Collaborative Music Blogging Project
(Eds note – this review by Geoffery Crescent) Seal Club kicked the night off with a blend of fuzzy riffs and noise rock style tunes that didn’t quite gel, but brimmed with potential. Lead singer Jack Lawrence would have been wiser to sing within his vocal range; his high notes were often unpleasantly raw and…
Continue reading [Live Review] Wet Nuns, The Croft, Bristol – 3rd March 2013
To celebrate 25 years since they made their debut, a box set of Public Enemy‘s seminal output on vinyl is due on IDJ on April 15th (but not in the US and Canada, sorry folks). The box set contains 9 x 12” LPs: 6 original albums on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl 1. YO! BUM RUSH THE…
Continue reading Public Enemy Vinyl boxset due
The very talented David Baker, ex-of Mercury Rev, unleashed his new project Variety Lights last year via the eclectic album Central Flow. UK audiences will finally get a chance to enjoy the live show this spring as the band are travelling here supporting Pere Ubu. The dates are 13 April: The Haunt, Brighton, UK 14…
Continue reading Variety Lights announce UK dates supporting Pere Ubu
Energetic Welsh rockers Beard of Wolves release a self-titled EP on March 18th, and follow it up with a UK tour The dates are 20th Mar – LONDON – The Macbeth 22nd Mar – NOTTINGHAM – Jam Cafe 23rd Mar – NOTTINGHAM – The Maze 28th Mar – PRESTON – The Ark 30th Mar –…
Continue reading Beard of Wolves – New EP and UK tour
I think this is absolutely great. Another video from Farewell J.R.’s debut EP, Health, out March 11th on Talking Shop. Farewell J.R. tours with Maps & Atlases this week and next: 27 Feb – Joiners, Southampton w/ Maps and Atlases 28 Feb – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham w/ Maps and Atlases 2 Mar – Art…
Continue reading Farewell J.R. – “A Thought, A Mind” video
STRFKR’s third album, ‘Miracle Maker‘ comes out on April 1st in the UK via Polyvinyl. Give them some love on facebook
Out this week on Red Deer Club records is the new single from Jonnie Common, formerly of Glasgow’s Down the Tiny Steps. Admirably, Figurehead comes in two versions, an upbeat ‘Wet’ version, all loping bass, big drums and glitchy drums, and a ‘Dry’ version, more sparse sounding with flourished of acoustic guitar and the sound…
Continue reading Jonnie Common – Figurehead
The disturbingly-named Wet Nuns release a blistering new EP, ‘Broken Teeth’ next monday. The video for the title track is directed by Mark Bull. The band are also off on a UK tour, before playing at New York Sound City and at SXSW, then their own festival, Detestival, in South Yorkshire in March. More details…
Continue reading Wet Nuns ‘Broken Teeth’ new EP, video and UK tour
Farewell J.R. releases a 6-track EP, Health, on 11th March, and will be touring with Maps & Atlases. Night Wolves is a free download from that EP over on Soundcloud. The tour dates are: 27 Feb – Joiners, Southampton w/ Maps and Atlases 28 Feb – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham w/ Maps and Atlases 2…
Continue reading Farewell J.R. “Night Wolves” video, download and tour dates
Angel Olsen – Tiniest Seed (Official Video) from Randy Sterling Hunter on Vimeo. I’ve become quite a fan of Angel Olsen’s voice, mostly from having heard her on the excellent Quail and Dumplings by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, and her own material is excellent. She’s making a rare trip to these shores (well, mostly Ireland) this…
Continue reading Angel Olsen visits Ireland and Britain