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Music New: The Breeders announce 30th Anniversary UK Tour of Last Splash LP

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Album Review: The Fall – The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country On The Click) 20th anniversary reissue

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Live Review: PiL & Meryl Streek – O2 Ritz Manchester Sept 22nd 2023

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With 31 studio albums to choose from, there are very few fans of The Fall wo will ever definitively agree, which are the best 5 of all time. It can be as simple as who your favourite line-up was, and there were many it has to be said, or at what point in their career …

Words and pictures by Andi Callen Photography – All Rights Reserved. So 40 years on, from the first time I saw the fledgling Spear of Destiny perform at the Lyceum in London, I’m at an underground music venue, on a Monday night with another 120 or so music fans, barely believing what’s about to unfold. …

Melbourne art pop band Hooper Crescent are developing an impressive body of highly original tracks that are about to be released in an album, ‘Essential Tremors’, due out on 5 February 2024 through Spoilsport Records and Earth Libraries. As a taster, they today release the single ‘Karaoke Love’ which is a jaunty, spiky slice of …

Following swiftly on the heels of solo single from member Sam Hunn (see review here), nipaluna/Hobart trio Verticoli are back with their ferocious new single ‘The Fear’ – a smashing vibrant slice of anarchic rock. Delivered with a raucous swagger that positively rips apart the speakers, this is a scything slice of pounding rock that …

Photo: Liv Kenny Tonight Rebellion showcases a line-up with two of the newest Manchester underground offerings. Melter are a North Irish but Manchester based trio who are slowly but surely carving their own path through the underground. They recently released single ‘Good Living’ and their inclusion on the bill tonight is a welcome sight. They …

Left of the Dial is an international showcase festival that takes place in mid-October in the centre of Rotterdam. It offers a cross section of the most relevant alternative artists of the moment. The festival is named after a song by The Replacements. ‘Left of the Dial’ is a reference to American radio stations. To find …

We are inordinately proud to be able to premiere the brilliant new single ‘Rushing Bull’, with video, from Sydney supergroup Victoria. The single is out tomorrow through legendary producer Wayne Connolly’s label Scenic Drive Records. ‘Rushing Bull’ is a rambunctious angular slice of indie pop, leavened by a melancholy delivery as the guitars hop, skip and jump …

Left of the Dial is an international showcase festival that takes place in mid-October in the centre of Rotterdam. It offers a cross section of the most relevant alternative artists of the moment. The festival is named after a song by The Replacements. ‘Left of the Dial’ is a reference to American radio stations. To find …

Words & Images by Andi Callen (All rights reserved) Tonight, saw the return of PJ Harvey to Manchester after an absence of 7 years. Back in 2016 it was the cavernous Victoria Warehouse, this time it’s the wonderful Albert Hall, with two sold out shows. PJ’s got ahead of the curve this time. Where bands …

It is exciting news indeed to report that after 35 years, the uber cool The Wreckery are back and sounding as suave and brooding as ever. ‘Smack Me Down, the new single is out now and is a louche and swaggering return for the band, auguring well for their upcoming album ‘Fake is Forever’, set …