Slowcore Week: An Introduction
Welcome to a week devoted to Slowcore… arguably an “Alternative to Alternative music” that grew up in the shadow of Grunge, just as Teenage Rebellion was being commodified in the early 1990s.»
Low News
GreATP: More super ATP concerts announced
Those brilliant and hard-working people over at All Tomorrow's Parties have announced yet another raft of superb concerts in this country's capital this Autumn/Winter.»
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Yup, some consolation for those of you who didn't get tickets or if you simply couldn't spare the dollar bills to jet across the pond, you can still follow ATP's New York festival, part curated by noise-mongers My Bloody Valentine. American radio sta»
WIN! Tickets to the End Of The Road Festival
The End Of The Road Festival acts as something of a marker each year, indicating that the festival season in the UK is as good as up, and you've one weekend left to party in a field. And now you can do that partying for nowt»
Liars, Clinic, Low: Radiohead pick team for Daydream Festival
The line-up for the Radiohead-curated Daydream Festival in Barcelona has been announced today»
British Sea Power, Low and Dirty Three among new End of Road confirmations
With festival announcements coming thick and fast, focus falls on Dorset, where the latest set of acts have been confirmed for the End of the Road festival»
Summer Sundae: Full line-up + DiS does the Fringe!
The full line-up for this year's Summer Sundae Weekender Festival has now been confirmed, with The Pigeon Detectives being the final name added to the bill...»
ATP update: weekend one line-up and venue details
The powers that be at ATP have revealed the running order - well, the daily line-ups - for the first of two weekenders forthcoming at Butlins in Minehead...»
Primavera confirms first few acts: Slint, Isis and more, plus ATP stage!
The first few confirmed acts for this year's Primavera Sound festival have been announced...»
Low: rhythmic and militant in 2007
Low announce release details for their eighth long-player and a one-off London show... »
ATP April to be headlined by Nick Cave
The frankly legendary Nick Cave - I played The Boatman's Call on the way into work, y'know - is to headline April's All Tomorrow's Parties festival... »
Don't Look Back update: new shows, cancellations...
So ATP's Don't Look Back series - y'know, a one band plays one album kind of a deal - kicked off in London t'other night with Green On Red performing Gas Food Lodging at London's Koko venue. Granted, there's been a hitch already - Ennio Morricone has been forced to postpone his two nights - but read on, do...»
Win MORE Stuff! Low tickets and albums up for grabs...
Wanna see Low on their forthcoming tour? Wanna free album thrown in to the bargain? Well, you have come to the right place...»
My Latest Novel support Low on UK tour
On the back of their critically acclaimed debut album Wolves My Latest Novel will be supporting Duluth based slowcore merchants Low on their upcoming six day UK tour.»
Don't Look Back, again
ATP's Don't Look Back season is set to start over come the summer, with a selection of concerts already confirmed...»
Rubber Soul remake: The Donnas, Fiery Furnaces, Sufjan Stevens...
The Beatles' Rubber Soul is to be reinterpreted by a variety of artists and released as a tribute record.»
Peel: Festive 50 2002
On Boxing Day the Annual John Peel listener voted chart of 2002 was aired and without further ado, just look at this lil lot...
1 Saloon Girls are the New Boys
2 Cinerama Quick Before It Melts
3 Miss Black America Talk Hard
4 Nina Nastasia Ugly Face
5 Antihero Rolling Stones T-shirt
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Low Cancel Tour
For reasons unknown to Drownedinsound, influential American band Low have had to cancel their gigs at Benicassim Festival, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Ticket-holders are advised to contact the venues for any news on refunds or rescheduling.»
ATP 2002: Barry's Story
Mr Barry Hogan reveals all on his website, sorry I mean the All Tomorrow's Parties website.
After calling people who had genuine complaints about this years festival, "miserable fucking pricks," "soap dodging students," and "tossers" Mr Hogan then cleared up the story about the bigger venue:
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ATP 2002: It's Not A Wankfest
The delightful Barry Hogan, promoter behind the All Tomorrows Parties festivals, has revealed some of the acts for next years UK festival.
In the programme for this years event, the Foundation main man wrote in 'A promoter's dream...' that Shellac "agreed to curate the following year on April 19th-21s»
Low Love Karla
Tiger Style release split EP featuring K and Low
Ex-Beekeeper Karla Schickele, now of Brooklyn trio Ida, is set to release
two solo recordings under the moniker of K, through Tiger Style Records. The
first is to be a split EP with Duluth's Low. Each artist will record two
exclusive songs for the EP»
Low : New Album + UK Tour
Low have revealed details of their new album and a handful of UK tour dates.
The trio release their Steve Albini-produced album, 'Things We Lost In The Fire'
through Tugboat Records on 12th February. The tracklisting is:
Sunflower
Whitetail
Dinosaur Act
Medicine Maga»
Slowcore Week: A Mixtape
Not exactly a mixtape for purists, this is a brief attempt to trace the influence of Slowcore on Post-Rock... and, Yes, it fits on a CD or a C90, for your listening pleasure.»
Drums And Guns
California
The Great Destroyer
Trust
In The Fishtank
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