Har Mar SuperFROG: Sex Funk Maestro hits London club
Legend in his own mind RnB hero, Har Mar Superstar, has announced that he will be performing live at London’s FROG night this weekend, Saturday 31st July.»
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Radio 4 - Party Crashers
‘Party Crashers’ is dark as f*ck, quite, quite brilliant and frankly, it makes the Rapture look like total amateurs.»
Phoenix - Alphabetical
Quietly released a number of months ago, Phoenix's second album initially sounded like an over-egged pudding; high on amazing production and musical virtuosity, but low on tunes. The truth is, it's a deceptively simply album; a lot of work has gone into making tunes as beautifully organic as this sound so impressively pieced together.»
Belle And Sebastian at London Somerset House, Sat 17 Jul
The world of Belle & Sebastian was formerly seen to be a closed and closeted one. Previously, images of girls in glasses and plaits and boys in brown corduroy had floated through the mind whenever the Glasgow collective were mentioned. This show, one of the biggest they have headlined, goes someway to expelling the myth.»
“…man, I always hated that song..” Frampton sues Billabong over crap pun
The Mid West’s favoured 70’s rock icon, Peter Frampton is to sue surf wear clothiers Billabong over a line of garments which features the slogan ‘Baby I Love Your Waves’ and also sports his image.»
Festival update: Reading sells out, V adds names and Iceland expands
All tickets for this year’s Reading leg of the Carling Weekend (27-29th August) have now sold out.»
Ryan Adams returns to the stage
Ryan Adams last week made his first public appearance since mangling his wrist at a Liverpool gig early this year.»
New Rhodes - I Wish I Was You
The nation stands guarding the Good Mixer as, storming out of the trenches with a camp flourish, the New Wave Of Indie begins its assault in an attempt to secure a Second Summer Of Indie Love. New Rhodes curl over the first hand-grenade of tunefulness.»
My Morning Jacket at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Fri 02 Jul
You see, most bands, if they’re lucky, will write a song in their career that has ‘A Riff’ in it (as in; “man that is A Riff”), or if they’re very talented, will pen a tune with the accolade of ‘The Riff’ (as in; “you know, that song, the one with The Riff in it”). MMJ write songs with multiple ‘The Riffs’ in it. They’re that good.»
RJD2 - Exotic Talk
If his music is anything to go by, RJD2 is a very complicated man.»
Morrissey - First Of The Gang To Die
Where 'Irish Blood, English Heart’ was merely a warning of a return to omnipotence, ‘First Of The Gang to Die’ is the proof that Morrissey is back with enough form to do at least a ten-year stretch.»
Truck Fest: Tickets about to disappear
Just a quick note to inform all Oxford festival goers that tickets to the Truck Festival are set to disappear.»
FROG offers Death From Above
Canadian mental metallists, Death From Above are to be this week's guests at London clubnite, FROG, which takes place from 11pm-4am every Saturday at the Mean Fiddler on Charing Cross Rd.»
Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself
Entering stage left last year with the sublime 'I Love You 'Cos I Have To', it's been a strangely rocky road for Dogs Die In Hot Cars already. It's a mild wonder then, that 'Please Describe Yourself' is as good as it is; rarely does a debut record offer such assuredness, consistency and creative quality.»
The Music announce tour, download, single, album
Big rock rockers, The Music, have announced details of a UK tour to support the release of their second album, as yet untitled.»
Green Day record Jesus Rock Opera. Really
Green Day have revealed details of their new album; a concept punk opera record about Jesus.»
Mobile phone DJs: It's finally happened...
DJs at Glastonbury last weekend kicked off an Orange-sponsored Music 247 season by showcasing some sort of fancy new Fireplayer mobile phone service. »
V Festival adds new bands stage to the mix
For the first time, the annual V Festival, held at Weston Park Staffordshire, and Hylands Park, Chelmsord has added a new bands stage to it's musical attractions.»
The Concretes - The Concretes
Nine years since their original formation, Sweden’s The Concretes have emerged to present their sophomore album for the second time. Originally released last year on the Licking Fingers label, they came to the attention of the major labels and now, seemingly the world at large. »
Eighties Matchbox FROG Disaster
Psyche-nadge motor oil-gonzo spazzmos, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Distaster, are to be this week's guests at new London clubnite, FROG, which takes place from 11pm-4am every Saturday at the Mean Fiddler on Charing Cross Rd. They will be onstage at 1am»
Bloc Party at London Islington Bar Academy, Mon 14 Jun
Fears? That no band can hit a run like this forever without careering off the tracks, crashing into a brick wall because they just couldn’t stop. Like a genius scientist whose brain engorges itself with knowledge and greatness before finally exploding.»
Jesse Malin - The Heat
"...‘The Heat’ is very much an indicator of the powers of Malin today, and with the current renaissance of the one-man band genre, we now have a modern-day figurehead worthy of rock’s glorious past."»
Brave New Ideas #6: July 1st. London.
We're having a party with Smalltown America with the launch of 'Public Service Broadcast #4'. Fighting With Wire, La Momo, Santo El Diable and We Will Be Pilots are set to rock the house and soothe your ongoing Glastonbury hangovers.
Please come along.
And buy the record.»
My Red FROG - Welsh rockers hit the West End
Welsh rock bastards, My Red Cell, are to be this week's guests at new London clubnite, FROG, which takes place from 11pm-4am every Saturday at the Mean Fiddler on Charing Cross Rd.»
Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade
‘Self Help Serenade’ is a luxurious, slow moving debut that takes from the masters of indie depression; hint of Red House Painters, Coldplay, early Radiohead and Gilmour-era Pink Floyd are abound. At times, it is very, very good...»
The Holiday Plan go indie
MTV2-killing emo-ers The Holiday Plan have announced a tour 12-date, six day free tour of independent record shops around the UK to promote the release of their new 'Stories' single.»
Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out
Upon the eve of the release of another Beastie Boys album, it would seem that their tunes have become as grey as MCA’s hair.»
Kings of Convenience - Misread
Over three years on from their sumptuous debut album ‘Quiet Is The New Loud’, Norway’s finest acoustic exports, Kings Of Convenience return with nary a glance sideways at what else has been going on in the meantime.»
Brave New Ideas #5: June 3rd. London.
Hello troops; welcome once more to Brave New Ideas; indeed, Brave New Ideas #5, and it promises to be a doozy. Of course, we will be in the regular habitat of 93 Feet East in trendy old London town, with three bands and DJs and nice pints of Stella, as well as deferential rates for you, dear reader. We can only recommend...»
Thirteen Senses - Do No Wrong
While we wait with gothic capes on to see whether Thirteen Senses will the the next purveyors of perfect indie, or simply another Puressence, this time round, we give them the benefit of the doubt.»