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Meet: Lisbon – Lead singer Matthew Varty interviewed
One of the North East’s finest, Lisbon, stop off on their first headline tour of the UK to chat to me ahead of their Sheffield gig at The Rocking Chair. Lead singer Matthew Varty chats Whitley Bay, Westeros and what’s in a name… WARNING – CONTAINS “GAME OF THRONES” SPOILERS FOR SEASON 5!!! Backseat Mafia: …
Meet: Marnie from Ladytron on solo gigs, her new album and more
Helen Marnie was studying classical piano in her native Glasgow before dropping out to take a degree in pop music at the University of Liverpool. There she met Daniel Hunt, Reuben Wu and Mira Aroyo forming Ladytron who have influenced a generation of British electronic acts. With the band on hold Marnie is out on …
Track: Why We Run release the melancholic indie of Ignites
We were already mightily impressed by Why We Run’s debut single, ‘Comfortable Lie’, earlier this year and their follow-up release, ‘Ignites’, indicates this Sydney four piece are no flash in the pan. Out today, ‘Ignites’ is another lilting, sparkling and extremely assured song from a band that has created its own fresh, unique sound, and …
Track: Bill Wyman – What & How & If & Why & When
So he may not be in the Rolling Stones anymore, despite doing thirty one years service on the bass guitar slot, but Bill Wyman is a busy boy. Since quitting the band back in 1993, he’s written seven books, exhibited his photographs globally, launched his open brand if metal detector, composed for film and TV, …
News: Florence and the Machine announce September Tour
Riding at the top of the world right now is Florence and her Machine. Fresh from the news that her recently released third album ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’ had made the #1 slot in the UK album charts outselling the rest of the top 5 combined, and then stepping into the breach caused …
See: Meridian Dan reveals video for The Bits
Meridian Dan scored a huge hit with last years grime crossover, ‘German Whip’, picking up fans, attention and multiple 2014 MOBO Awards nominations along the way. Now he’s back with a new track, ‘The Bits’, produced by Two Inch Punch and Noah Breakfast. Splashed in pads and rippling percussive beats, this bassline drops on the …
News: Garbage Announce 20th anniversary Queer tour
Apparently, it happened on August 15th 1995, although I can hardly believe its 20 year ago. Through all the grunnge and associated alt rock, something cut through. Something that was smart and sassy, but could also be dark and ambitious. Something that was like a shard of colour across a landscape of grey and black. …
Track: Ducktails release new single, Surreal Exposure
Ahead of the release of his fifth album, St. Catherine – out on 24th July via Domino Records, Ducktails aka Matt Mondanile is releasing a new single, Surreal Exposure. The sometime Real Estate man recorded the album in bedrooms from Berlin to New York to fit around his other projects heavy touring schedule, but has …
Track: Hannah Cohen – Lilacs (Hidden Fees Remix)
After just finishing a run of shows with the Modfather Paul Weller, singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen has handed her track Lilacs over to Brooklyn duo Hidden Fees, aka DJ Ivan Sunshine and guitarist Thomas Gluibizzi. Taken from Cohen’s second album Pleasure Boy, written in the midst of break-ups and anxiety, but Hidden Fees have put a …
Live Review: Lisbon, Bayonet, The Rocking Chair, Sheffield, 18.06.2015
Lisbon first came onto my radar last year when I accidentally caught them supporting Saint Motel at Plug in Sheffield. They were enthusiastic, exciting and totally deserving of a bigger crowd than their support slot offered them. In the months since this visit to Sheffield, they’ve been working on their material and should see an …