ALBUM REVIEW – STEPHEN PASTEL & GAVIN THOMSON: THIS IS MEMORIAL DEVICE

I was gifted a copy of David Keenan’s novel This is Memorial Device by one of my good friends back in December, and I’ve had it hovering around me somewhere ever since. So, when I saw a soundtrack to the stage adaptation composed by Stephen Pastel and Gavin Thomson – being a big fan of […]
Protomartyr have just released their fourth album, Relatives In Descent, their debut for new label home Domino.  Prior to its release, the band share the third single off the album, and perhaps one of their most straight-forward and anthemic songs to date. ‘Don’t Go To Anacita’ takes place in a fictional town of singer Joe […]

PROTOMARTYR SHARE ‘DON’T GO TO ANACITA’ – LISTEN HERE

SOUND CITY IS ZIPPING UP ITS BOOTS AND GOING BACK TO ITS ROOTS IN THE CITY CENTRE FOR 2018

Sound City, the latest edition of the award-winning metropolitan festival of live music and arts, takes place on the Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May 2018 to kick-start the UK season in style. Early bird tickets go on sale at 9am today. The festival has earned a reputation for its inventive use of a wide […]
Hot Chip have announced a new UK tour in support of their new album, Why Make Sense? The electro-pop five-piece will play three UK dates in May, including a gig at Gorilla in Manchester. Their sixth album, which was recorded in Oxfordshire and London and produced by the band with Mark Ralph, will be released […]

HOT CHIP ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR INCLUDING MANCHESTER GORILLA DATE

NEWS: STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS – THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘CINNAMON & LESBIANS’

Following on from the video for Lariat last month, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks now have a video for album track ‘Cinnamon & Lesbians’, which features on their forthcoming album, Wig Out At Jagbags which comes out on January 6 on Domino. Four UK dates have been announced and  support will come from Joanna Gruesome. The album was produced by the band (Stephen Malkmus, Joanna […]
I recall a pub conversation with a friend at Christmas time. I believe the year was 2011, and we were each naming our favourite gig of the year and attempting to explain what it was that we liked so much about it. I think I used the words “hands down” in declaring that Calvi’s gig […]

Album Review: Anna Calvi – One Breath