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NEWS: Super Cool Drawing Machine: with no gigs, musicians are touring art instead
NO GIGS. No. Gigs. Now imagine pulling a random aside in the corridor at some New Year’s party at say, ooh, 1.34am, as the beer can fortresses advance across every available surface, as a minor tiff erupts by the record deck, and slurring into this stranger’s ear: “Y’know, thissh year, there wont really be gigs. …
TRACK: Andy Cooper – ‘The Man’: dizzying delivery from Ugly Duckling wordsmith; LP to follow
ANDY COOPER, the Californian wordsmith who was one-third of old-skool rhymers Ugly Duckling, is back. He’s got third solo LP ‘L.I.S.T.E.N.’ (Lyrical Innovation Supplying The Ear’s Need),Supplying The Ear’s Need), locked and loaded; it’ll be with you digitally on September 25th, with the wax bringing up the rear on December 11th (trust us; it’s murder out …
Meet: We have a chat with Babybird’s Stephen Jones about that hit single, his creative process and the music industry. Plus we review his new album.
While Babybird will always be associated with the global hit ‘You’re Gorgeous‘, the prodigious talent behind the name, Stephen Jones, has never ceased creating sublime indie pop over the course of his career. In a sense, the music industry may have moved away, but Jones’s songwriting magic has remained a constant. Jones might have the …
Say Psych: News: The Oscillation Re-Press Droneweapon and Share New Video
Following the tragic news last week that Tom Relleen of The Oscillation, Tomaga and most recently Autotelia had died, leaving behind him a wonderful and inspiring legacy of music, the news that a re-press of The Oscillation’s latest offering Droneweapon was now available was music to any fans ears, particularly those who missed out first …
TRACK: Adulkt Life – ‘County Pride’: Huggy Bear and Male Bonding types combine for a righteous thrash
ADULKT LIFE is the new project of Chris Rowley, formerly of the brilliant riot grrrl torchbearers Huggy Bear, who’s got together with John Arthur Webb and Kevin Hendrick of Sub Pop noiseniks Male Bonding. And they’re setting out their manifesto for a nicely noisy indiepop future with their first single, “County Pride”, which is out …
NEWS: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah embark on digital reissue mission with extra goodies
ALEC OUNSWORTH, the Philadelphian indie minstrel with such a lovely line in pretty lo-fi, has embarked on a digital reissue campaign of his entire catalogue; he’s gonna be reissuing one album a week from now through to September 18th – each being bolstered by rare or previously unheard bonus tracks, demo takes, B-sides and more. …
Track: Healthy Junkies share ‘Last Day In LA’ from upcoming album
HEALTHY JUNKIES’ new album Forever On The Road is out on September 25th. It’s a set of tunes that’s set to propel the band forward to the top of the pile: smashing down boundaries of genre in a way that only this group of anarchic artisans can, with a blend of horror movie soundscape, punk, grunge, reggae …
News: Slade Release ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ Singles Collection
On September 25th 2020 BMG proudly release Slade’s ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’, a superlative and comprehensive collection of Slade singles from 1970 to 1991. ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ is released as a double CD and a 2LP collection: the CD comprises of 43 singles, while the double vinyl features 24 singles. ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ includes all six …
SEE: Watch the video for Kevin Morby’s ‘Campfire’; new album for Dead Oceans; live stream ‘tour’
KANSAS’ favourite guitar-wielding son, Kevin Morby, who’s delighted us over the past seven years with five rather lovely solo albums, has announced his sixth full-length set will hit the racks on October 16th – and has released a video for the lead track,, “Campfire”. Watch it with us. With last year’s Oh My God at …
SEE: Drama Dolls release new track, ‘Yes’: watch the video
SOMEWHERE in between the Misfits and The Bangles, or a love child of the Ramones and the Go-Go’s, Drama Dolls fill a void in our musical souls we didn’t know we had. Now, following the widely praised single “Favorite Girl,” Drama Dolls give us a chance to sink into nostalgia and rock out with their newest track. …