like me, you failed to get it together to get tickets to IDLES’last tour, you’ll be relieved you don’t have to wait too long for the next chance – tickets are on sale at 9am this Friday (November 9th) for their 2019 world tour. The facts are these: 21 Jan 2019 / NZ /…
Continue reading IDLES announce 2019 world tour
From the album Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia, out September 22nd on My Own Pleasure. The album is a arranged for analogue synths and a brass band, and tells the story of an elderly electronic musician and her desire to travel from her home in Barnsley to see Cassiopeia for herself. Live shows for Mary…
Continue reading Hannah Peel streams ‘Archid Orange Dwarf’
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah support their first album in four years with a UK and Ireland tour next month, kicking off on board Thekla in Bristol. The dates are: 13th Sep – Bristol – Thekla 14th Sep – Manchester – Gorilla 15th Sep – Dublin – Whelans (SOLD OUT) 16th Sep – Glasgow –…
Continue reading [Live Dates] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Tour Next Month
Interpol are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their third album, Our Love to Admire, with three special expanded-edition reissues via UMC: a two-LP vinyl set, a double LP with bonus DVD, and a CD/DVD set. The DVD features a live set from 2007 at London’s Astoria The band are also celebrating fifteen years of since…
Continue reading Interpol celebrate two anniversaries with reissue and tour
(Diet Cig photo by Daniel Dorsa) I love this, even if I was mouthing ‘duck!’ at my screen towards the end there. From Diet Cig’s debut, I Swear I’m Good At This. The duo are coming to Europe this autumn: ep 23 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix Sep 25 – Paris, FR @…
Continue reading [Video] Diet Cig – Barf Day
Roya Arab, who has collaborated with the likes of Grooverider and her sister, the electronic artist Leila, will be singing her songs of protest at City University on May 2nd at 7pm in the Performance Space at City, University of London. Admission is free. According to the University event page, ‘Reflecting the concept of Weltschmerz,…
Continue reading [Music News] Concert @ City, University of London – Roya Arab
Out now on FatCat Records Video shot and directed by Helen Plumb- helenplumb.co.uk Catch C Duncan on the road in May Thursday 4th May – Cork, Cyprus Avenue Friday 5th May – Limerick, Dolans Saturday 6th May – Dublin, Whelan’s Monday 8th May – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds Tuesday 9th May – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor…
Continue reading [Video] C Duncan – Like You Do
Bristol’s excellent Idles have just unveiled an excellently anarchic video for their new single Stendhal Syndrome, starring handsomely bearded bassist Dev. The band embark on a UK tour this spring, calling at March 2017 Monday 6th – Cambridge – Portland Arms Wednesday 8th – Bristol – The Fleece Thursday 9th – Colchester – Arts Centre…
Continue reading [Video] Idles – Stendhal Syndrome
