Posted on 15 March 2010 by Douglas Baptie

Posted on 15 March 2010 by Douglas Baptie

Posted on 13 March 2010 by Luke McNaney

Alberta Cross have just uploaded a video for the disarmingly soulful ‘Old Man Chicago’, released on Monday.

Taken from last year’s critically acclaimed debut album Broken Side of Time, the video for stand-out track ‘Old Man Chicago’ was filmed at various locations including LA’s infamous Viper Rooms and the beautiful Catskill Mountains, just outside New York. Directed by Jess Holzworth who has recently worked with Beck, Basement Jaxx and The Slits, the song now has the perfect visual representation for its earthy swagger and guitarist/vocalist Petter Ericson Stakee’s soaring and heartfelt vocal performance.



This week the band have been touring across the UK and come to London at the weekend to play Shepherds Bush Empire with Mumford & Sons on Sunday before headlining Camden Dingwalls . Here are the remaining dates:

March
12th Manchester, Night & Day (headline show)
14th London Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting Mumford & Sons)
15th London Dingwalls (headline show)

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Greg Belton

New York based three-piece fun. are set to release their double A-side debut single ‘Walking The Dog’ / ‘Be Calm’ as a limited edition 7” vinyl, on March 29th through Friends Vs Records. These two tracks are taken from their forthcoming album Aim & Ignite which will be released on Hassle Records with exclusive bonus content on May 31st.

fun.is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. Nate Ruess, late of The Format, has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff, resulting in their ingenious debut, Aim And Ignite. The trio melds an array of diverse inspirations – spanning Broadway to The Beach Boys, ‘Nilsson Schmilsson’ to ‘Pinkerton’ – into an irresistible collection of freewheeling pop songcraft.

First track on the double A side, 'Walking the Dog', has an early Vampire Weekend and Good Shoes sensibility about it. 'Be Calm', arranged by Andrew with Roger Joseph Manning Jnr, (Air, Beck, Jellyfish), melds finely wrought chamber-pop orchestrations – all brass and strings and multi-tracked harmonies – with guitar-fueled rock ‘n’ roll, resulting in a distinctive sound which simultaneously recalls the past yet remains very current.

Making their live debut in the UK, fun. are set to play four London club dates in March:

March
Tue 23 The Social London SOLD OUT
Fri 26 Club NME @ Koko’s London £5 0844 847 2258/ www.ticketweb.co.uk
Sat 27 Barfly, 1PM Under 18s London £5 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Sat 27 Proud Galleries London £10/£8 w flyer tickets on door

The band are currently on tour in the USA, and will be back in the UK for a full tour later this summer.

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Greg Belton

Enjoy the saucy madness!

Cate Le Bon - Shoeing the Bones from Ewan Jones Morris on Vimeo.

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

Kent based alt-rockers Motion Picture Soundtrack have uploaded a video to go with the LAXX remix of their single, ‘Glass Figures’.

The original version of single ‘Glass Figures’ is taken from Motion Picture Soundtrack’s debut album The Shapes We Fear Are Of Our Own which was recently released on Endgame Records.

The LAXX remix, played on Radio 1 by Kissy Sellout, can be seen/heard here:



For more info on LAXX visit: http://www.myspace.com/laxxuk

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Greg Belton

Posted on 11 March 2010 by John Donnelly

Off the back of her brilliant performance at the NME Awards as well as the release of her top 5 debut album 'The Family Jewels', Marina and the Diamonds, AKA Greek/Welsh 24 year old Marina Diamandis, is proud to announce the release of new single "I Am Not A Robot" on April 26th through 679/Atlantic Records. IANAR was originally included in the release of last year's "The Crown Jewels EP" and the accompanying video by Rankin is among one of her most loved by fans. The single release will feature remixes by the likes of LA afro-beat/world music act Fool’s Gold as well as sprawling New England indie collective Passion Pit.

In the next few weeks, Marina will be making her NY debut at Le Poisson Rouge before heading to the South by Southwest music conference as one of the most anticipated artists. She’ll be performing at a variety of prestigious showcases there, including Neon Gold Records showcase, Fader Fort party, Chop Shop and Perez Hilton’s party. She returns to the UK in May for her own sold-out headline UK tour.
MARCH
14 - The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
15 - Le Poisson Rouge, NY
18 - SxSW - Neon Gold showcase
19 - SxSW - Fader Party
20 - SxSW - Perez Hilton Party/Chop Shop

MAY
12 - Birmingham, Glee Club
13 - Bournemouth Old Fire Station
15 - Brighton Concorde
16 - Cardiff Millennium Music Hall
18 - Norwich Waterfront
19 - London Bloomsbury Ballroom
20 - London Bloomsbury Ballroom
22 - Sheffield Leadmill
23 - Manchester University
25 - Liverpool Masque
26 - Belfast Speakeasy
27 - Dublin Tripod
29 - Glasgow QMU
30 - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
31 - Leeds Cockpit

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

Lisa Mitchell, whose current UK tour comes to a halt this March 17th at London's Borderline, releases new single 'Oh Hark!' on April 12th.

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

April 26th sees the Blu-ray and DVD release of CHICKENFOOT: Get Your Buzz On “Live” - one of the most highly anticipated live rock’n’roll concert experiences of the year. In addition to the April 26th UK release, the Blu-ray and DVD will be released in the US on Tuesday April 20th by EMI America.

Filmed in state-of-the-art hi-definition over three sold out concerts, CHICKENFOOT: Get Your Buzz On “Live” offers fans an unforgettable opportunity to experience four rock’n’roll legends, sharing a stage together and blowing the roof off with their explosive musicianship and dynamic onstage chemistry.

CHICKENFOOT, who won “Best New Band” at the UK’s prestigious 2009 Classic Rock Magazine Awards, features vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen, Montrose), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani.

The Blu-ray and DVD editions are jam-packed with exclusive, never-before-seen backstage footage, rare behind-the-scenes interviews, additional performance footage, photo gallery and hilarious segments featuring a host of special guest appearances from Adam Corolla, Bob Weir and Christopher Guest aka “Nigel Tufnel” of Spinal Tap fame.

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

Following October's release of crowd favourite 'The Reason (Parasite)', Subsource's electro, metal and unique take on dubstep (Substep anyone?) influences come to the fore on the socially charged track 'The Ides'. This single will be released on 29th March with album Tales From The Doombox set for release on 5th April.



This ethos flows into the band's art with the album cover for Tales From The Doombox being a piece by street artist Faith47, who's been dubbed the 'South African Banksy'. The cover's inscription statement of 'build you up to tear us down' reflects the nature of a self sufficient band who have fashioned lyrical paeans to the true accounts of island tribes fighting off oil companies. But it's not all work and no play. A nod to their dance roots inspired them to create the Subsource iPhone rave app, complete with flashing glow stick and lighter, not that you'll find many tender moments in a Subsource live set...

Catch the band’s exuberant live show at the following dates –

11th March - Hoxton Underbelly, London Onstage 9pm
12th March - Queen of Hoxton, London
16th March - Monarch, Camden, London Onstage 8.30pm
22nd - Water Rats, London Onstage 9pm
27th March - Wonka, Monkey Bar, Swansea
17th April - The Brickyard, Carlisle
19th June - Globe Theatre - Hay on Wye
25th September - The Big Noise, Swansea

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Greg Belton

Grand Hotel Records is a hot new London based label and club night, which will act as a platform for new emerging artists and more established names in the electro, techno and breaks scenes, including acts such as The Plump DJs.

The labels debut release 'Get A Grip' comes from a three-piece electro act called Dirty Super Car (DSC) and features a sample from Chaka Khan's 'Hold Her Now', a voice to mirror the enormity of this release. 'DSC' have made little comment so far as they are holed-up in their studio but Grand Hotel are delighted to have them on board to unleash their music to the world.

To accompany the original will be a remix from much talked about Brisbane duo Loops of Fury who recently enjoyed Beatport chart success with their infectious electro-techno manifesto.

Each release will coincide with major Grand Hotel label events at either matter or Fabric, beginning with the launch of the labels residency at matter on 19th March, before expanding nationwide later on in the year. The launch night will feature an all-star line up including live performances from Vitalic (V Mirror Show Live) and The Japanese Popstars, plus with DJ support from Plump DJs and Ed Banger favourite Feadz. Room 2 will be hosted by Kiss FM's Joe Ransom alongside very special guests Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), Duke Dumont, Riva Starr and Oliver $.

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Greg Belton

White Belt Yellow Tag have announced details of the release of debut album, Methods, out on Monday April 5th 2010 through Distiller Records. Self-produced and mixed by Chris Potter (The Verve, Blur), the 12-track album was recorded in South Yorkshire in the summer of 2009.

The album will be preceded by a single ‘Always & Echoes’, which is set for release on March 29th. The single also features the tracks ‘Postcards’, ‘You Have No Friends’ and ‘We All Have Sound (Rhysmix Vs Wahs mix)’.



Having already bagged some impressive radio and press support (record of the week slots on 6 music, Zane Lowe support) off the back of 3 EPs in the second half of 2009, their debut album is the perfect snap-shot of White Belt Yellow Tag. Wide-screen and far-reaching, the 12 tracks span a sound ranging from the slow grind of Slint to the euphoria of Doves to the icy grandeur of prime-time Bunnymen.

The three-piece, made up of Justin Lockey, (ex Yourcodenameis:Milo), Craig Pilbin & Tom Bellamy came together at the start of 2009 when Lockey and Pilbin met in a studio in Newcastle. The last 12-months have seen the band tour extensively (most recently in support of The Airborne Toxic Event) and develop a fearsome live reputation.

See WBYT live in MARCH:

16th Glasgow King Tuts
17th Newcastle Academy
18th Sheffield Academy
19th Manchester Academy 3
20th Leeds Brundenell Social Club
22nd Norwich Arts Centre
23rd Nottingham Rescue Rooms
24th York Fibbers
25th Birmingham Academy
27th Brighton Audio
28th Bristol Thekla
29th Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
30th London Garage

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Greg Belton

Celebrate the release of new Jimi Hendrix album Valleys of Neptune, featuring twelve previously unreleased studio tracks, by vandalising some classic Hendrix footage with your own messages. Fun for all the family.

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

Finnish battle metallers TURISAS have begun work for their upcoming third album in Sound Supreme studio, Hämeenlinna, Finland - the same studio where they recorded their previous album. The new album, successor to the much-praised records Battle Metal(2004) and The Varangian Way (2007), is due to be released still later this year. The band has just posted the first part of their video blog / studio diary at www.youtube.com/turisasofficial

Studio Diary - part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mso8Yo59RIY

Vocalist, songwriter and producer Mathias Nygård comments:

"After a nine-month break from touring to be able to fully focus on songwriting, we've finally moved forward and have now started recording. It's going to be a long project, and keep us busy all the way until the break of summer, but believe me, the wait will be all worth it. With three years between albums, there's been enough of time to find a fresh angle and new ideas not to repeat ourselves or albums we've done in the past. The songs rock big time, but the epic elements aren't going anywhere - it's going to sound larger than ever before. The leap forward is going to be just as big as between Battle Metal and The Varangian Way. "

For the latest news, stay tuned to the following websites:

http://www.turisas.com

http://www.myspace.com/turisasofficial

http://www.twitter.com/turisasofficial

http://www.facebook.com/turisas

http://www.youtube.com/turisasofficial

Posted on 11 March 2010 by Freddy Palmer

Latitude Festival returns for an incredible 5th Edition on 15-18th July 2010 set in the beautiful countryside of Henham Park Estate on Suffolk’s Sunrise Coast. Showcasing a wealth of diverse musical talent, Latitude’s four dedicated music arenas provide a unique and perfect soundtrack to the weekend’s festivities. Across the Obelisk, The Word and Sunrise Arenas and the Lake Stage, the very best in both emerging and established bands and performers will play throughout the weekend, and that’s not to mention all of the marvellous theatre, comedy, poetry, film, cabaret and other attractions which make Latitude so unique.

OBELISK ARENA

~ Florence + The Machine ~ Belle and Sebastian ~ Vampire Weekend ~
~ Empire of the Sun ~ The Maccabees ~ Rodrigo y Gabriela ~


THE WORD ARENA
~ The National ~ The xx ~ Grizzly Bear ~
~ Charlotte Gainsbourg ~ The Horrors ~


Weekend tickets £155 including VAT, subject to booking fee
Day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun £65 including VAT, subject to booking fee
Weekend tickets prices include car parking and camping
Day tickets include car parking only

Credit Card line: 0871 2310846
Online: www.festivalrepublic.com • www.seetickets.com • www.latitudefestival.co.uk

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

When Silver Columns’ white label singles “Brow Beaten” and “Yes, and Dance” mysteriously emerged, glinting and fully-formed, seemingly from nowhere last year, tongues were set wagging. There hadn’t been anything quite like them before – “Brow Beaten” was a skittering, helter-skelter electro pop jolt to the heart, sounding not unlike the spirit of Erasure trapped in an arcade pinball machine, while “Yes, and Dance” – cheekily, their own remix of a yet to be released track – was lush, slowed down, hallucinatory – the drowsy, lysergic morning after the messy night before. It was a brilliantly askew one-two pop punch unlike any other, and as fitting an introduction as any to Silver Columns.

However, the duo (revealed earlier this year to be Adem and The Pictish Trail) have plenty of other tricks up their sleeve, as abundantly displayed on “YES AND DANCE”, their endlessly innovative debut long player. Conceived, recorded and produced together (despite the fact they live on opposite ends of the UK) in less than a year, it is quite possibly the most unique, beautiful and offbeat pop album you’ll hear all year, created, as it is, by two excessively talented mavericks who had never even made this kind of music before.

DEBUT LIVE SHOW
Silver Columns w/ Justin Robertson (DJ set)
Saturday 17th April, 2010
Doors 19.00
Ginglik, 1 Shepherd's Bush Green, London W12 8PH, 020 8749 2310

Tickets £5 from:
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

Glasgow’s Dam Mantle release debut EP ‘Grey’ on the 5th April to coincide with an extensive UK Tour. Why not grab yourself a free download from here.

March:
25 - The Meltdown @ The Camp, London (DJ set)
26 - Stags Head, London (DJ set)
April:
02 - Glasgow Social Centre, Glasgow - EP Launch
09 - Don't Die Wondering @ Lock Tavern, London
10 - 93 Feet East, London
13 - Bungalows & Bears, Sheffield w/Gold Panda + Seams
14 - Stereo, Glasgow w/Gold Panda + Seams
15 - Kings Manor, Newcastle w/Gold Panda + Seams
16 - Spanky Van Dykes, Nottingham w/Gold Panda + Seams
17 - Start The Bus, Bristol w/Gold Panda + Seams
May:
06 - Nice n' Sleazy's, Glasgow w/High Places
14 - The Great Escape, Brighton
21 - Stag & Dagger, London
30 - Lock Tavern, London (Huw Stephens/SWN Festival night)

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Steven Burnett

Band of Horses, the Low Country’s premier rock n’ roll outfit, will release their third full length LP, entitled Infinite Arms ,on May 17th through Brown Records/ Columbia Records.

The album package will feature the photography of the band's long time collaborator Christopher Wilson. Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek, mixed by Dave Sardy, and recorded over a 16-month period, the songs on Infinite Arms project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for the recording and songwriting process behind the album. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Asheville’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert all influenced the sounds on Infinite Arms and helped yield the group’s most focused and dynamic recordings to date. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band’s native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity.

Look for the band to support Infinite Arms with tour dates across the globe in 2010. A current list of dates is below, with many more to be announced very soon. Visit http://www.bandofhorses.com for ticketing information.
April 12th – London, UK – Koko
June 9th – London, UK – Roundhouse
June 12th – Glasgow, Scotland – Bellahouston Park (with Snow Patrol)

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Steven Burnett