Music
See: Itchy teeth reveal new video for Time Machine
Out right now is the new single, Time Machine, from London quartet Itchy Teeth available via Fourtwenty records. It’s the prequel for the bands debut album – due out mid-summer. The band claim they aimed for the likes of Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers or The Flaming Lips with he recording, and certainly there’s …
Album Review: Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
Pop music has always been looked down upon by long haired indie kids in skinny jeans. How do I know? Because I used to be one of said indie kids. The hair is shorter now, but the skinny jeans remain. It has been a genre responsible for filling our charts with many a cheesy criminal …
Tracks: Tourists – Quiet Room
If you caught previous single Cut and Run, you’ll probably be on high alert for new music from Torquay five piece Tourists. Worry not, because with new single Quiet Room, they’ve hit gold again. Already catching the ears of Radio 1, they’ve just played The Academy as part of the build up to the BBC …
Say Psych: Playlist 12/2016
One of the events I most look forward to each year is the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia. For me it provides a terrific opportunity to catch up with some of my favourite bands and check out ones that I’d never come across before. Now in its fifth year, and having just announced the full …
Meet: Lisbon Full Band Interview
It’s always a pleasure catching up with Whitley Bay’s finest, the indie pop/rock outfit Lisbon and this time I’m going to take on the challenge that is interviewing the whole band rather than just front man Matty Varty as I have on previous occasions. The band are lively and extremely good-natured as can be seen …
Album Review: Fatherson – Open Book
Scottish trio Fatherson are on the cusp of releasing their sophomore album Open Book, following the critically acclaimed debut I Am An Island released in 2014. The new record will be available on 3rd June 2016, celebrated with a short tour of the Highlands and album launches in both London and Glasgow. ‘Just Past The Point …
Live Review: Lisbon / VYNCE / Dead Slow Hoot / I Kept the Wolves Away at Sheffield Union, 25.05.16
It only seems like two minutes since Lisbon were last on the road but since they last visited Sheffield they’ve managed to unleash yet another monster tune on us and have played at dates the length of the country including The Great Escape festival in Brighton. Returning to Sheffield, they’ve moved to a larger venue …
Not Forgotten: Clifford T. Ward – Home Thoughts
Twee long before twee became cool, Clifford T. Ward’s career has seemingly faded from the collective memory just like the photo adorning Home Thoughts album cover. Okay, so maybe some people with longer memories remember him for “Gaye”, but in terms of his wider career, he’s been in desperate need of reassessment for decades now. …
Say Psych: Album Review, Big Naturals & Anthroprophh s/t
For anyone with any history with Paul Allen, Gareth Turner and Jesse Webb, the trio who make up Big Naturals and Anthropropph; you would expect from the outset that this is not going to be an album of harmonic ballads or even gentle lilting space rock. All three have a reputation of delivering hard hitting …
Gallery: Courage My Love – Leeds Milo’s Bar, 21/05/16
Inside the tin can sweat box that is Milo’s Bar in the centre of Leeds a whole cluster of local bands along side Italian rockers Over and headliners, Canadian three piece Courage My Love are ready to showcase themselves. This is Courage My Love’s first ever time in the UK let alone headlining. Made up …