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Premiere: A Permanent Shadow Shares It’s OK DJ Remix Of ‘Raincheck’ Ahead Of Upcoming New EP
A Permanent Shadow, the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist CP Fletcher is back with an upcoming EP ‘Undercover’. Ahead of the full release, Fletcher teases what to expect with a remix of the upcoming single ‘Raincheck’ from It’s OK DJ and we’re lucky enough to be running the premiere! A cover of a song …
Live Review: As December Falls – Manchester Academy 3 08/10/22
Headlining Manchester Academy 3 tonight is alternative rock band, As December Falls. Originating from Nottingham the 4 piece band, comprising of vocalist Bethany Hunter, Ande (guitar), Timmy (guitar) and Luke (drums), have had a busy year on the festival circuit culminating in a headline tour at their largest venues to date. Blending a style of …
Premiere: Mac The Knife insert a sliver of punky gold into our ears with ‘Labour In Vain’ and announce launch gig.
We are very honoured to premiere the fantastic new single ‘Labour In Vain’ from inner west of Eora/Sydney residents Mac The Knife: a zesty, shouty reverberating and thunderous piece of punky rock that echoes inside the skull and does a little slam dance. The thoroughly enjoyable and cathartic wall of sound is augmented by the …
Premiere: Perth’s Clay Western is here for the long term with his euphoric anthem ‘Nothing Lasts’
We are delighted to premiere today the new single ‘Nothing Lasts’ from Western Australian artist Clay Western. Dripping with a delicious melancholia and framed by sky scraping choruses over an electronic thrum, this is a dynamic and heartening track that makes you simultaneously weep and laugh with joy. The track is a paean to mutability …
News: Confidence Man release new EP ‘RE-TILT’
A few short weeks ago, Confidence Man shared a Tame Impala remix of their summer anthem, ‘Holiday’ on which Australia’s masters of all things psychedelic stretch and flex the original, then add a thumping bass drum to create a gorgeously laidback trippy house track that should extend the holiday season for a few months yet. Talking about the remix, Confidence …
News: Blue October release first part of double album and announce a UK tour
Blue October is releasing a double album named ‘Spinning the Truth Around’. ‘Part 1’ will be out October 14 (Up/Down / Brando Records), followed by ‘Part 2’ in early 2023. Throughout 2020-21, Justin Furstenfeld wrote and recorded both albums with the band at his Up/Down Studios in San Marcos, Texas. The band tour the UK in April 2023. For that initial spark, Justin asked …
Live Review: Monster Truck/Those Damn Crows – O2 Ritz, Manchester 05/10/2022
Supporting Monster Truck tonight is Welsh rock band, Those Damn Crows. Formed in 2014, the 5 piece band (Shane Greenhall – vocals, Ian ‘Shiner’ Thomas – guitarist, Lloyd Wood – bass, Ronnie Huxford – drums and David Winchurch – guitar) played a 9 song set. Before taking to the stage, crow noises are played through the speakers, …
Pet Needs – Manchester Academy 11/10/22
4 Essex boys all dressed in black, bounce on to the stage with the unenviable task of warming up a Frank Turner audience. Fortunately tonight’s crowd are well up for it. A late addition to the tour, Sierra Leonian hip hop artist Mash P, has already entertained the early comers who got in early. By …
The Dowling Poole – Refuse
The Dowling Poole have released a brace of albums over the past few years, and this one is a compilation of tracks that have only previously existed in a digital format but now are available as a physical CD. Formed in 2013, they consist of Willie Dowling (formerly of Jackdaw4, Honeycrack and The Grip) and Jon …
News: Bloodstock Shares Nine More Bands For 2023!
The UK’s biggest independent Rock and Metal Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, has just announced another mouth-watering batch of bands for its 2023 edition and with some heavy hitters and complete legends in the mix, 2023 is surely going to be another Bloodstock you simply don’t want to miss out on. Not one, but two Main …