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See: Malevolence release new visual for Self Supremacy, plus European tour dates
Following the long-awaited release of their album Self Supremacy last May, Sheffield thrashers have released a brand-new video for the title track of the record. Their latest cinematic hosts an eerie aesthetic littered with shots of fast cars, motorbikes and generally looking ultra-angry, hip and cool. If you like breakdowns, epic guitar solos and deep, …
Obituary: The Fall’s Mark E Smith
The Fall. 32 studio albums (and counting…compilations etc. one can only guess), 66 band members, and one constant element – the enigmatic, grumpy, exasperating Mark E Smith. And with his sudden passing, I must sadly use the past tense, no slur on those foot-soldiers, for whom membership in The Fall was almost some kind of …
See: Mien reveal new video for Black Habit, plus new album news
Taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut album on Rocket Recordings, psych-krautrock supergroup Mien have released a new video for the single Black Habit. The band, comprised of The Black Angel’s Alex Maas, The Horror’s Tom Furse, Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir and The Earlies’ John-Mark Lapham, are due to make their live debut at the Levitation …
See: Hinds share ‘New For You’ video, plus album and tour announcement
Hinds kick off 2018 in style by sharing the football-themed video for new single ‘New For You’ and announcing the release of their second album. In 2016 Hinds released a debut album full of attitude and charm, producing a contender for album of the year before the end of January. The Spanish quartet – Carlotta …
News: Del Amitri announce additional 2018 tour dates at Glasgow Barrowlands
Del Amitri have announced that they’ll conclude their long-awaited UK tour with two hometown shows at Glasgow Barrowlands. The Del Amitri lineup that performed to rapturous crowds in 2014 – Justin Currie (vocals, guitar), Iain Harvie (lead guitar), Andy Alston (keys), Kris Dollimore (guitar) and Ashley Soan (drums) – delighted fans when they announced that …
Track: Dita Von Teese – Bird Of Prey
After seeing Dita Von Teese performing at the Crazy Horse in Paris to one of his tracks, French electronic music maestro Sébastien Tellier composed an album especially for her. The latest track to be unveiled from it being “Bird Of Prey” – Dita’s breathy vocals float over a shimmery background of space age harp music, before …
See: Glen Hansard reveals new video for Roll on Slow, plus European Tour Dates
Sometime Frames and Swell Seasons man Glen Hansard has returned with a new album, Between Two Shores, which dropped last Friday (January 19th) on Anti-. From it he’s revealed a new video for the albums opening track ‘Roll on Slow’. It’s a mixup of folk rock and brass heavy soul, akin in a way to …
News: Concert for George, the George Harrison tribute concert, reissued and available for the first time on vinyl
The legendary George Harrison tribute concert, featuring performances by Eric Clapton, Joe Brown, Dhani Harrison, Jools Holland, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Monty Python, Ravi & Anoushka Shankar, Ringo Starr and more is going to be available for the first time on streaming platforms, and on vinyl – as a 180gram 4-LP box set, …
News: Stiff Little Fingers Announce 12-date Spring/Summer UK tour
Stiff Little Fingers are set to embark on a 12-date headline tour in March of 2018 with special guests Ruts DC. The band will also be playing 3 large outdoor summer shows with a rotating bill including The Selecter, The Beat and Buzzcocks. Stiff Little Fingers live shows are always special events. None is more …
News : Yo La Tengo Announce New Album ‘There’s a Riot Going On’, plus UK tour dates
It’s been 5 years since Yo La Tengo released an album of new material. Fade was released in January of 2013, and now in January of 2018 the New Jersey indie rock stalwarts have announced they are dropping a brand new album on March 16th with longtime label Matador Records. There’s A Riot Going On …