VIDEO: TELEMAN – ‘CHRISTINA’ + HEAR B-SIDE ‘IN YOUR FUR’

Amongst a flurry of praise & growing excitement, London trio Teleman release their debut 7” single this week through Moshi Moshi records. The single’s a-side ‘Cristina’ has notched up over 35,000 listens in the last month. Now they unveil the second song on the release ‘In Your Fur’; a more guitar driven track that escalates […]
– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – So it’s fair to say that I’m pretty excited ahead of tonight’s events! Not only is today the day that the first albums of the 2013 have been released but I’m also at my first gig of the year at one of my favourite venues in Manchester for an […]

LIVE: DUTCH UNCLES – 14/01/2013

NEWS: SIGUR ROS TO HEADLINE LIVE FROM JODRELL BANK

‘INCOMING TRANSMISSION’ The multi award winning Live From Jodrell Bank series is thrilled to announce another Transmission from the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.  Sigur Rós are confirmed to headline this unique event in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world. Previous Live […]
– Friday 11/01/2012 – Day 3 – Final coverage Right. I think I finally caught up with everything that went down in that crazy student town in the North of the Netherlands. Sure is clear that even 3 years after my last SXSW visit, the industry still knows how to work hard, play hard. As part […]

OUTSIDE BROADCAST: EUROSONIC 2013 – DAY 3

OUTSIDE BROADCAST: EUROSONIC 2013 – DAY 2

– THURSDAY 10/01/2013 – Day 2 – Let’s see what we stumble across So as a Dutch resident myself, I’ve been bombarded with dozens of great sounding Belgian bands that make it across the border and invade our radio playlists. Therefore, whenever there is a Belgian neighbour, whose music is described to be inspired by The […]
– WEDNESDAY 09/01/2013 –  DAY 1 – Less is more and more is better Kicking off with a quick visit to the European Border Breakers Awards, which culminates in French DJ quartet C2C pick up the ‘EBBA Public Choice Award’, we are off into the cold northern night to crawl our way from venue to […]

OUTSIDE BROADCAST: EUROSONIC 2013 – DAY 1

VIDEO: KAVINSKY – ‘ PROTOVISION’

After releasing three EP’s through the Record Makers label, Kavinsky has emerged as one of the biggest artists of the French electro scene. Kavinsky’s signature track – ‘Nightcall’ – produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk, was the lead track from the soundtrack of the hit neo-noir crime film ‘Drive’. The track has also […]
Mancunian five-piece SWISS LIPS release their debut single ‘Danz’ on 3rd February 2013 and have confirmed three headline shows for later that month. An exquisite dance/pop/electro collaboration, ‘Danz’ showcases the band’s ability to write classic hits with infectious beats and irresistible hooks. The band recently hosted a month of gigs/parties and events at The Union […]

NEWS: SWISS LIPS – NEW SINGLE/VIDEO ‘DANZ’ + LIVE DATES FOR 2013

VIDEOS: BATTLESHIPS – ‘IN RETROSPECT’ / ‘YOUR WORDS’

Sydney Indie Rock/Folk quartet Battleships have just released their debut 7-track mini album ‘To You’, following singles ‘In Retrospect’ and ‘Your Words’ earlier this year. ‘In Retrospect’ was the first track to grab attention with its blend of haunting vocals and atmospheric, intelligent musicianship, while follow up single ‘Your Words’ pushed their sound to the […]
In the weird, hyper-speed blog-world of the 21st century musical underground Fiction’s ‘80‘s inflected, thoughtful, outsider indie has served to set them apart from a revolving door of faddish trends and fly by night ‘scenes’. Taking a template determined by debut single Curiosity, the London based quintet of James Howard, Mike Barrett, Nick Barrett, Dave […]

NEWS: FICTION – DEBUT ALBUM + NEW VIDEO