Bristol Ladyfest 7th to 8th July
We don’t normally post a lot of news, gig announcements etc, but there are exceptions. For one it’s our blog chum Tiffany from Drunken Werewolf curating this event and for two we are wholeheartedly behind
Month: June 2012
BBC6 Music – Blog Zeitgeist -Top 25 Acts Of 2012 – Part 1 – Velvet Two Stripes
On Sunday 24th BBC 6 Music and Hype Machine are joining forces to unveil the top 25 artists of the year so far in the 2012 Music Blog Zeitgeist. This will be broadcast on Tom
Track Of The Day – Wet Mouth – White Light.
Ok it’s new favourite band alert time !!! Wet Mouth- White Light Yes, yes we know music bloggers can often come across as shallow capricious creatures, existing in a musical bubble filled with the oxygen
Interview: COVES – Casting Shadows
By David Cross-Kane COVES, who hail from Leamington Spa are a duo comprising of John Rigard and Beck Wood. They met via the local music scene, sharing a love of great music and a penchant
INTERVIEW – Swiss Lips : They Got The Power
Swiss Lips describe themselves as “Pop sorcerers, going straight to hell” we’d rather not speculate as to exactly what they may have been getting up to warrant eternal damnation, but we’d imagine it may well
Crocodiles/Weird Dreams/Virals – SEXBEAT 5th Anniversary/Crocodiles LP Launch aboard the Royal Princess, River Thames, London – 07/06/2012
Words By David Cross-Kane – All Photos © Dan Kendall. Thirty-five years to the day since Malcolm McLaren – inspired by the French Situationists – decided to launch The Sex Pistols anti-Jubilee single ‘God Save
Catherine AD – Reprise.
Catherine AD Reprise: The Covers Collection Released: June 25th 2012 “Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful… genius in fact!” – ROB DA BANK “Like an Anglo-Celtic Tori Amos discovering the joys of Michael Nyman…A mini album that’s really
Friends, Wet Mouth: Live- The Kazimier, Liverpool 8/06/2012
In December we contacted a number of music bloggers to see if they were interested in compiling an alternative list to the BBC’s “Sound Of” predictions. The votes came in thick and fast with Brooklyn
Dot To Dot Festival Manchester – 4 June 2012.
Just over a year ago we left Glastonbury broken, exhausted and covered in rank, sickly sweet smelling mud. We’d also had our drink spiked during Pulp’s big moment and as a direct consequence we proceeded
Alt-J (∆) – An Awesome Wave – Album Review
Review by David Cross-Kane. Wedged between Jessie-J and Melody Gardot, at Number 19 Alt-J (∆) have crept into the top 20 of the UK official album chart, which these days is no mean feat for
Track Of The Day – Big Wave – Circumstance.
“Circumstance” is the lead track from Torquay quintet Big Wave’s second EP ” The Roots of Love (Come Tumbling Down)“which is released on June 11th via Soft Power Records. It’s a rather delightful slice of
Track Of The Day – Friday Freebie – Pati Yang – Wires & Sparks (Jagz Kooner Remix)
Here’s this weeks Friday Freebie, a rather splendid Jagz Kooner remix of Pati Yang’s rather splendid “Wires & Sparks.” Pati is one of Poland’s most acclaimed electronic artists who released a critically lauded album at