Music
News: Defected Announces Part 1 Programme for 2018 Ibiza Season at Eden
After a triumphant 2017 season at Eden, Defected are gearing up to do it all over again, bigger and better, with CamelPhat, MK, Derrick Carter, Dennis Ferrer, Franky Rizardo, Monki, Claptone, Riva Starr, Melé, Danny Howard, Purple Disco Machine and many more this summer. Kicking off a huge 21-date season under the slogan ‘IN OUR HOUSE …
See: Astari Nite reveals new video for Sunday Queen
Taken from their forthcoming album Midnight Conversations, out in July on Cleopatra Records, South Florida post-punks Astari Nite have released the visuals to the track ‘Sunday Queen’. Talking about the track, Mychael from the band says “IN Sunday Queen, a tragic obsession occurs between magick and love. I feel as the days continue to go …
Feature: Vinyl Reissue vs streaming
With the vinyl re-issue of Annie Lennox’s Diva, me and Spouse decided to put vinyl versus streaming to the test. I’m a simple soul who likes good music well played, but Spouse is an actual musician and former science teacher, with a fairly extensive vintage vinyl back catalogue. He has VIEWS on music quality. We …
Album Review: Band of Gold – Where’s the Magic
I’ve always had a quiet regard for Scandi-pop. Maybe it’s the to do with the enunciation, something which can give a sense of cool detachment from the lyrics. Whatever the case, Band of Gold’s second album, Where’s the Magic, comes across as well executed smart art pop. Band of Gold consist of Nina Mortvedt and …
Album Review: Lowtide – Southern Mind
I don’t know whether Melbourne is becoming the shoegaze/dream pop capital of the Southern Hemisphere, but the release last month of Lowtide‘s sophomore album, ‘Southern Mind’ would be compelling evidence. Some of the best music is being produced in the southern capital and Lowtide are leading the pack. ‘Southern Mind’ is a stellar collection of …
News: Mortiis to re-release ‘Perfectly Defect’ album
Mortiis’ ‘Perfectly Defect’ album which was originally released in 2010 during the European comeback tour with fellow industrial stalwarts Combichrist and has since been long out of print, will be re-issued this year in both digital & physical format, including 3 strictly limited vinyl versions. When ‘Perfectly Defect’ was first released, it was available in …
Classic Album: Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
1982’s The Number of the Beast is one of Iron Maiden’s best selling albums, and saw the band re-assert their place as one of the prime heavy metal acts of the era. That they did this on the album that saw Bruce Dickinson replace Paul Di’Anno as their vocalist shows just how hard the whole …
News: MUSE, QOTSA, FRANZ FERDINAND and JUSTICE among acts set to play Pa’l Norte Festival 2018
The sixth edition of Pa’l Norte, taking place at the Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico on Fri April 20th & Sat April 21st, hosts over 75 artists crossing all genres and styles. Headed up this year by the likes of Muse, Zoé, Richard Ashcroft, Franz Ferdinand, Queens of The Stone Age, Bunbury and Justice, the festival welcomes tens …
See: We Are Scientists reveal new video for Your Light has Changed, plus UK tour dates
With their sixth album, Megaplex, arriving at the end of April, We are Scientists have just revealed a new video for ‘Your Light Has Changed. It’s a thunderous thing of beauty, with the razor sharp guitar lines of the verse giving way to these huge swathes of riff in the chorus. It got just the …
Live Review: Handsome Family – Plug Sheffield 19.03.2018
Poor Rennie Sparks. Snowed in the previous day at a carvery somewhere outside Barnsley, only to find that the rearranged gig was in Britain’s coldest venue. She shuffled onstage a good 15 minutes ahead of Brett and the others, to plug in an electric heater and stand folornly defrosting in her emergency purchase Asda coat …